Michael Proctor (academic)
Michael Proctor | |
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| Born | Michael Richard Edward Proctor 19 September 1950 Bournemouth |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Doctor of Science (1995) Fellow of the Royal Society (2006) Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Keith Moffatt |
Michael Richard Edward Proctor, FRS, FIMA, FRAS (born 19 September 1950) is a British physicist, mathematician, and academic. He is Professor of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at the University of Cambridge and, since his election in 2013, the Provost of King's College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Early life
Proctor was born on 19 September 1950. The son of a farmer, he grew up in Spalding, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, an all-boys boarding school.[1] He won a scholarship to study mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge,[1][3] and matriculated at the college in 1968.[4] He achieved a distinction in the final part of the Mathematical Tripos and graduated in 1972 with a Master of Mathematics (MMath) degree.[3] He remained at the University of Cambridge to undertake postgraduate research under the supervision of H. K. Moffatt.[1][3] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1975.[3]
Academic career
In 1974, Proctor was elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] From 1975 to 1977, he was a postdoctoral researcher and assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5] He returned to the University of Cambridge in 1977 as an assistant lecturer in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.[1][5] In the same year he was appointed a college lecturer at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He served as a tutor at Trinity from 1979 to 1991, and from 1992 to 1994.[5] At university level, he was promoted to lecturer in 1982.[1]
He was promoted to Reader in 1994. In the same year, he was elected Dean of Trinity College.[5] In 2000, he was appointed Professor of Astrophysical Fluid dynamics.[1] He was elected Vice-Master of Trinity College in 2006.[5] In 2012, he was elected Provost of King's College, Cambridge.[4] He moved from Trinity to King's to take up the position at the start of the 2013 academic year.[1]
Honours
In 1977, Proctor was elected Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS).[1] He was awarded a Doctor of Science (ScD) degree by the University of Cambridge in 1995.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2006,[6][7] and as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA) in 2007.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Michael Richard Edward PROCTOR". People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Michael Proctor ScD FRS FIMA". Personal website. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Michael Richard Edward Proctor: Curriculum Vitae" (pdf). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b "New Provost-elect of the College". News. King's College, Cambridge. 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Professor Michael Proctor". People. Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Awards and prizes". University of Cambridge. 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Current Fellows". Fellowship of the Royal Society. Royal Society. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- 1950 births
- British physicists
- Academics of the University of Cambridge
- Provosts of King's College, Cambridge
- People educated at Shrewsbury School
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
- Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Living people
- New Naturalist writers