Stephen H. Davis
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Stephen H. Davis is an American fluid dynamicist
. Davis is the McCormick School (Institute) Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Northwestern University
, Evanston, Illinois
, United States
. He is known for his contributions to the mathematics of hydrodynamic stability
and interfacial phenomena. Davis has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company. He is currently the Editor of Journal of Fluid Mechanics
.
Fluid mechanics
Fluid mechanics is the study of fluids and the forces on them. Fluid mechanics can be divided into fluid statics, the study of fluids at rest; fluid kinematics, the study of fluids in motion; and fluid dynamics, the study of the effect of forces on fluid motion...
. Davis is the McCormick School (Institute) Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He is known for his contributions to the mathematics of hydrodynamic stability
Hydrodynamic stability
In fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic stability is the field which analyses the stability and the onset of instability of fluid flows. Instabilities may develop further into turbulence....
and interfacial phenomena. Davis has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company. He is currently the Editor of Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
The Journal of Fluid Mechanics is the leading scientific journal in the field of fluid mechanics. It publishes original work on theoretical, computational and experimental aspects of the subject. The journal is usually referred to by its initials JFM by academics in the field. Within citations,...
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