My name is Robert Whittaker, and I'm an applied mathematician at
the University of Oxford. Welcome
to my website. If you want to get in touch with me, send an email to:
robert@(nospam)mathmos.net. A
brief biography appears below, but for something more interesting, you
might also like to try some of the following links:
I was born in 1980, and moved with my parents to their home in the village of Bredon when I was about two. I went to the local village primary school, then the middle school over the hill, and finally to Prince Henry's High School in Evesham. There I gained A levels in Maths, Further Maths, Physics, and Chemistry. Oh, and another AS level in Maths. In October 1998 I took up a place at Pembroke College, Cambridge to read mathematics. I duly completed parts I and II of the tripos, graduating in June 2001. I then went on to do Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, which is taken as a separate fourth year, and is roughly equivalent to a masters degree. There are many courses to choose from, and I concentrated on those relating to fluid dynamics.
Whilst at Cambridge, I joined, and later helped run the university juggling society, improving my juggling skills and learning to ride a unicycle. I also got involved with my college science society, learnt a bit of ballroom dancing, did lots of punting, and designed a website for my tennis club back home.
I continued at Cambridge to complete a PhD in fluid mechanics. I was supervised by John Lister, in the Institute of Theoretical Geophysics. My dissertation was entitled “Theoretical Solutions for Convective Flows in Geophysically Motivated Regimes”. I'm currently doing a postdoc on 3D time-dependent flows in collapsible elastic tubes, in OCIAM at the University of Oxford. Further details can be found on my research page.
When I'm not working, I enjoy messing about with computers and the internet (I'm a volunteer editor for the Open Directory Project), as well as walking and cycling. I used to play tennis quite regularly, but haven't had much chance to do so recently.
