doctoral_advisor work_institution field birth_date known_for article_title name alma_mater
fritz ursell university of bristol applied mathematics 27 october 1940 bristol cylinder -lrb- wave energy converter -rrb- david evans -lrb- mathematician -rrb-
 david v. evans university of manchester
david evans -lrb- mathematician -rrb-

david v. evans -lrb- born 27 october 1940 -rrb- is a british applied mathematician noted for his contributions to water waves and acoustics .
together with john nicholas newman , he initiated the `` international workshop on water waves and floating bodies '' .
he is also known for the bristol cylinder , a wave energy converter .
he is currently an emeritus professor of applied mathematics at the university of bristol .
evans obtained his bsc in mathematics from the university of manchester in 1962 and his phd in 1966 under the supervision of fritz ursell .
after completing his phd at the university of manchester , evans worked as a post-doc at the stevens institute of technology and mit before going back to bristol .
the 21st international workshop on water waves and floating bodies is dedicated to evans on the occasion of his retirement .
