Julian C. R. Hunt#
| Membership Number: | 2682 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | MATHEMATICS |
| Elected: | 2009 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2003 Director, Lighthill Institute of Mathematical Sciences (LIMS)
- since 1999 Professor in Climate Modelling, Dept. Space & Climate Physics and Dept. Earth Sciences, University College London
- since 1998 Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College Cambridge
- 1990 Professor in Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge
- 1978 University Reader in Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge.
- 1970-1978 University Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Engineering at University of Cambridge
Fields of Scholarship
- Dispersion of environmental pollution
- Climate Modelling
- Non-linear geophysics
Honours and Awards
- 2005 Honorary Degree, University of Dundee
- 2004 Honorary Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers
- 2001 L.F. Richardson Medal
- 2000 Baron in the House of Lords
- 2000 Royal Society Observer on Advisory Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction
- 1997 Honorary Doctor of Science, University of East Anglia
- 1996 Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Bath
- 1995 Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Salford
- 1992-1997 Permanent representative of the U.K. at the World Meteorological Organisation and member of the Executive Council
- 1989 Elected Fellow of The Royal Society
- 1975 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
