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Nico Gray is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Deputy Director at the Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, a joint institute formed between the School of Mathematics and the School of Physics & Astronomy. He graduated with a first-class degree in Mathematics from the University of Manchester in 1988 and obtained his PhD in sea-ice dynamics from Cambridge University in 1992. He holds a Habilitation in Continuum Mechanics and Geophysical Mechanics from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. His career includes postdoctoral positions at the University of East Anglia and the Technical University of Darmstadt, leading to a lectureship at Manchester in 1998 and subsequent promotions to Senior Lecturer, Reader, and finally a personal chair in 2006. His research focuses on the study of nonlinear phenomena, particularly in understanding the dynamics of hazardous geophysical flows such as snow avalanches and debris flows. Gray has contributed significantly to the field, organizing international research programs and holding prestigious fellowships and awards, including the EPSRC Established Career Fellowship and the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award. He actively supervises PhD students and drives innovative research projects aimed at addressing complex issues in granular flow dynamics.
University of Manchester • Manchester
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Deputy Director at the Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.