Paul Frederick Linden was born on 29 January 1947 and is a mathematician specialising in fluid dynamics.
10 Facts About Paul Linden
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Paul Linden's thesis was entitled The Effect of Turbulence and Shear on Salt Fingers.
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Paul Linden was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2003.
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Paul Linden was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2007.
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Paul Linden is world renowned for his laboratory experiments and theoretical analyses of fluid flows relevant to oceanography, meteorology and environmental and industrial problems.
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Paul Linden has demonstrated great skill and originality in isolating the basic physical processes underlying a diverse range phenomena.
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Paul Linden has investigated instabilities of fronts and vortices in rotating, stratified flows and has shown how these lead to the formation of stable vortex dipoles.
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Paul Linden has pioneered the current approach to modelling natural ventilation flows in complex buildings.
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Paul Linden's concepts have already been used on a number of prestigious projects, including the novel New York Times building.
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Paul Linden has played a crucial role in stimulating the development of innovative imaging and measuring techniques which have had an important influence on experimental fluid dynamics worldwide.