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Sarah Louise Waters
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| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Awards | Whitehead Prize (2012) |
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| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Coronary artery haemodynamics: pulsatile flow in a tube of time-dependent curvature (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Tim Pedley |
Sarah Louise Waters is a British expert in applied mathematics. This means she uses math to solve real-world problems. Her work focuses on how liquids move inside living things. She also studies how to create new body tissues. These studies help improve medicine.
She is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Oxford. She is also a Fellow at St Anne's College, Oxford. This means she is a senior member of the college. She is also a special research fellow with the Royal Society.
Her Journey in Math
Sarah Waters earned her Ph.D. degree in 1996. She studied at the University of Leeds. Her main project was about how blood flows in the heart's arteries. Her supervisor, Tim Pedley, guided her research.
In 2014, she became a full professor at the University of Oxford. This is a very important position.
Awards and Achievements
In 2012, Sarah Waters received the Whitehead Prize. This award is given for important work in mathematics. She won it for her studies on how fluids move in the body. She also won for her work on making artificial body tissues.
In 2019, she was chosen as a fellow of the American Physical Society. This is a group for physicists. Being a fellow means she is recognized for her excellent work in physics.
