Owen Martin Phillips
American physical oceanographer and geophysicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Owen Martin Phillips (December 30, 1930 – October 13, 2010) was a U.S. physical oceanographer and geophysicist who spent most of his career at the Johns Hopkins University.
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Owen M. Phillips | |
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Born | December 30, 1930 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | October 13, 2010(2010-10-13) (aged 79) |
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australian American |
Alma mater | University of Sydney Cambridge University |
Known for | Theoretical studies of waves, ocean mixing, and flow in porous media |
Awards | Sverdrup Gold Medal (1974) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Fluid mechanics Oceanography Geophysics |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Cambridge University |
Doctoral advisor | George Batchelor |
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