Philip England
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Philip Christopher England FRS (born 30 April 1951) is a British geophysicist and former Chair of Geology at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, whose research centres upon the evolution, deformation and metamorphism of mountain ranges and the development of island arcs. He has widely used applied mathematics to model mountain building, proving that they behave as extremely viscous fluids.
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Philip England | |
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Born | (1951-04-30) 30 April 1951 (age 72) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Bristol University of Oxford |
Awards | Murchison Medal Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geophysics |
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Website | www |
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