Charles Ellington
| Charlie Ellington | |
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| Born |
Charles Porter Ellington 31 December 1952 |
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| Known for | Vortex theory of insect flight |
| Awards | FRS (1998) |
| Website | zoo |
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| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | The aerodynamics of hovering animal flight (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Torkel Weis-Fogh |
Charles Porter Ellington (born 1952) FRS is a British zoologist, emeritus Fellow Downing College, Cambridge, and professor emeritus at University of Cambridge.
Ellington was educated at Duke University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973. He moved to Cambridge where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree in 1979 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1982.
Ellington does research on animal mechanics.
Ellington was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1998. His nomination reads
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