Michael Proctor (academic)
| Michael Proctor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Richard Edward Proctor 19 September 1950 Bournemouth |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Keith Moffatt |
| Notable awards | Doctor of Science (1995) Fellow of the Royal Society (2006) Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (2007) |
Michael Richard Edward Proctor, FRS, FIMA, FRAS (born 19 September 1950) is a British physicist, mathematician, and academic. He is Professor of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at the University of Cambridge and, since his election in 2013, the current Provost of King's College, Cambridge.
Proctor was born on 19 September 1950. The son of a farmer, he grew up in Spalding, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, then an all-boys public boarding school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He won a scholarship to study mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, and matriculated at the college in 1968. He achieved a distinction in the final part of the Mathematical Tripos and graduated in 1972 with a Master of Mathematics (MMath) degree. He remained at the University of Cambridge to undertake postgraduate research under the supervision of H. K. Moffatt. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1975.
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