Frank T. Smith
Frank Thomas Smith is Emeritus Goldsmid Professor in the department of mathematics in the University College London, a specialist in fluid mechanics.
Education
Smith was educated at Bournemouth Grammar School and the University of Oxford where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree as an undergraduate student of Jesus College, Oxford followed by a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1972 for research supervised by David Spence, John Ockendon and Keith Stewartson.Career and research
Smith made significant contributions to triple-deck theory applied to boundary layer flows, separated flows, biofluid mechanics, and skimming-stone problem. Smith served as director of Lighthill Institute of Mathematical Sciences.Smith supervised ten successful PhD students including Hannah Fry and Jitesh Gajjar.