Ian Sobey - Education and Career

Education

1969-1972 B.Sc(Hons) in Applied Mathematics at Adelaide University.

Supervised in Honours year by Prof. E.O.Tuck. Undertook a wide variety of courses in Pure and Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Mathematical Physics. Main area of interest was fluid mechanics.

1973-1976 Ph.D. at Trinity College, Cambridge.

In the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and specialised in fluid mechanics. Awarded J.T.Knight prize in 1975. Supervised by Prof. Sir James Lighthill, FRS and Dr. T.J.Pedley, (now Prof T.J.Pedley, FRS). Thesis entitled `Bio-Fluid Dynamics of Bifurcations.' External examiner Prof. J.T.Stuart, FRS.

Career

1976-1979 Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford

Worked in a Medical Engineering Group directed by Dr. B.J.Bellhouse. My contribution was in computational and experimental fluid mechanics

1977 Visiting Lecturer at Adelaide University

1979-1981 Research Lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford

Association with Medical Engineering Group continued

1981-1984 Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Bristol University

Granted tenure in 1984 on satisfactory completion of three years probationary period. Research interests in theoretical, computational and experimental fluid mechanics

1984-1985 Research Scientist with Schlumberger Cambridge Research

A member of the fluid mechanics department

1985-1987 Project Leader, Schlumberger Cambridge Research

Responsible for coordinating the work of other scientists

1987-2016 University Lecturer (subsequently renamed Associate Professor) in Numerical Analysis, (initially Computing Laboratory, now Mathematical Institute, Oxford).

1987-2016 Official Fellow and Tutor in Engineering, St John's College, Oxford

1991-1994 Domestic Bursar, St John's College

1994-2016 Wine Steward, St John's College

1995-2009 Establishment Bursar, St John's College

2000-2001 Vice President, St John's College

2009-2013 Senior Tutor, St John's College

2013-2016 Establishment Bursar, St John's College

2015-2016 Acting Principal Bursar, St John's College

2016 Emeritus Fellow, St John's College