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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003667b.htm person Tuck Ernest Oliver FAA FTSE AACR2 1 June 1939 11 March 2009 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Applied mathematician Ernie Tuck was an applied mathematician internationally recognised as a leading authority on water waves, ship hydrodynamics, fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. In 1974 he was appointed to a personal chair in mathematics at the University of Adelaide, and from 1990 to 2002 was Elder Professor of Applied Mathematics. Tuck was active in ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics), a division of the Australian Mathematical Society, serving as President 1997 to 1998, and being awarded its Medal in 1999. 1961 1961 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide 1962 1963 Career position - Assistant Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK 1963 1966 Career position - Research Mathematician at the David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center in Washington 1964 1964 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cambridge University, UK 1966 1967 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, USA 1968 1974 Career position - Reader of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1974 1990 Career position - Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1984 1992 Career position - Editor, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, Series B (applied mathematics) 1985 1992 Career position - Editor, Australian applied mathematics journal 1988 1988 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1991 2002 Career position - Elder Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1993 1996 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, University of Adelaide 1995 1995 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1997 1998 Career position - President, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) 1999 1999 Award - ANZIAM Medal, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) 1999 1999 Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in hydrodynamics and aerodynamics 2002 2002 Life event - Retired 2002 2009 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide 2008 2008 Career position - President, International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Adelaide E. O. Tuck Medal, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial And Applied Mathematics) (2013 - )

The Medal has been presented by ANZIAM since 2013

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Elder Professor of Applied Mathematics 1990 - 2002; Dean, Faculty of Mathematical and Computer Sciences 1993 - 1996

 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council and Australian Academy of Science (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1999

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 1995

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1988 - 2009

 Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, Australian Mathematical Society (1959 - )

Editor, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, Series B (applied mathematics) 1984 - 1992

 ANZIAM Medal, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) (1995 - )

Awarded the Medal 1999

 ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) (1974 - )

President 1997 - 1998

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 Tuck, E O (1939-)

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 'Tuck, Ernest Oliver (Ernie)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tuck, Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Wave Resistance Formula of J.H. Michell (1989) and its Significance to Recent Research in Ship Hydrodynamics Tuck, E. O. The Wave Resistance Formula of J.H. Michell (1989) and its Significance to Recent Research in Ship Hydrodynamics 1989 Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, Series B 30 365-377 Journal Article: Obituary: Prof. Renfrey Burnard (Ren) Potts Tuck, Ernie Obituary: Prof. Renfrey Burnard (Ren) Potts 2005 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 32 4 287-8 Resource: Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Australian Academy of Science Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2023 Journal Article: Preface: special issue in honour of E. O. Tuck Forbes, E. Preface: special issue in honour of E. O. Tuck 2011 Journal of engineering mathematics 70 1-3 Journal Article: Ernest Oliver Tuck Anon Ernest Oliver Tuck 2009 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 76 11 Journal Article: Obituary: Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck 1 June 1939 - 11 March 2009 de Mestre, Neville Obituary: Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck 1 June 1939 - 11 March 2009 2009 Australian Mathematical Society gazette 36 2 117-8 Journal Article: Obituary: Emeritus Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck 1 June 1939 - 11 March 2009 Cousins, Elizabeth, Gill, Peter, Newman, Nick and Stokes, Yvonne Obituary: Emeritus Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck 1 June 1939 - 11 March 2009 2009 Australian Mathematical Society gazette 36 2 110-6 Journal Article: Ernest Oliver Tuck 1939-2009 Grimshaw, Roger Ernest Oliver Tuck 1939-2009 2012 Historical Records of Australian Science 23 2 187-201 Resource: The E. O. Tuck Medal The E. O. Tuck Medal Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics 2023 Resource: The ANZIAM medal ANZIAM The ANZIAM medal ANZIAM (Austraian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) 2022