Wellington School Annual Maths Lecture delivered by Bristol University Professor

23 Feb 2016

Pupils, parents and the Wellington School community were treated to an exciting lecture by Professor Alan Champneys of Bristol University.

Alan is Professor of Applied Non-linear Mathematics at the University of Bristol, where he has been a lecturer since 1993.

The lecture entitled ‘Rock, Rattle & Slide; why Mathematics is important to Engineering’ held the audience captivated for over an hour. Sixth Form Mathematics students and scholars were introduced to the ‘Two-ball bounce problem’, one of Professor Champneys latest papers, one of over 200 he has seen published during his career.

This was the 26th Passmore Memorial lecture. The Memorial lecture was set up by the parents of Old Wellingtonian and keen mathematician, Tom Passmore, who died shortly after leaving Wellington School.

Photo: Professor Alan Champneys (second from left) with Wellington Sixth Formers and Mr Peter Buckingham, Head of Maths at Wellington School (far right).