Ernie Tuck

Ernest Oliver Tuck was an Australian applied mathematician. His work was primarily in fluid mechanics, and he is known for the Tuck's incompressibility function.

Early life and education Tuck was born on 1 June 1939 in Adelaide, South Australia. He studied Applied Mathematics for his undergraduate degree at the University of Adelaide, where he was mentored by Professor R. B. Potts and obtained a First Class Honours Degree in 1960. He defended his dissertation in 1963 titled "The steady motion of a slender ship."

Career In 1963 Tuck went to the United States to work with Francis Ogilvie and John Nicholas Newman at the David Taylor Model Basin, and subsequently with Ted Wu at Caltech.

In 1967, Tuck returned to Adelaide University as a reader in applied mathematics and was subsequently appointed Elder Professor of Mathematics. and the ANZIAM Medal by the Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) society. The Australian Government awarded Tuck the Centenary Medal in 2001.

Personal life Tuck is survived by wife Helen , two sons Warren and Geoff, and their grandchildren.

Selected works He published over 180 papers covering a wide range of topics.