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Mark Ainsworth

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Mark Ainsworth
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater
AwardsWhitehead Prize (2004)
Scientific career
FieldsApplied mathematics
Institutions
ThesisA Posteriori Error Estimation in the Finite Element Method (1989)
Doctoral advisorA. W. Craig
Websitevivo.brown.edu/display/mainswor

Mark Ainsworth is a British mathematician. He is the Francis Wayland Professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University.[1]

Education

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Ainsworth studied mathematics at Durham University, where he graduated in 1986 with first-class honours and received the Collingwood Memorial Prize for the strongest performance in final exams.[2][3] He completed his doctorate in 1989 from the same institution under the supervision of A. W. Craig.[3][1]

Research and career

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Ainsworth held the 1825 Chair at the University of Strathclyde before joining Brown University.[1]

He received the Whitehead Prize from the London Mathematical Society in 2004 for his contributions to numerical analysis.[4]

Selected publications

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Books

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  • Ainsworth, Mark; Oden, J. Tinsley (2000). A Posteriori Error Estimation in Finite Element Analysis. Wiley-Interscience. doi:10.1002/9781118032824. ISBN 978-0471294115.

Articles

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mark Ainsworth | Applied Mathematics". appliedmath.brown.edu. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Results of Final Examinations: June 1986". Durham University Gazette 1985/86. IV (Combined Series). Durham: Durham University: 98. 1986. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae: Mark Ainsworth" (PDF). Brown University. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Whitehead Prizes" (PDF). The London Mathematical Society Newsletter (328): 3. 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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