Background
Skews, Beric William was born on April 25, 1936 in Piet Retief, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of John and Mary (Ogilvie) Skews.
researcher Mechanical engineering educator
Skews, Beric William was born on April 25, 1936 in Piet Retief, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of John and Mary (Ogilvie) Skews.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1958. Master of Science in Engineering, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1966.
Associate professor McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1969-1971. Research manager Electricity Supply Commission, Johannesburg, 1979-1986. Lecturer University Witwatersrand, 1959-1969, professor aeronautics, 1972-1979, professor mechanical engineering, 1987—2001, director flow research unit, since 2002.
Fellow: Royal Society South Africa, Royal Aeronautical Society, South African Institute Mechanical Engineers. Member: American Institute Aeronautics and Astronautics, Academy of Sciences South Africa.
Married Joan Ogilvie, March 22, 1958. Children: Jennifer Lynne, Stuart John, Roger Neil.