Background
Phillips, William Robert was born on April 14, 1948 in Adelaide, Australia. Son of Robert Ray and Eileen Marjorie (Richter) Phillips. came to the United States, 1986.
Phillips, William Robert was born on April 14, 1948 in Adelaide, Australia. Son of Robert Ray and Eileen Marjorie (Richter) Phillips. came to the United States, 1986.
Bachelor of Engineering with honours, Adelaide University, 1970. MEng, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1978.
Research engineer, Mount Isa Mines Ltd., Queensland., Australia, 1971-1973; research associate, McGill University, 1975; lecturer, National U. Singapore, 1979-1981; senior lecturer, National U. Singapore, 1981-1984; senior research fellow, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1984-1985; visiting scientist, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1986; associate visiting professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1987-1989; associate professor fluid dynamics, Clarkson U., Potsdam, New York, 1989-1996; visiting professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1996.
Member Society for Industrial and Applies Mathematics American Physical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.