Eric Lauga

Eric Lauga is an applied mathematician at the University of Cambridge (UK). His research is in fluid mechanics, biophysics and soft matter. Originally from France, he graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 1998 and the Corps des Mines programme in 2001. He received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University (USA) in 2005. After stints on the faculty at MIT (USA, Mathematics) and the University of California, San Diego (USA, Engineering), he is now Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and a College Lecturer, Tutor and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He is the author, or co-author, of over 180 publications and currently serves as Associate Editor for the journal Physical Review Fluids. He is the recipient of three awards from the American Physical Society, from which he is also a member and a Fellow: the Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in Fluid Dynamics (2006), the François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics (2015) and the Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research (2018). He is also a recipient of a CAREER Award from the US National Science Foundation (2008). His teaching and mentoring have been recognized by multiple awards.