The School of Mathematics is delighted to congratulate Prof. Jens Eggers on his recent award of the Naylor prize from the London Mathematical Society. He has been cited for his profound contributions to the theoretical understanding of singularities, and in particular his construction of explicit solutions, which shed light on experiments, from the breakup of a fluid droplet, to the formation of cusps on a free surface, to shock formation. The winner of the Naylor Prize will be invited to give the Naylor Lecture at the next LMS general meeting.   

Previous recipients of the award include Sir Stephen Hawking, Sir Roger Penrose, Sir James Lighthill, Christopher Longuet-Higgins and Emeritus Professor of Physics at University of Bristol, Sir Michael Berry.