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Professor Chris J Budd OBE is a distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath's Department of Mathematical Sciences, where he serves as Director of Knowledge Exchange for the Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI). He is also Professor of Mathematics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain and a former Gresham Professor of Geometry. His leadership extends to directing the Centre for Nonlinear Mechanics and serving as Super Champion of the KE Hub.
His educational background includes a gap year with Marconi that profoundly shaped his career, followed by undergraduate studies at Cambridge and a DPhil at Oxford. This industry experience during his formative years established his lifelong commitment to industrial mathematics and knowledge exchange.
Budd's research focuses on nonlinear mathematical problems with industrial applications, particularly adaptive moving mesh methods for meteorology and climate modeling, data assimilation, non-smooth dynamical systems, and the mathematics of machine learning. He approaches linear problems as 'for cissies,' preferring the challenges of nonlinear systems that better represent real-world phenomena. His work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical applications across meteorology, environmental science, and engineering.
His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward integrating machine learning with traditional numerical methods, particularly in climate modeling and solving partial differential equations. This includes Fourier Neural Operators, adaptive mesh methods enhanced by graph neural networks, and mathematical frameworks for understanding climate tipping points through non-smooth dynamics.
- OBE for services to mathematics
- National Teaching Fellowship (NTF)
- Knowledge Transfer Award for work with the Met Office
- Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA)
- Chartered Mathematician (C Math)
- British Science Association award for best science festival (2009)
As principal investigator of the £3.5M EPSRC Programme Grant 'Maths4DL' on the Mathematics of Deep Learning, Budd leads a major collaborative effort between Bath, Cambridge, and UCL. He actively supervises numerous PhD students across diverse projects including climate modeling, machine learning applications, and industrial mathematics problems. His commitment to knowledge exchange is exemplified through V-KEMS (Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences), which he co-founded to address challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic through mathematical approaches.
Budd directs the Centre for Nonlinear Mechanics at Bath, fostering interdisciplinary research through mathematical modeling of complex systems. He also leads the Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation's knowledge exchange activities, connecting academic mathematics with industrial and societal challenges. His work with V-KEMS has proven particularly effective during the pandemic, mobilizing teams of mathematicians to address urgent real-world problems.
