Daya Reddy
Daya Reddy | |
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Reddy in 2018 | |
| Born | 10 March 1953 Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | BSc (Eng), University of Cape Town (1973) PhD, Cambridge University (1977) |
| Known for | Director, Centre for Research in Computational Mechanics, Former President, International Science Council (2018-2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics
Computational mechanics Science policy |
| Institutions | University of Cape Town |
| Website | https://www.cerecam.uct.ac.za/people/bdr |
Batmanathan Dayanand (Daya) Reddy (born 10 March 1953) is a South African scientist. He is Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics and served as interim Vice Chancellor (President) at the University of Cape Town between March 2023 and July 2024. Reddy held the South African Research Chair in Computational and Applied Mechanics from 2007 to 2021, and is a former director of the Centre for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) there. From 2018 to 2021, he was the inaugural president of the International Science Council.