B. Daya Reddy

Batmanathan Dayanand Reddy (born 10 March 1953) is a South African scientist. He is Professor Emeritus and interim Vice Chancellor at the University of Cape Town. Reddy holds the South African Research Chair in Computational and Applied Mechanics, and is the Director of the Center for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) there. From 2018 - 2021, he was the inaugural president of the International Science Council. Career After completing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Cape Town and a PhD degree at Cambridge University, Reddy pursued postdoctoral study at the University College London, then returned to Cape Town, where he migrated eventually from joint appointments in civil engineering and applied mathematics to a chair in applied mathematics. He served as dean of faculty of science at UCT for seven years from 1999, and thereafter was appointed to the South African Research Chair in Computational and Applied Mechanics. In 2018, Reddy was elected as first President of the International Science Council.