Professor

Warren Ewens

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Warren Ewens
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After beginning his statistical research on sequential methods in 1961, Professor W.J. Ewens turned his attention to the mathematical theory of population genetics. Since 1963, he has made a large number of distinguished contributions to this field; these have been concerned with the accuracy of the diffusion equation, the problem of the self-sterile allele, the evolution of dominance, the survival of mutants, the theory of selection based on fitness, and most recently the theory of selectively neutral alleles. He is the author of two books on population genetics. His work, which has developed mathematical theory based on experimental genetic results, has earned him international recognition.

Fields of research

49 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
  • 4905 STATISTICS
    • 490510 Stochastic Analysis and Modelling

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Expertise type

  • Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Population Genetics
  • Statistics

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Professor

Derek Robinson

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Derek Robinson
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Professor Robinson is internationally known for his important work on the mathematical foundations of statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. He is known for being one of the pioneers in the algebraic axiomatization of quantum field theory, for the study of the thermodynamic limit in statistical mechanics and for the rigorous analysis of the approach to equilibrium. More recently he has made significant contributions in pure mathematics in the study of C*-algebras.

Expertise type

  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Partial Differential Equations

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Professor

Neil Trudinger

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Neil Trudinger
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Professor Trudinger has earned an international reputation for his research and scholarship in the study of existence of solutions to partial differential equations. A priori estimates for Hölder continuity and the gradient play an important part in proving the existence of solutions in the non-linear case. Professor Trudinger's published papers illustrate his great skill in devising special methods for making such estimates. His papers also show that he has considerable ability to handle other approaches and obtain results for a wide range of problems.

Expertise type

  • Differential Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
  • Pure Mathematics

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Professor

Bernhard Neumann

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Bernhard Neumann
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Distinguished for his contributions to group theory. Since his arrival in Australia, Professor Neumann has established himself as one of the leaders of mathematics in the country, both as the head of a research department of mathematics, and as one determined to foster mathematics on a national scale.

Expertise type

  • Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Group Theory
  • Algebra

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Professor

Richard Meyer

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Richard Meyer
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Expertise type

  • Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics

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Professor

Stuart Butler

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Stuart Butler
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Butler has an international reputation for his work on nuclear reactions, especially stripping reactions and direct reactions. This work inspired many of the recent developments of the optical model of the nucleus. He has also done useful and well known work in quantum statistical mechanics and its applications to superfluids. He is active in the presentation of modern physics to the layman.

Expertise type

  • Nuclear Physics
  • Physics
  • Theoretical Physics

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Professor

Pehr Edman

FRS

Pehr Edman
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Dr. Edman is distinguished for his contributions to protein structure and especially for his procedure for the determination of amino acid sequence in peptides and proteins, a technique that is of major biological importance and in world-wide use. His early work was concerned with the isolation and analysis of some biologically active peptides and led to an interest in their amino acid sequence. In 1949, he described a reaction for the sequential cleavage and identification of N-terminal amino acids from polypeptides. In the intervening period he has studied the reaction in detail. This has enabled the development of an automatic protein sequenator which has been successfully applied to myoglobin and to peptides from fibrinogen. Dr. Edman' s work is characterised by its ingenuity, elegance and his meticulous attention to detail and is complemented by an appreciation of engineering principles.

Expertise type

  • Medical Sciences
  • Biochemistry

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Professor

Colin Donald

CBE

Colin Donald
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Expertise type

  • Agricultural Science
  • Plant Biology
  • Agronomy
  • Biology

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