CURRICULUM VITAE


ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
B.Sc. (1st class hons.) University of Sydney (1968-1971);
M.Sc., University of Adelaide (1973);
D.Phil., University of Oxford (1975)

CURRENT POSITION:
Dean of the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University

AWARDS:

  • University medal for Pure Mathematics (1972)
  • Commonwealth Overseas Scholarship (1972-1975)
  • Rothmans Fellowship (1975-1977)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (1978-79)
  • Prizes Fund Visiting Fellow, Oxford University; 1991, 1998, 2000
  • Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Victoria University, Canada; 1988
  • Clay Mathematics Institute Scholar; September 2000 and July-September, 2001
  • CMI Research Scholar, May-August 2006

CAREER SUMMARY:

  • Rothmans and QEII Fellow, Dept. Math. Phys, University of Adelaide (1975-81)
  • Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University (1982-1984).
  • Lecturer, Senior lecturer, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide (1985-1991).
  • Associate Professor, Flinders University (1992).
  • Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide (1993-2001).
  • Academic Dean, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, University of Adelaide, 1997-2001
  • Dean of the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University, 2002-present