Career Appointments and Highlights
Career
Appointments
Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor
The University of Melbourne
July, 2021
Dean
Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
1 August 2019 – 6 December 2020
Acting Dean
Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
1 September 2018 – 31 July 2019
Deputy Dean
Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
3 February 2017 – 31 August 2018
Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society (FAustMS)
Australian Mathematical Society
2015
Associate Dean (Graduate Programs)
Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
Director, Melbourne Graduate School of Science, The University of Melbourne
October 2009 – 2 February 2017
Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
1 January 2015 – 2 February 2017
Head of Department
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
1 January 2011 – 31 December 2014
Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
1 January 2010
Associate Professor and Reader
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
1 January 2004 - 31 December 2009
ARC Senior Research Fellow (Level D)
Department of Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
1 January 2002 – 29 June 2004
Appointed to a Continuing position in December 2000
ARC Senior Research Fellow (Level C)
Department of Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
July 1999 - 31 December 2001
ARC Australian Research Fellow (Level B)
Department of Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
February 1995 - June 1999
ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (Level A)
Department of Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
February 1992 - January 1994
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford,
April 1989 - November 1991
Academic qualifications
PhD (Theoretical Physics), Australian National University, (1989)
Department of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Advanced Studies (1986-1988)
Supervisor: Professor R.J. Baxter F.R.S., F.A.A.
Thesis title: Properties of the Six Vertex and Related Models in Statistical Mechanics
B.Sc. Honours (Physics) 1st Class, University of Queensland (1985)
University Medal, University of Queensland
Duncan McNaughton Scholarship Holder, University of Queensland (1985)
Senior Certificate (Dux of College), St. Laurence's College, Brisbane (1981)
Key Boards and Taskforces
In addition to numerous internal University Committees and Boards I have acted as
Chair of the Membership and Marketing Committee Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) (2024 and 2025)
Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) Board Member (2019 - 2023)
Professional Services Redesign Design Review Group University of Melbourne (Sept., 2020 – Nov., 2021)
MATRIX Institute Board (2017 - 2021)
Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) Board member (2008 - 2012 and 2017 - 2020)
Deputy Chair of Australian Council of Heads of Mathematics Departments (2015 - 2016)
Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis CEBRA Board member (2013 - 2016)
National Chair of Australian Research Council Journal Ranking exercise 2008 for Mathematical Physics (2008)
Organiser (on behalf of the Australian Bureau of Statistics) of new research classification (RFCD) codes for Mathematical Physics (2007)
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