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Australian mathematicians recognised for contributions to research, teaching and the discipline

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This week the Australian Mathematical Society recognises the work of leading Australian mathematicians at its 65th Annual Meeting.

The hybrid event, hosted by the University of Newcastle, started today and saw the award of the AustMS Medal, the George Szekeres Medal, the Society’s Award for Teaching Excellence, and the Gavin Brown Prize. These prizes cover the breadth of contributions of mathematicians—from distinguished research of a mid-career researcher to sustained outstanding contributions; from teaching to specific outstanding publications in the last decade.

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Nominations for AustMS Medal, Gavin Brown Prize, and George Szekeres Medal due 21st May

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This is a REMINDER that nominations for the 2021 Australian Mathematical Society Medal, the Gavin Brown Prize, and the George Szekeres Medal close on 21st May 2021. Nominations should be uploaded at http://journal.austms.org.au/ojs/index.php/AMPA/. Nominators should receive an acknowledgement of the nomination: if this is not received, please contact the respective Committee Chair (see below). Nominations will not be automatically rolled over from previous years.

For further details, see the Awards & Grants page or the March Gazette.

Awards for Australian Mathematicians

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This week the Australian Mathematical Society recognises the work of leading Australian mathematicians at its 64th Annual Meeting.

The virtual event, hosted by the University of New England, started today and saw the award of the AustMS Medal, the biennial George Szekeres Medal, the Society’s Award for Teaching Excellence, the Gavin Brown Prize, and the Mahony–Neumann–Room Prize. These prizes cover the breadth of contributions of mathematicians—from distinguished research of a mid-career researcher to sustained outstanding contributions; from teaching to a specific breakthrough publication in the last decade.

Later in the week the Society will award the B.H. Neumann Prize for the best student talk at the Annual Meeting, but until then there is a new podcast started by one of last year’s winners aiming to interview as many past Neumann Prize winners as possible.

In what follows I want to give a sense of what the medals were awarded for alongside the official citations. I also asked the winners some questions, you can see their answers below.

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