Alex James (mathematician)
Alex James is a British and New Zealand applied mathematician and mathematical biologist whose research involves the mathematical modelling of wildlife behaviour,[1][2] gender disparities in academia,[3] and the epidemiology of COVID-19.[4][5] She is a professor in the school of mathematics and statistics at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.[6]
Education and career
[edit]After studying mathematics at Newcastle University in England, James earned a master's degree at University College London, and completed a PhD at the University of Leeds, working there with John Brindley[6] on combustion engineering and catalytic converters.[7]
She became a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in 2001, and moved to the University of Canterbury in 2004.[6]
Recognition
[edit]James was named a Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society (NZMS) in 2015, and won the 2018 NZMS Research Award.[6] She was on the team that won the Prime Minister's Science prize in 2020[8] and won the University of Canterbury Research medal jointly in 2021.[9] She was awarded the NZIAM EO Tuck medal in 2024.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Arnold, Naomi (22 April 2013), Crunching the important numbers, Stuff
- ↑ Morton, Jamie (1 January 2018), "Science Made Simple: Alex James on complex systems", The New Zealand Herald
- ↑ Thomas, Rachel (23 January 2020), Women in research losing thousands compared with male counterparts, Radio New Zealand
- ↑ Ballance, Alison (16 April 2020), "Maths, models & insights into the coronavirus pandemic", Our Changing World, Radio New Zealand
- ↑ Ross, John (17 November 2020), "Only in New Zealand: the academics shaping nation's Covid response", Times Higher Education
- 1 2 3 4 Plank, Mike (August 2020), "Profile: Alex James" (PDF), Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society (139): 8–9, archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-26
- ↑ Alex James, Te Pūnaha Matatini, archived from the original on 2020-11-26, retrieved 2020-11-27
- ↑ Prime Ministers Science Prize announcement 2020
- ↑ UC Research medal 2021, 28 July 2023
- ↑ Three women win ANZIAM awards for the first time, archived from the original on 2024-04-29, retrieved 2024-04-29
External links
[edit]- Home page
- Alex James publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Living people
- British mathematicians
- British biologists
- 21st-century British women mathematicians
- British women biologists
- New Zealand mathematicians
- New Zealand biologists
- 21st-century New Zealand women scientists
- Applied mathematicians
- Theoretical biologists
- Alumni of Newcastle University
- Alumni of University College London
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- Academics of Sheffield Hallam University
- Academic staff of the University of Canterbury
- New Zealand women mathematicians