Alex James (mathematician)
Alex James is a British and New Zealand applied mathematician and mathematical biologist whose research involves the mathematical modeling 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
- ^ a b c d Plank, Mike (August 2020), "Profile: Alex James" (PDF), Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society (139): 8–9
- ^ Alex James, Te Pūnaha Matatini, retrieved 2020-11-27
- ^ Prime Ministers Science Prize announcement 2020
- ^ UC Research medal 2021
- ^ Three women win ANZIAM awards for the first time
External links[edit]
- Home page
- Alex James publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- 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