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Research Supervisors - School of Mathematical Sciences

Supervisor Name Research Areas Telephone Email address
Dr. Vyacheslav Abramov Theory of queuing systems; application of qyeuing systems +61 3 990 54474 Vyacheslav.Abramov@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Maria Athanassenas Partial differential equations; differential geometry; geometric diffusion problems; calculus of variations; geometric measure theory; capillarity. +61 3 9905 4462 maria.athanassenas@sci.monash.edu.au
Prof. Robert Bartnik Einstein equations; black hole geometry; spacetime energy; differential geometry; analysis of partial differential equations; numerical methods for Einstein equations. +61 3 9905 4484 robert.bartnik@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Leo Brewin Numerical solution of Einstein's equations; numerical algorithms. +61 3 9905 4456 leo.brewin@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Boris Buchmann Statistics and fluctuation theory of stochastic processes and time series +61 3 990 59760 Boris.Buchmann@sci.monash.edu.au
Prof. Paul Cally Solar physics; magnetohydrodynamics; helioseismology; MHD waves. +61 3 9905 4471 paul.cally@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Eric Chu Numerical analysis; especially numerical linear algebra, and applications in vibration analysis; engineering design and control system design. +61 3 9905 4480 eric.chu@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Ross Church Structure, evolution and nucleosynthesis of the star, interacting binary stars, and the dynamics of stellar systems +61 3 990 54476 ross.church@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Malcolm Clark Statistics +61 3 9905 4419 malcolm.clark@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Simon Clarke Evolution of nonlinear waves in geophysical fluid dynamics. This includes analytic and numerical techniques for the investigation of such problems, and an understanding of the flows in which such waves occur. +61 3 9905 4421 simon.clarke@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Daniel Delbourgo Elliptic curves and modular forms; automorphic representations; Iwasawa theory of motives; deformations of Galois representations; Euler systems attached to varieties +61 3 990 54771 daniel.delbourgo@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Alina-Catalina Donea Solar flares and solar quakes; helioseismic holography; high energy astrophysics of black holes and relativistic jets; ultra high energy cosmic rays. +61 3 9905 4488 alina.donea@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Duncan Galloway Fundamental physics from neutron stars, via satellite X-ray observations including pulsar timing; analysis of thermonuclear bursts; and high-resolution spectroscopy. +61 3 9902 0393 Duncan.Galloway@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Tom Hall Electronic watermarks for digital images, video and audio files, for copyright protection. Collusion resistant electronic finger prints for security and theft protection. +61 3 9905 4412 tom.hall@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Kais Hamza General theory of stochastic processes; representation properties for martingales; markov jump processes; applications of stochastic processes to modelling of financial markets. +61 3 9905 4453 kais.hamza@sci.monash.edu.au
Prof. Christian Jakob Models of the atmosphere as they are used for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); seasonal prediction and climate simulation, in particular design and validation of cloud and convection parameterization schemes; and the use of probabilistic forecasts at all time-scales for decision making. +61 3 990 54461 christian.jakob@sci.monash.edu.au
Prof. Fima Klebaner Stochastic processes; probability; stochastic models; populations models; financial mathematics; volatility; market models; martingales; random perturbations; applied probability. +61 3 9905 4409 fima.klebaner@sci.monash.edu.au
Prof. John Lattanzio Stellar astrophysics; nuclear astrophysics; computational astrophysics. +61 3 9905 4428 john.lattanzio@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Tony Lun Gravitational collapse; gravitational radiations; structure of space-times; perturbation analysis of and analytical techniques in solving the Einstein field equations. +61 3 9905 4447 tony.lun@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Rosemary Mardling Stellar and planetary dynamics; the three-body problem; chaos theory; planet formation; extrasolar planets. +61 3 9905 4506 rosemary.mardling@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Catherine Meriaux Geodynamics; mantle convection and earth surface processes +61 3 990 54404 Catherine.Meriaux@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Pengzi Miao Geometric analysis; partial differential equations; mathematical relativity. +61 3 990 54432 Pengzi.Miao@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Boris Miller Theory of stochastic and deterministic discrete–continuous systems. +61 3 990 55870 Boris.Miller@sci.monash.edu.au
Prof. Joe Monaghan Design of numerical algorithms for complex fluid dynamics in astrophysics; geophysics and industry. +61 3 9905 4463 joe.monaghan@sci.monash.edu.au
A/Prof. Louis Moresi Plate tectonics; rheology of the lithosphere; thick-skin continental deformation; extensional basin models; computational solid & fluid mechanics. +61 3 9905 4468 louis.moresi@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Todd Oliynyk Partial differential equations; singular limits of symmetric hyperbolic systems, geometric PDE’s; general relativity; Newtonian limit, post-Newtonian expansions, Einstein-Yang-Mills, gravitating perfect fluids amd elastic bodies; geometric flows; Ricci flow, renormalization group flow. +61 3 990 54433 todd.oliynyk@sci.monash.edu.au
A/Prof. Michael Page Theoretical and computational fluid dynamics; rotating fluid flows; high-Reynolds-number flows; computational partial differential equations in biological applications. +61 3 990 54486 Michael.Page@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Lyle Pakula Tropical meteorology and the convectively-coupled wave program. +61 3 990 54466 Lyle.Pakula@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Burkard Polster Finite and topological geometry; combinatorial designs; group theory; history of mathematics; classical interpolation theory; computer visualisation; mathematics education and outreach. +61 3 990 54493 Burkard.Polster@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Andrew Prentice Investigation into the formation of the solar system, with special interest in the satellite systems of the gas giant planets. +61 3 9905 4499 andrew.prentice@sci.monash.edu.au
A/Prof. Alan Pryde Theory of functions of almost periodic type; asymptotic behaviour of solutions of evolution equations on semigroups; multivariable spectral theory. +61 3 9905 4417 alan.pryde@sci.monash.edu.au
Prof. Michael Reeder A broad area of meteorology, including: fronts and extra-tropical cyclones, hurricanes, stratospheric gravity waves, solitary waves, boundary layers, orographic effects, tropical convection, and bushfires. +61 3 9905 4464 michael.reeder@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Steve Siems Cloud seeding/weather modification; cloud microphysics; cloud - aerosol interaction; boundary layer meteorology; tropical convection. +61 3 9905 4406 steve.siems@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Aidan Sudbury Interacting particle systems +61 3 990 54405 Aidan.Sudbury@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Richard Wardle Recent and past changes to Australian climate. +61 3 9905 4411 richard.wardle@sci.monash.edu.au
Dr. Ian Wanless Latin squares and other combinatorial matrices; quasigroups; matrix permanents; graph theory (matchings; factorisations; random graphs); enumeration algorithms for combinatorial objects. +61 3 9905 4442 ian.wanless@sci.monash.edu.au