Person

Potts, Renfrey Burnard (1925 - 2005)

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Born
4 October 1925
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
9 August 2005
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Mathematician

Summary

Renfrey Potts was Chair and Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide from 1959-1990. Prior to that he lectured at the University of Toronto in Canada (1958-1959) and from 1951 to 1957 (excluding a short stint in the United States of America) was again at the University of Adelaide. He was interested in operations research and transportation science.

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Chronology

1945
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide
1949
Award - Rhodes Scholar for South Australia
1951
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Oxford, UK
1951 - 1957
Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1955 - 1956
Career position - Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Maryland, USA
1956
Career position - Founding Member, Australian Mathematical Society
1957 - 1959
Career position - Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada
1959 - 1990
Career position - Foundation Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1966
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Oxford, UK
1975
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1978 - 1979
Career position - Chairman, Division of Applied Mathematics, Australian Mathematical Society
1983 - 1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1983]
1990
Life event - Retired
1991 -
Career position - Emeritus Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1991
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to education and in particular to applied mathematics
1994
Award - Fellow, Australian Mathematical Society (FAust MS)
1995
Award - ANZIAM Medal, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics)
2001
Award - Centenary Medal -for service to Australian society and science in operations research
2004
Award - Inducted into the Pearcey Hall of Fame (The Pearcey Foundation)

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Published resources

Books

  • Potts, R. B., Transport in Australia: Some Key Issues (Canberra: Australian Academy of Science, 1978), 159 pp. Details

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Journal Articles

  • 'Obituaries', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter, 63 (August-November) (2005), 10-11. Details
  • Campbell, L. H.; and Taylor, P. G., 'Renfrey Burnard Potts 1925-2005', Historical Records of Australian Science, 25 (2) (2014), 291-305, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR14019. Details
  • Potts, R. B., 'Mathematics at the University of Adelaide, Part 3: 1944-1958', Australian Mathematical Society Gazette, 12 (2) (1985), 25-30. Details
  • Tuck, Ernie, 'Obituary: Prof. Renfrey Burnard (Ren) Potts', Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, 32 (4) (2005), 287-8. Details
  • Wall, G.E.; Pitman, Jane; and Potts, R.B., 'Eric Stephen Barnes, 1924 - 2000', Historical Records of Australian Science, 15 (1) (2004), 21-45. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR03013. Details

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See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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