Person

Trudinger, Neil Sidney (1942 - )

FAA FRS

Born
20 June 1942
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Mathematician

Summary

Neil Sidney Trudinger has been a professor at the Australian National University since 1973, apart from a short time at Northwestern University. His research interests include nonlinear partial differential equations and applications.

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Chronology

1962
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of New England
1965
Education - Master of Science (MSc), Stanford University, California, U.S.A.
1966
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Stanford University, California, U.S.A.
1966 - 1967
Career position - Courant Instructor, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, U.S.A.
1967 - 1970
Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer), Macquarie University
1970 - 1973
Career position - Reader(later Professor), University of Queensland
1973 - 1979
Career position - Head, Department of Pure Mathematics, Australian National University
1978 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1981
Award - Australian Mathematical Society Medal
1982 - 1990
Career position - Director, Centre for Mathematical Analysis, Australian National University
1989 - 1993
Career position - Professor, Northwestern Universit, Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A.
1991 - 1993
Career position - Director, Centre for Mathematical Analysis and its Application, Australian National University
1992 - 2000
Career position - Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University
1996
Award - Hannan Medal, Australian Academy of Science
1997 -
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and the mathematial sciences
2008
Award - Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition, American Mathematical Society
2012 -
Award - Fellow, American Mathematical Society
2012
Award - George Szekeres Medal, Australian Mathematical Society
2016 -
Career position - Distinguished Professor, University of Wollongong

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  • Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details

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