Person
Cowling, Michael George (1949 - )
FAA
- Born
- 9 July 1949
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician and University Administrator
Summary
Michael Cowling was Professor and Head of the School of Mathematics at the University of New South Wales. Prior to this he spent several years lecturing at the University of Genoa in Italy. Cowling researches several areas of mathematics including harmonic analysis and geometry of Lie groups. He collaborates with mathematicians from many countries, including France, Switzerland, Israel, Italy, Poland and Japan and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
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Chronology
- 1971
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), Australian National University in Canberra
- 1974
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University
- 1974 - 1975
- Career position - Postdoctoral and Teaching Fellow, University of British Columbia in Canada
- 1975 - 1977
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Genoa in Italy (academic years only)
- 1977 - 1978
- Career position - Professore Incaricato, University of Genoa
- 1978 - 1979
- Career position - Visiting Assistant Professor at Washington University in St Louis, U.S.A.
- 1979 - 1980
- Career position - Professore Incaricato at Genoa
- 1980 - 1981
- Career position - Professor of Mathematical Analysis, University of Genoa
- 1983 - 2001
- Career position - Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of New South Wales
- 1989
- Award - Australian Mathematical Society Medal
- 1993 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2001 - 2012
- Career position - Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales
- 2002 - 2007
- Career position - Head, School of Mathematics, University of New South Wales
- 2004 - 2006
- Career position - President, Australian Mathematical Society
- 2009
- Award - Humboldt Foundation Research Prize
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Cowling, M. G.; Hunt, D. C.; and Steele, J. D., 'George Szekeres 1911 - 2005', Historical Records of Australian Science, 30 (1) (2019), 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR18012. Details
- Cowling, Michael, 'George Szekeres FAA AO 29.5.1911 - 28/8/2005: Esther Szekeres-Klein 20/2/1910 - 28/8/2005', Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, 32 (4) (2005), 221-4. Details
Resources
- The Australian Mathematical Society Medal, 2024. https://austms.org.au/awards-grants/awards/the-australian-mathematical-society-medal/. Details
- 'Cowling, M (19490709-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-480871. Details
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Created: 27 September 2005, Last modified: 19 May 2022