Person
Williamson, Geordie (1981 - )
FAA FRS
- Born
- 1981
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
Geordie Williamson is a world-leading mathematician in the field of geometric representation theory. He discovered the proofs in algebraic form of several conjectures. In 2018 he was appointed Director of the Mathematical Research Institute at the University of Sydney.
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Chronology
- 2003
- Education - BA (hons), University of Sydney
- 2003 - 2011
- Career position - Junior Research Fellow, St Peter's College, University of Oxford
- 2008
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany
- 2008 - 2011
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
- 2011 - 2016
- Career position - Advanced Researcher (Research Professor), Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
- 2016
- Award - Chevalley Prize, American Mathematical Society
- 2016
- Award - Clay Research Award, Clay Mathematics Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom
- 2016
- Award - European Mathematical Society Prize
- 2017 -
- Career position - Editor, Annales scientifiques de l'ENS
- 2017 -
- Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney
- 2017
- Award - New Horizons in Mathematics Prize (joint)
- 2017
- Career position - Editor, Manuscripta mathematica
- 2017 - 2022
- Career position - Visiting Bonn Research Fellow, Hausdorff Centre for Mathematics, University of Bonn, Germany
- 2018 -
- Career position - Director, Mathematical Research Institute, University of Sydney
- 2018 -
- Career position - Editor, Crelle
- 2018 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2018
- Award - Australian Mathematical Society Medal
- 2018
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 2019
- Award - Christopher Heyde Medal, Australian Academy of Science
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Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q23874534. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/2288153895175502410005. Details
- 'Geordie Williamson - Citation at year of election, 2018', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/geordie-williamson. Details
- Christopher Heyde Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/christopher-heyde-medal. Details
- The Australian Mathematical Society Medal, 2024. https://austms.org.au/awards-grants/awards/the-australian-mathematical-society-medal/. Details
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Created: 29 January 2019, Last modified: 15 June 2022