Person
Carey, Alan Lawrence (1949 - )
FAA
- Born
- 30 December 1949
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
Alan Carey is a mathematician internationally recognised for his original research in pure mathematics, bridging analysis, topology and mathematical physics. His work includes infinite dimensional groups, spectral invariants in manifolds and non-commutative geometry, with application in quantum field theory and quantum-mechanical phenomena in solid state physics. Carey has held senior academic positions at the University of Adelaide, the Australian National University and the University of Wollongong.
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Chronology
- 1975
- Education - DPhil, University of Oxford
- 1975 - 1977
- Award - Rothmans Fellowship
- 1978
- Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship
- 1980 - 1982
- Career position - Senior Teaching Fellow in mathematics, University of Adelaide
- 1982 - 1985
- Career position - Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University
- 1985 - 1991
- Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer) in Mathematics, University of Adelaide
- 1992
- Career position - Associate Professor, Flinders University
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - Member, Research training and Careers Committee, Australian Research Council
- 1993 - 2001
- Career position - Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide
- 1995 - 1996
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Mathematical Society
- 1997 - 2001
- Career position - Dean, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, University of Adelaide
- 1999 - 2000
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Mathematical Society
- 2000 - 2002
- Career position - President, Australian Mathematical Society
- 2002 - 2012
- Career position - Director, Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University
- 2008
- Award - Moyal Medal, Department of Mathematics, Macquarie University
- 2010
- Award - Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- 2013 - 2015
- Award - Discovery Outstanding Research Award (DORA), Australian Research Council
- 2014
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
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Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q67065443. Details
- 'Alan Carey - Citation at year of election, 2014', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/alan-carey. Details
See also
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
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Created: 19 November 2019