Person

Joshi, Nalini

AO FAA

Born
Rangoon, Burma
Occupation
Mathematician and University Administrator

Summary

Nalini Joshi is a mathematician internationally recognised for her research in the study of nonlinear systems. She has developed precise definitions of elusive functions and new methodologies which have application across many fields. Nalini of Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney where she was also Director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology from 2006 to 2013. As a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science she has served on Council and chaired the National Committee for Mathematical Science. Her involvement in the wider scientific community included a term and a Member of the Commonwealth Science Council, cofounder of Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE), and President of the Australian Mathematical Society.

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Chronology

1971
Life event - Settled in Australia
1981
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
1987
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
1987
Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
1988 - 1990
Career position - Research Fellow and Lecturer, Australian National University
1990 - 1994
Career position - Lecturer, University of New South Wales
1994 - 1996
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
1997 - 2002
Career position - Australian Research Council Senior Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
2002 -
Career position - Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
2005 - 2007
Career position - Vice President, Australian Mathematical Society
2006 - 2013
Career position - Director, Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Sydney
2007 - 2009
Career position - Head, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
2008 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2008 - 2010
Career position - President, Australian Mathematical Society
2010 -
Career position - Chair, National Committee for Mathematical Sciences, Australian Academy of Science
2010 - 2013
Career position - Board Member, Australian Mathematics Trust
2012 - 2015
Career position - Council Member, Australian Academy of Science
2012 - 2018
Award - Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship, Australian Research Council
2014 - 2018
Career position - Member, Commonwealth Science Council
2015
Award - Hardy Fellowship, London Mathematical Society
2015
Career event - Co-founder, Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE)
2016 -
Career position - Member, Expert Advisory Group, Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE)
2016
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to mathematical science and tertiary education as an academic, author and researcher, to professional societies, and as a role model and mentor of young mathematicians
2017 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
2018
Award - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers
2018 - 2022
Career position - Vice-President, International Mathematical Union
2019 -
Award - Bragg Fellow, Royal Institute of Australia
2019
Award - Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Chemistry or Physics, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science
2020
Award - George Szekeres Medal (jointly), Australian Mathematical Society
2021
Award - ANZIAM Medal, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics)

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Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Professor Nalini Joshi AO', Australian Mathematical Society gazette, 43 (3) (2016), 166-7. Details
  • Taylor, Peter, 'The ANZIAM Medal citation for Nalini Joshi', Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, 48 (2) (2021), 76-8. Details

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See also

  • ANZIAM, 'Joshi, Nalini', The ANZIAM medal, ANZIAM (Austraian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics), 2022, https://www.anziam.org.au/The+2021+ANZIAM+Medal. Details
  • 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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