Person

Forbes, Lawrence K. (Larry)

Occupation
Applied mathematician and University Administrator

Summary

Larry Forbes is an applied mathematician recognised internationally for his work in modelling and numerical solutions to problems in electromagnetism, mechanics and chemistry. His main interests lie with fluid dynamics, including ship hydrodynamics and shock waves in gases, and the design of magnetic and radiofrequency coils used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. With Stuart Crozier, his work on MRI coils resulted in a number of patents and attracted significant research grants. Forbes was appointed Professor of Mathematics at the University of Tasmania in 1990 and was Head of the School of Mathematics and Physics from 2001 to 2008.

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Chronology

1978
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide
1981
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
1983 - 1984
Career position - Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A.
1983 - 1999
Career position - Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
1985 - 1995
Career position - Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland
1986 -
Career position - Member, Australian Mathematical Society
1995 - 1999
Career position - Reader, Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland
1996 -
Career position - Board of Associate Referees, Journal of engineering mathematics
1999 - 2009
Career position - Member, American Institute of Physics
2000 -
Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Tasmania
2001 - 2008
Career position - Head of School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Tasmania
2002 - 2004
Career position - Member, Expert Advisory Committee (MICS panel), Australian Research Council
2013
Career position - Deputy Chair, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics)
2014 - 2015
Career position - Chair, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics)
2016
Career position - Deputy Chair, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics)
2020
Award - ANZIAM Medal, ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics)

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Journal Articles

  • de Hoog, Frank; Howlett, Phil; Kirk, Vivien; Landman, Kerry; and Taylor, Peter, 'The 2020 ANZIAM Medal: citation for Larry Forbes', Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, 47 (2) (2020), 93-5. Details

Helen Cohn

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