Kerry Anne Landman FAA is an Australian applied mathematician, known for her cross-disciplinary research.[1][2] Over her research career she established and led collaborations across engineering, industry and biological fields.[2] In 2007, she became the first woman professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne. She retired in 2015 and is now an Emeritus Professor at the University of Melbourne.[3]
Kerry Landman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kerry Anne Landman |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics, mathematical modelling |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne |
| Thesis | Bifurcation and stability of solutions (1978) |
Education and career
editLandman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics (with honours) and a PhD in mathematics at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD thesis, "Bifurcation and Stability of Solutions", was supervised by Professor Simon Rosenblat.[4] Landman then spent six years working in the US, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Environmental Protection Agency and Southern Methodist University. She returned to Melbourne to join Siromath, a mathematical sciences consulting firm, before joining the Department of Mathematics at University of Melbourne in 1986. While at the University of Melbourne, she was the Director of the Mathematics-in-Industry Study Group from 1993 to 1997.[5] In 2007, she was promoted to professor of mathematics at the University of Melbourne.
Awards
editLandman was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2019.[6]
In 2014 she was awarded the ANZIAM medal, the premier medal of the Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics Society.[1]
In 2014 Landman was awarded the Strathcona Medal from Strathcona Girls Grammar School, in recognition of excellence in a profession and exceptional service to the wider community.[7]
Landman was awarded an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow (2008–2012).
Other
editThe Kerry Landman Scholarship was introduced to support mathematics graduates who would otherwise be unable to study due to the cost of fees. Recipients must be passionate about education, want to train as mathematics teachers and enrol in a Master of Teaching (Secondary) at the University of Melbourne. The scholarship aims to address the shortage of mathematically trained teachers.[8]
In 2019, Landman joined the Board of The Institute of Enquiring Minds. The Institute provides free mathematics mentoring and tutoring to improve the mathematics skills of financially disadvantaged high school students.
References
edit- ^ a b ANZIAM awards: Winner of the 2014 ANZIAM Medal (PDF), Australian Mathematical Society, retrieved 29 October 2020
- ^ a b Australian Academy of Science profile (PDF), Australian Academy of Science, retrieved 10 May 2021
- ^ Prof Kerry Landman, University of Melbourne, retrieved 28 October 2020
- ^ Landman, K. A (1978), Bifurcation and stability of solutions, University of Melbourne, retrieved 29 October 2020
- ^ Mathematics in Industrial Study Group, ANZIAM, retrieved 10 May 2021
- ^ Fellows elected in 2019, Australian Academy of Science, retrieved 28 October 2020
- ^ Strathcona medal, Strathcona, retrieved 10 May 2021
- ^ Kerry Landman Scholarship, University of Melbourne, retrieved 10 May 2021
External links
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- The Kerry Landman Scholarship
- The Institute for Enquiring Minds
- Episode 35: A Chat with Professor Kerry Landman, hosted by Professor Peter Taylor, ACEMS Director
- Video of Professor Kerry Landman FAA by the Australian Academy of Science, 27 May 2019