Alex James (mathematician)

Alex James is a British and New Zealand applied mathematician and mathematical biologist whose research involves the mathematical modeling of wildlife behaviour,[1][2] gender disparities in academia,[3] and the epidemiology of COVID-19.[4][5] She is a professor in the school of mathematics and statistics at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand,[6].

Education and career

After studying mathematics at Newcastle University in England, James earned a master's degree at University College London, and completed a PhD at the University of Leeds, working there with John Brindley[6] on combustion engineering and catalytic converters.[7]

She became a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in 2001, and moved to the University of Canterbury in 2004.[6]

Recognition

James was named a Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society (NZMS) in 2015, and won the 2018 NZMS Research Award[6]. She was on the team that won the Prime Minister's Science prize in 2020[8] and won the University of Canterbury Research medal jointly in 2021[9]. She was awarded the NZIAM EO Tuck medal in 2024[10].

References
  1. Arnold, Naomi (22 April 2013), Crunching the important numbers, Stuff
  2. Morton, Jamie (1 January 2018), "Science Made Simple: Alex James on complex systems", The New Zealand Herald
  3. Thomas, Rachel (23 January 2020), Women in research losing thousands compared with male counterparts, Radio New Zealand
  4. Ballance, Alison (16 April 2020), "Maths, models & insights into the coronavirus pandemic", Our Changing World, Radio New Zealand
  5. Ross, John (17 November 2020), "Only in New Zealand: the academics shaping nation's Covid response", Times Higher Education
  6. Plank, Mike (August 2020), "Profile: Alex James" (PDF), Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society (139): 8–9
  7. Alex James, Te Pūnaha Matatini, retrieved 2020-11-27
  8. Prime Ministers Science Prize announcement 2020
  9. UC Research medal 2021
  10. Three women win ANZIAM awards for the first time
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