The Neumann Talk

Dr Matthew Tam is a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne. He tells us about what it was like to work with the late Jon Borwein, different perceptions of applied mathematics and what optimisation is all about.

Find out more about him on his website.

In this bonus episode, we briefly discuss the typical pathway into a career in academia after finishing a PhD and what academics do.

In this bonus episode, we briefly explain the typical progression for mathematics students at universities in Australia from when they start their undergraduate degree to when they complete their PhD.

Ben Burton is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Queensland. We talk to him about how he got into computational topology, his involvement in the International Olympiad of Informatics and how to encourage algorithmic thinking without a computer.

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Dr Trang Thi Thien Nguyen just recently completed her PhD from the University of South Australia. In her final moments as a reigning Neumann winner, we chat with her about our shared experience of winning the prize in 2019, moving to Australia from Vietnam and how she used mathematics to help the Australian army.

Find out more about her on her website.

Ian Wanless is a Professor of Mathematics at Monash University. We talk to him about his upbringing in Canberra, how he does his research and his passion for mathematics communication.

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In this introductory episode, host Yudhi Bunjamin talks about the B.H. Neumann Prize and explains the motivation behind starting this podcast series.

Check out the School of Mathematics and Statistics at UNSW Sydney.

Learn more about the Australian Mathematical Society and the B.H. Neumann Prize.