Nalini Joshi | |
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 Nalini Joshi in 2014 | |
| Born | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Known for | Research in integrable systems |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, integrable systems |
| Institutions | University of Sydney University of Adelaide University of New South Wales |
| Thesis | The Connection Problem for the First and Second Painlevé Transcendents (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Martin David Kruskal |
Nalini Joshi AO is an Australian mathematician. She is a professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney, the first woman in the School to hold this position, and is a past-president of the Australian Mathematical Society.[1] [2] Joshi is a member of the School's Applied Mathematics Research Group. Her research concerns integrable systems. She was awarded the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2012.[3] Joshi is also the Vice-President of the International Mathematical Union, and is the first Australian to hold this position.[4]
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- ^ Gill, Katynna (9 December 2008). "Nalini Joshi elected President of Australian Mathematical Society". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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