Varghese Mathai

The native form of this personal name is Mathai Varghese. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Varghese Mathai
Born
India
Alma materIllinois Institute of Technology B.A. (1981)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. (1986)
Known forMathai-Quillen formalism
T-duality in a background flux
Fractional and Projective Index theory
AwardsAustralian Mathematical Society Medal[1] (2000)

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[2] (2011)
ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship.[3] (2018-2023)
Hannan Medal[4] (2021)

George Szekeres Medal[5] (2021)
Scientific career
FieldsPure mathematics, Mathematical Physics
InstitutionsElder Professor of Mathematics, The University of Adelaide
Thesis Heat Kernels, Thom Classes and the Index Theorem for Imbeddings  (1986)
Doctoral advisorDaniel G. Quillen

Mathai Varghese is a mathematician at the University of Adelaide. His first most influential contribution is the Mathai–Quillen formalism,[6] which he formulated together with Daniel Quillen, and which has since found applications in index theory and topological quantum field theory. He was appointed a full professor in 2006. He was appointed Director of the Institute for Geometry and its Applications in 2009. In 2011, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[7] In 2013, he was appointed the (Sir Thomas) Elder Professor of Mathematics at the University of Adelaide, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Australia. In 2017, he was awarded an ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship.[8] In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Hannan Medal[9] and Lecture from the Australian Academy of Science, recognizing an outstanding career in Mathematics. In 2021, he was also awarded the prestigious George Szekeres Medal[10] which is the Australian Mathematical Society’s most prestigious medal, recognising research achievement and an outstanding record of promoting and supporting the discipline.

  1. ^ "Christine O'Keefe and Mathai Varghese share the Australian Mathematical Society Medal". Australian Mathematical Society Medal.
  2. ^ "Fellows elected in 2011". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  3. ^ "2017 Laureate Profile: Professor Mathai Varghese".
  4. ^ "2021 Hannan medal and Lecture: Professor Mathai Varghese".}
  5. ^ "2021 George Szekeres medal: Professor Mathai Varghese".}
  6. ^ Mathai, Varghese and Quillen, Daniel. (1986) "Superconnections, Thom classes and equivariant differential forms". Topology 25 (1), 85–110.
  7. ^ "Fellows elected in 2011". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  8. ^ "2017 Laureate Profile: Professor Mathai Varghese".
  9. ^ "2021 Hannan medal and Lecture: Professor Mathai Varghese".}
  10. ^ "2021 George Szekeres medal: Professor Mathai Varghese".}