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Assoc Prof Sarah Wakes(PhD Nottingham)Computational Fluid Dynamics, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Design Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 210 Phone: 479-3148 Email: sarah.wakes@otago.ac.nz ** Head of Department **
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Professor David BryantApplications of mathematics and statistics to evolutionary biology and genetics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 515 Phone: 479-7889 Email: dbryant@maths.otago.ac.nz ** Director of Computational Modelling (COMO) **
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Dr Austina Clark(PhD Otago)Design and analysis of experiments, population estimation. Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 117 Phone: 479-7757 Email: aclark@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Tilman Davies(PhD Massey)Kernel smoothing, applied point process modelling, computational statistics, geographical epidemiology Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 222 Phone: 479-7772 Email: tilman.davies@otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Peter Dillingham(PhD Otago)Ecological, Environmental, and Bayesian Statistics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 516 Phone: 479-5971 Email: dillingh@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Megan Drysdale(BSc BA PGDipAppStat)Teaching Fellow Office: Science III, room 232 Phone: 479 7774 Email: mdrysdale@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Associate Professor John Harraway(MSc Otago)Applied statistics, statistics education. Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 513 Phone: 479-7778 Email: jharraway@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Professor Martin Hazelton(MA, D.Phil (Oxon))Network tomography; smoothing methods; statistical theory, methods and applications Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 233 Phone: 7605 Email: martin.hazelton@otago.ac.nz ** Head of Statistics **
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Dr Matthew Parry(PhD Brown)Decision theory and information geometry, epidemiology, spatiotemporal processes, cosmology and astrostatistics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 236 Phone: +64 3 479 7780 Email: mparry@maths.otago.ac.nz ** Course coordinator for BAppSc in Data Science **
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Associate Professor Matthew Schofield(PhD Otago)Bayesian inference, environmental and ecological statistics. Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 237 Phone: 479-7779 Email: matthew.schofield@otago.ac.nz |
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Professor Katrina Sharples(PhD Univ of Washington)Biostatistics, clinical trials, applications of statistics in epidemiology Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 238 Phone: 479-7782 Email: katrina.sharples@otago.ac.nz ** Also in the Department of Medicine **
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Associate Professor Ting Wang(PhD Massey)Hidden Markov models and their applications; Stochastic models, especially in earthquake and volcanic hazard modelling; Point process theory; Survival analysis Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 518 Phone: 479-7773 Email: ting.wang@otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Phillip Wilcox(BForSci(Hons)(Cant) PhD(Nth Carolina > SU) DipTeAraReoMāori(Te Wananga o Aotearoa))Quantitative genetics, applied genomics, breeding, medical genetics, Māori engagement Office: Science III, room 221 Phone: 479-7771 Email: phillip.wilcox@otago.ac.nz ** Kaiawhina Maori
Iwi affiliations: Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa ** |
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Dr Xun Xiao(PhD City Univ. of Hong Kong)Reliability, Statistical Process Control, Industrial Statistics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 235 Email: xun.xiao@otago.ac.nz |
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Professor Boris Baeumer(PhD Louisiana State)Fractal transport in porous media, anomalous diffusion, transform theory. Research interests and publications Office: 232A Phone: 479-7763 Email: bbaeumer@maths.otago.ac.nz ** Head of Mathematics, Director of Studies (Graduate) **
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Dr Florian Beyer(PhD Potsdam)Partial differential equations, singular limits and applications in mathematical physics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 218 Phone: 479-7768 Email: fbeyer@maths.otago.ac.nz ** Director of studies (400-level maths), Pacific Islands Liaison **
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Professor David Bryant | See above |
Dr Timothy Candy(PhD University of Edinburgh)Partial Differential Equations and Harmonic Analysis Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 216 Phone: 479-7781 Email: tcandy@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Professor Jörg Frauendiener(PhD Tübingen)Mathematical Physics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 223 Phone: 479-7770 Email: joergf@maths.otago.ac.nz ** Chair of Applied Mathematics **
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Dr Jörg Hennig(PhD Jena)Analytical and Numerical Relativity Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 215 Phone: 479-7765 Email: jhennig@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Fabien Montiel(PhD Otago)Wave scattering theory, Ocean wave modelling, Sea ice physics, Acoustics, Wave energy Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 514 Phone: 479-7760 Email: fmontiel@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Dominic Searles(PhD U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Algebra and combinatorics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 220 Phone: 479-7762 Email: dsearles@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Robert Van Gorder(PhD)Applied Mathematics Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 212 Email: rvangorder@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Assoc Prof Sarah Wakes | See above |
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Linda DunnResearch assistant Office: Science III, room 211 Email: linda.dunn@otago.ac.nz |
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Mr Tim Jowett(MSc Otago)Statistical consultant Office: Science III, room 234 Phone: 7776 Email: tjowett@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Michael Lee(BSc(Hons), DipGrad, PhD(Otago))Senior Research Fellow Office: Science III, room 214 Phone: 7764 Email: mlee@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Hongbin Guo |
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Sharmaine ElleyFinance Associate Office: Science III, 109b Phone: 6831 Email: sharmaine.elley@otago.ac.nz |
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Malisha GaundanClient Services Administrator Office: Science III, 2nd floor reception Phone: 479-7899 Email: malisha.gaundan@otago.ac.nz |
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Rickie KeweneEmail: kewri10p@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Mrs Leanne KirkClient Services Administrator Office: Science III, 2nd floor reception Phone: 479-7759 Email: lkirk@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Mr Chris Palmer(BSc Hons, PG Dip (Sci) Otago)Programmer Scientific (ITS) Office: Science III, room 115 Phone: 479-7739 Email: cpalmer@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr John Shanks(DPhil Oxford)Numerical analysis Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 513 Phone: 479-7778 Email: jshanks@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Shaun SwainEmail: shaun.swain@otago.ac.nz |
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Mr Greg Trounson(BSc, BCom Otago)Team Leader, ITS Scientific Programming Office: Science III, room 115 Phone: 479-7739 Email: gregt@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Mr Damian Walls(MSc)Lead Administrator (Maths & Stats, Physics, Chemistry) Office: 109c Email: damian.walls@otago.ac.nz |
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Professor Richard Barker(PhD Massey)Bayesian inference, hierarchical models, ecological statistics, mark-recapture models Research interests and publications Phone: 479-7756 Email: richard.barker@otago.ac.nz ** Left the Department in 2017 to become the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Division of Sciences. **
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Assoc Prof Mik Black(PhD Purdue)Genetics/genomics, bioinformatics, Bayesian modeling, statistical computing Research interests and publications Office: Biochemistry Phone: 479-7831 Email: mik.black@otago.ac.nz ** Based in Department of Biochemistry. Mik supervises students in Statistics, Genetics and Biochemistry. **
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Dr Murray Efford(D.Phil. Oxon.)Statistical ecology - honorary senior lecturer Research interests and publications Phone: 476 4668 Email: murray.efford@otago.ac.nz |
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Emeritus Professor Derek Holton(PhD McGill)Graph theory and combinatorics, mathematics education. Research interests and publications Email: dholton@maths.otago.ac.nz ** Retired April 2009 but continuing links with the Department **
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Dr Chuen Yen Hong(PhD Otago)Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 219 Phone: 479-7769 Email: chong@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Naomi IngramOffice: College of Education Phone: 4284 Email: naomi.ingram@otago.ac.nz |
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Professor Emeritus Vernon Squire(DSc Wales, PhD MASt Cambridge)Polar marine modelling and physics, wave methods, continua, remote sensing. Research interests and publications Office: No physical location on campus Phone: 021 213 5815 Email: vernon.squire@otago.ac.nz ** Vernon left the Department in 2005 to become the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Division of Sciences. In 2010 he was appointed as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International), which later became Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). He became Professor Emeritus from 1 May 2019, continuing his research interests and maintaining links with the University. **
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Dr Graham Wood(BSc (Hons) (Otago), PhD (ANU))Applications of mathematics and statistics in biology; Statistical modelling of vehicle crashes; Applications of geometry; Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 235 Email: gwood@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Dr Jimmy Zeng(PhD Otago)Office: Preventive and Social Medicine Email: jimmy.zeng@otago.ac.nz |
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Louise Schumacher(NZDipBus; DipCeramicArts; GradDipTchg)Client Services Adminstrator Office: Reception Phone: 479-7759 Email: louise.schumacher@otago.ac.nz ** Louise left the department in December 2021 **
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Dr Lorenzo Toniazzi(PhD Warwick University)Stochastic Processes, Partial Differential Equations, Heavy-tailed Distributions, Nonlocal/Fractional Modelling, Lévy Processes Research interests and publications Office: Science III, room 217 Phone: 479-4109 Email: ltoniazzi@maths.otago.ac.nz |
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Emeritus Professor Robert Aldred(PhD Melbourne)Graph theory and combinatorics Research interests and publications ** Robert retired from the Department in April 2021 **
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Dr Chris Stevens(PhD Otago)Mathematical and computational relativity Research interests and publications Email: cstevens@maths.otago.ac.nz ** Chris left the department in September 2021 **
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