James McCaw
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James M. McCaw | |
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| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical epidmiology |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne |
| Website | sites |
James M. McCaw is an Australian mathematical biologist. He is professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics[1] and in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. He was Associate Dean (of Research) in Science from 2020--2021.[2]
He is primarily known for his work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in which he assisted in informing Australia's public health response. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic he had carried out award winning research on infectious diseases, notably influenza[3] and malaria.[4] He is on the editorial board for several scholarly journals including eLife[5], Epidemics[6] and PLoS Computational Biology[7]
Education[edit]
McCaw obtained his B.Sc. and PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Melbourne[8] where he served as President of the Postgraduate Physics Students Society.
Awards and honours[edit]
- 2024 Australian Research Council Australian Laureate Fellowship[9]
- 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "James McCaw's profile". School of Mathematics and Statistics. University of Melbourne. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Research profile". Find an Expert. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Australia's disease forecasting system wins National Innovation Awards". OpenGov. OpenGovAsia. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Tilley et al, WINNER 2016 Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "eLife - Editorial Board". eLife. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Epidemics - Editorial Board". Epidemics. Elsevier. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "PLoS Computational Biology - Editorial Board". PLoS Computational Biology. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ McCaw, James M. (2005), Quantum chaos: Spectral analysis of Floquet operators (published 2004), arXiv:math-ph/0503032, Bibcode:2005PhDT.......249M, retrieved 24 May 2021
- ^ "2024 Laureate Profile: Professor James McCaw". Australian Research Council. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Australian Museum Eureka Prizes". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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