Event Details
- Dates: 31 July 2025 5:30 pm - 31 July 2025 6:30 pm
- Venue: Seminar Room 1.33 & 1.37, Hanna Neumann Building (#145)
Every time I mention that I’m a mathematician to someone new, the most popular response is ‘Oh I was TERRIBLE at maths!’ and a general vibe that I’m extremely strange for not sharing in this feeling. Honestly, as mathematicians, we are a bit different, but I am going to try and explain why we’re not that strange in this talk. To do this I will provide some stories of my own mathematical journey and why I ended up loving it.
About the speaker
Jordan is a descendant of the Birri Gubba people, Associate Dean of Indigenous Strategy and Services and Applied Mathematician at the University of Sydney. He completed his PhD at the Australian National University in 2019 developing methods to model the inundation caused by tsunamis and storm surges. His current research, begun as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide focuses on modelling the interaction between ocean waves and sea ice, which forms as the ocean’s surface freezes. This interaction influences the annual growth and melt of sea ice, which is a key indicator and driver of the Earth’s climate.
When: 31 July 2025
Time: 5:30 – 6:30pm AEST (light refreshments will be served afterwards)
Where: Seminar room 1.33 & 1.37, Mathematical Sciences Institute,
ANU College of Science, Hanna Neumann Building #145
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