News archive - 2016

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Matthew Kennedy wins 2016 Australian Math Society BlueHat Prize

Congratulations to Pure Mathematics Professor Matthew Kennedy for winning the BlueHat Prize at the 2016 Australian Mathematical Society annual meeting. Matt was also the Early Career Lecturer at the meeting. The BlueHat Prize is awarded by students to the best non-student speaker at the meeting.

Well done, Matt!

Monday, December 19, 2016

Brian Forrest profiled in CTE Teaching Story

The CTE has published its latest Teaching Story profiling Brian Forrest, Professor of Pure Mathematics, who aligns learning outcomes, assessment, and instruction in his online and on-campus courses. A former student of his Master of Mathematics for Teachers course said Dr. Forrest "masterfully created a rich online mathematical journey." Learn more about the strategies Dr. Forrest brings to his classes: Brian Forrest - Active Learning On Campus and Online.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Editor Jason Bell

Congratulations to Pure Mathematics Professor Jason Bell who was recently named Editor of Communications in Algebra!

More information about Jason and this prestigious appointment can be found on the Communications in Algebra website.

Friday, August 5, 2016

2015/16 Undergraduate Award Winners Honoured

Pure Mathematics is pleased to announce the undergraduate award winners for 2015/16! Congratulations go out to Raymond Cheng, Mohamed El Alami, Shouzhen Gu, Jimmy He, Jason Lynch, Kevin Matthews, John Sardo and Lirong Yang. Please see our undergraduate awards page for more information on the recipients and their awards.

The award winners were honoured at a special Pure Math Tea on Monday, July 25, 2016. Congratulations everyone!

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Ruxandra Moraru wins Distinguished Teaching Award

Ruxandra Moraru has been awarded a 2016 Faculty of Mathematics Award for Distinction in Teaching!