The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences has announced its first cohort of fellows, 100 in total from across academia and teaching, science communication and business. Twelve of those fellows are from Oxford, spread across four departments, reflecting the reach and importance of mathematics.
From Oxford Mathematics, work in partial differential equations is represented by Jose Carrillo and Gui-Qiang Chen, mathematical finance by Rama Cont, geometry by Jason Lotay, analytic number theory by James Maynard, computational mathematics by Christoph Reisinger, and mathematical modelling in medicine by Sarah Waters.
From the Department of Statistics, Christl Donnelly's work in analysing infectious diseases is recognised; while from Computer Science Leslie Goldberg's work in randomised algorithms sees her elected fellow. Deirdre Hollingsworth, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in Nuffield Department of Medicine is also made a fellow.
In addition, entrepreneur Zubin Siganporia, a visiting fellow in Oxford Mathematics. is made a fellow of the Academy as is Robert Leese, Chief Technical Officer of the Smith Institute, and a Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford University.
Congratulations to all. The Fellows will contribute to projects of national importance - such as strengthening maths education in the UK, supporting responsible AI, addressing the UK’s leaky mathematical talent pipeline, and leveraging the mathematical sciences to tackle climate change - for the benefit of the whole UK. Alison Etheridge, founding President of the Academy and Professor of Probability in Oxford’s Department of Statistics, said: ‘I’m delighted to welcome our inaugural Fellows - individuals of exceptional distinction who collectively advance the mathematical sciences through discovery, leadership, education and real-world application.’
The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, founded in 2023, provides an authoritative, persuasive, and influential voice for the whole discipline. It brings together those in academia, education, business, industry, and government from across all four nations, providing crucial connectivity for harnessing the mathematical sciences to enhance economic productivity, improve lives, and support societal wellbeing.
Image (from left to right from top left): Jose Carrillo, Gui-Qiang Chen, Rama Cont, Christl Donnelly, Leslie Goldberg, Deirdre Hollingsworth, Robert Lesse, Jason Lotay, James Maynard, Christoph Reisinger, Zubin Siganporia, and Sarah Waters. All against the backdrop of the Academy logo.