Dowsey

John Dowsey received a BH Neumann Award at the Mathematics Challenge Problems Committee dinner at Janine McIntosh's Melbourne home, on Friday 05 February 2010. The Award was presented by Peter Taylor, Executive Director of the Australian Mathematics Trust.

From left Bruce Henry, John Dowsey, Peter Taylor, Philip Swedosh.

Citation

John Dowsey is in the mathematics education department of the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, and as such is involved in the training of mathematics teachers in Victoria.

For 8 years until 2002 John was a member of the Problems Committee of the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians, much of that time as Deputy Chair, closely working with the Chair in developing the materials.

Since 2002 John has maintained his role in this work as a moderator, but he has also continued with his work in a number of other roles, particularly as a member of the committee of five mathematicians who compose the problems for the Australian Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO), essentially the national Olympiad for students up to year 10.

Previous BH Neumann Award winners present at the function, from left Andrei Storozhev, Steve Thornton, Mike Newman, Philip Swedosh, Katrina Sims, Andy Edwards, Kevin McAvaney, John Dowsey, Peter Taylor, Bruce Henry, Giovanna Vardaro, Bob Bryce, Lorraine Mottershead, Anna Nakos.

Peter Taylor

Friday 05 February 2010