Hamed Baghal Ghaffari (President)
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
hamed.baghalghaffari[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
In my Ph.D., I'm trying to construct Clifford algebra-valued multidimensional Prolate Spheroidal Wave Functions. Then, I will prove that they are also the eigenfunctions of an appropriate time-frequency limiting operator. Finally, we investigate some properties, such as the spectral concentration problem.
Neil Dizon
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
neilkristofer.dizon[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
We are building multidimensional wavelets by treating wavelet construction as feasibility problems that are then solved using the Douglas-Rachford method and other projection algorithms. Towards the end of our research, we expect to have constructed never-before-seen quaternionic wavelets on the plane that hold great promise towards better treatment of colour images.
James Evans
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact: James.Evans10[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
Research on Aperiodic Order
Fillipe Georgiou
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
fillipe.georgiou[at]uowmail.edu.au
Research description:
I am currently researching gradient flows with applications to collective motion in biological systems.
PhD student in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
Emy.Guilbault[at]newcastle.edu.au
Research description:
My PhD project aims to bridge the gap between Ecology and statistics by developing applicable tools for SDMs (Species Distribution Modelling). The heart of this research focus on Point pattern processes and implement methods to work with species misidentification, modelling data collected from multiple sources of varying quality or incorporating community information to improve their performances and better inform conservation decisions.
Balaje Kalyanaraman
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
Balaje.Kalyanaraman[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
My research interests focus on constructing numerical solutions to partial differential equations, mainly the finite element method for applications arising in ice-shelf vibrations and porous media problems.
Benjamin Maldon
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
Benjamin.maldon[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
For my PhD Thesis, I primarily study Mathematical Models for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs). Unlike traditional solar cells, DSSCs carry electrons through a nanoporous semiconductor. This approach to photovoltaics allows DSSCs to avoid the use of notoriously expensive thin film semiconductors, but also changes the nature of the device. In my research I investigate models used by the literature, provide analytical and numerical solutions to common diffusion problems and expand the concept with new mathematical models. Finding analytical solutions requires the use of Lie Symmetries, which forms a significant part of my work. Finally, the literature has developed a body of work around Fractional Diffusion and its application to nanoporous semiconductors. In the final component of my thesis, I will apply this new model to bring unique insight into DSSCs.
Zhenlin Ran
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
zhenlin.ran[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
I'm working on arithmetic algebraic geometry, with a broad range of interests in pure mathematics. To be more specific, I'm working on Drinfeld modules and their moduli schemes. Drinfeld module is an analogy of elliptic curve in function fields case and Drinfeld modular variety corresponds to Shimura variety. In my project, I work on some arithmetical problems over function fields. On the other hand, I will work on more abstract theory on Drinfeld modules over schemes, where algebraic geometry will play a main part.
Matthew Skerritt
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
Research description: Mathematics
Kyle Stevens (Secretary)
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
Kyle.Stevens[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
Mathematically modelling nanomaterials.
Ran Tian
PhD student in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
ran.tian[at]newcastle.edu.au
Research description:
Statistics
Joao Vitor Pinto E Silva (Treasurer)
PhD student in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Contact:
joaovitor.pintoesilva[at]uon.edu.au
Research description:
Study of Elementary Groups, a subclass of totally disconnected locally compact second countable groups with some important properties for the general theory of totally disconnected locally compact second countable groups.
Main areas: Algebra, Group Theory, Topology, Set Theory, Topological Groups.