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James M. McCaw | |
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Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematical epidmiology |
Institutions | University of Melbourne |
Website | sites |
James M. McCaw is an Australian mathematical biologist. He is professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics and in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. He was Associate Dean (of Research) in Science from 2020--2021.
He is primarily known for his work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in which he assisted in informing Australia's public health response. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic he had carried out award winning research on infectious diseases, notably influenza and malaria. He is on the editorial board for several scholarly journals including eLife, Epidemics and PLoS Computational Biology
Education
McCaw obtained his B.Sc. and PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Melbourne where he served as President of the Postgraduate Physics Students Society.
Awards and honours
- 2024 Australian Research Council Australian Laureate Fellowship
- 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research
References
- "James McCaw's profile". School of Mathematics and Statistics. University of Melbourne. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- "Research profile". Find an Expert. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- "Australia's disease forecasting system wins National Innovation Awards". OpenGov. OpenGovAsia. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- "Tilley et al, WINNER 2016 Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- "eLife - Editorial Board". eLife. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- "Epidemics - Editorial Board". Epidemics. Elsevier. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- "PLoS Computational Biology - Editorial Board". PLoS Computational Biology. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- McCaw, James M. (2005), Quantum chaos: Spectral analysis of Floquet operators (published 2004), arXiv:math-ph/0503032, Bibcode:2005PhDT.......249M, retrieved 24 May 2021
- "2024 Laureate Profile: Professor James McCaw". Australian Research Council. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- "Australian Museum Eureka Prizes". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
External links
Scholia has a profile for James M. McCaw (Q41045781).
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