Biographical entry Thompson, Colin John (1941 - )

Summary

Colin John Thompson has been Professor of Mathematics, University of Melbourne since 1972. His research interests include statistical mechanics, phase transitions, dynamical systems, and chaos.

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Born Sydney, 5 April 1941. Educated University of New South Wales (BSc 1962, PhD 1964). Teaching Fellow, Applied Mathematics Department, University of New South Wales 1962-64; Research Associate, Physics Department, The University of California San Diego 1964-65; Research Associate, Mathematics Department, The Rockefeller University 1965-66; Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, Applied Mathematics Department, University of New South Wales 1966-68; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1968-69; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 1969-72; Professor of Mathematics, University of Melbourne 1972- . Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1995.

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Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Thompson, Colin J', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-534895. Details