Biographical entry Cowling, Michael George (1949 - )

Summary

Michael Cowling is Professor and Head of the School of Mathematics at the University of New South Wales. Prior to this he spent several years lecturing at the University of Genoa in Italy. Cowling researches several areas of mathematics including harmonic analysis and geometry of Lie groups. He collaborates with mathematicians from many countries, including France, Switzerland, Israel, Italy, Poland and Japan and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

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1971

Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the Australian National University in Canberra

1974

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Australian National University

1974 - 1975

Career position - Postdoctoral and Teaching Fellow at the University of British Columbia in Canada

1975 - 1977

Career position - Visiting Professor at the University of Genoa in Italy (academic years only)

1977 - 1978

Career position - Professore Incaricato at the University of Genoa

1978 - 1979

Career position - Visiting Assistant Professor at Washington University in St Louis, U.S.A.

1979 - 1980

Career position - Professore Incaricato at Genoa

1980 - 1981

Career position - Professor of Mathematical Analysis at the University of Genoa

1983 - 2001

Career position - Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of New South Wales

1989

Award - Australian Mathematical Society Medal received

1993 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

2001 -

Career position - Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales

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• National Library of Australia, 'Cowling, M', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-480871. Details