Biographical entry Ewens, Warren John (1937 - )

Summary

Warren John Ewens is Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA and has used mathematical and statistical methods for research into evolutionary population genetics throughout his career. In 1996 he was awarded the E.J. Pitman Medal by the Statistical Society of Australia in recognition of this work. Prior his Pennsylvania appointment, Ewens was Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Monash University for twenty years and before that, Foundation Chair and Professor of Mathematics at La Trobe University from 1967 to 1972. From 1972 to 1977 he was once again at the University of Pennsylvania. Warren Ewens is an author of many scientific publications and a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society of London.

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1958

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematical Statistics completed at the University of Melbourne

1960

Education - Master of Arts (MA) completed at the University of Melbourne

1961 - 1966

Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Statistics at the Australian National University in Canberra

1963

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

1967 - 1970

Career position - Head of the Department of Mathematics at La Trobe University

1967 - 1972

Career position - Foundation Chair and Professor of Mathematics at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria

1971

Career position - Visiting Professor at the universities of Texas and Wisconsin, USA

1972 - 1977

Career position - Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA

1978 - 1996

Career position - Chair and Professor of Mathematics at Monash University in Victoria

1981 -

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

1982 - 1984

Career position - President of the Statistical Society of Australia, Victorian branch

1984 - 1989

Career position - Chair of the Australian Twin Registry

1988 - 1993

Career position - Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Monash University

1993 - 1996

Career position - Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Monash University (several eight month stints)

1996

Award - E.J. Pitman Prize and Medal received from the Statistical Society of Australia Inc.

c. 1997 -

Career position - Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania

1999

Award - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• 'Pitman Medal Awarded to W. J. Ewens', Australian Journal of Staistics, vol. 39, no. 1, 1997, pp. 1-4. Details

Online Resources

• 'Ewens, W J', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-466109. Details