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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-03-13 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005987b.htm person Bryce Robert Aitken AACR2 16 November 1940 26 January 2017 Place of Birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Mathematician Bob Bryce was a mathematician whose research was on the structure and representation theory of finite groups. He became known through the Bryce-Cossey Theorem on subgroup closed Fitting formations of finite soluble groups. For over 40 years he was on the staff of the Department of Mathematics at the Australian National University, and served a term as Head of the Department. He was interested in the history of mathematics, particularly group theory. 1967 1970 Career position - Research Fellow in Mathematics, Australian National University 1970 1983 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Pure Mathematics, Australian National University 1983 2003 Career position - Reader in Mathematics, Australian National University 1993 1993 Award - B. H. Neumann Award (jointly), Australian Mathematics Trust 2003 2003 Life event - Retired 2003 2017 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Mathematics Science Institute, Australian National University Australian National University (1946 - )

Reader, Department of Mathematics 1983 - 2003

 B. H. Neumann Award for Excellence in Mathematics Enrichment, Australian Mathematics Trust (1992 - )

Received the Award (jointly) 1993

 Bryce, Robert Aitken (19401116-20170126)

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 'Bryce, Robert Aitken (Bob)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bryce, Robert Aitken (Bob) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: BH Neumann Award recipients Australian Mathematics Trust BH Neumann Award recipients Australian Mathematics Trust 2025 Journal Article: Robert Aitken Bryce 16 November 1940 to 26 January 2017 Cossey, John Robert Aitken Bryce 16 November 1940 to 26 January 2017 2017 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 44 4 222-4