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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-01-29 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006235b.htm person Williamson Geordie FAA FRS AACR2 1981 Place of Birth Bowral, New South Wales, Australia Mathematician Geordie Williamson is a world-leading mathematician in the field of geometric representation theory. He discovered the proofs in algebraic form of several conjectures. In 2018 he was appointed Director of the Mathematical Research Institute at the University of Sydney. 2003 2003 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA(hons)), University of Sydney 2003 2011 Career position - Junior Research Fellow, St Peter's College, University of Oxford 2008 2008 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany 2008 2011 Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2011 2016 Career position - Advanced Researcher (Research Professor), Max Planck Institute for Mathematics 2016 2016 Award - Chevalley Prize, American Mathematical Society 2016 2016 Award - Clay Research Award, Clay Mathematics Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom 2016 2016 Award - European Mathematical Society Prize 2017 Career position - Editor, Annales scientifiques de l'ENS 2017 Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney 2017 2017 Award - New Horizons in Mathematics Prize (joint) 2017 2017 Career position - Editor, Manuscripta mathematica 2017 2022 Career position - Visiting Bonn Research Fellow, Hausdorff Centre for Mathematics, University of Bonn, Germany 2018 Career position - Director, Mathematical Research Institute, University of Sydney 2018 Career position - Editor, Crelle 2018 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2018 2018 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 2018 2018 Award - Australian Mathematical Society Medal 2019 2019 Award - Christopher Heyde Medal, Australian Academy of Science 2023 2023 Award - Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth, Sciences, Chemistry or Physics, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science Christopher Heyde Medal, Australian Academy of Science (2011 - )

Awarded the Medal 2019

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Mathematics, 2017 - ; Director, Mathematical Research Institute 2018 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2018

 Australian Mathematical Society Medal (1981 - )

Awrded the Medal 2018

 New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science (2015 - )

Awarded the Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth, Sciences, Chemistry or Physics 2023

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 'Williamson, Geordie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Williamson, Geordie Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Resource: The Australian Mathematical Society Medal Australian Mathematical Society The Australian Mathematical Society Medal 2024 Resource: Christopher Heyde Medal Australian Academy of Science Christopher Heyde Medal Australian Academy of Science 2022