National Committee for Mathematical Sciences

The committee covers all research areas and methods of mathematical sciences, including applied mathematics, mathematical physics, numerical and computational mathematics, pure mathematics, and statistical science. It plays a key role in promoting the vitality and growth of mathematical sciences in Australia and internationally.

The National Committee for Mathematical Sciences aims to:  

• provide strategic evidence-based advice on mathematical sciences to the Academy and other bodies as required   
• support scientific literacy and excellence in mathematical sciences by engaging with researchers, professionals and relevant national organisations  
• liaise with relevant international bodies, ensuring Australian involvement in international activities   
• promote interdisciplinary collaboration and take a multi-disciplinary approach in providing advice to the Academy  

Statement on Mathematics Education

In February 2022 the Academy published a statement regarding proposed revisions to the Australian Curriculum for Mathematics.

Download the statement here (PDF, 136KB)

Reports and activities

• Decadal plan for the mathematical sciences, published March 2016
• The mathematical sciences in Australia: mid-term review, published 2022

Related groups and organisations

• International Mathematical Union (IMU)
• International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)
• Australian Mathematical Society
• Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
• Statistical Society of Australia
• Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
• Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
• Australian Mathematics Trust
• MATRIX
• Australian and New Zealand Association of Mathematical Physics (ANZAMP)
• Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group 

Members

• Chair: Professor Adrian Baddeley
  • Curtin University, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Research expertise: Statistical science, developing new methodology for spatial data and image data, and implementing the methodology in open-source software.
• Ex-officio: Professor Katie Makar
  • University of Queensland, Professor in Mathematics and Statistics Education, President of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
  • Research expertise: Mathematics and statistics education
• Ex-officio: Professor Jan de Gier
  • The University of Melbourne, Director at MATRIX, AustMS Council Member.
  • Research expertise: Mathematical physics, statistical mechanics, combinatorics, integrable models, stochastic processes.
• Ex-officio: Dr Kerri Morgan
  • RMIT University, Senior Lecturer in mathematics. Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group, President.
  • Research expertise: Mathematical sciences.
• Ex-officio Member: Distinguished Professor Aidan Sims
  • University of Wollongong, Professor at School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics. The Australian Mathematical Society, President.
  • Research expertise: Operator algebras and functional analysis, algebra and number theory, category theory, k theory, homological algebra, pure mathematics.
• Ex-officio: Mr John Bament
  • O’Loughlin Catholic College, Head of STEM
  • Research expertise: Mathematics
• Committee member: Professor Serena Dipierro
  • The University of Western Australia, School of Physics, Maths and Computing
  • Research expertise: Partial differential equations, free boundary problems, nonlocal equations, calculus of variations, nonlinear analysis
• Committee member: Professor Gary Froyland
  • UNSW Sydney, School of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Research expertise: interplay of probability and geometry in nonlinear and chaotic dynamical systems
• Observer: Dr Allan Dougan
  • Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, Chief Executive Officer
  • Research expertise: Mathematics teaching and learning
• Ex-officio: Professor Tim Marchant
  •  Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI), Director
  • Research expertise: Nonlinear optics, waves and combustion theory