Department Staff
Head of Department
Professor Jennifer Brown
Jennifer.Brown@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 437 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6696
Research Interests
Ecological statistics, environmental monitoring, animal population assessment, sampling theory, experimental design.
Administrative Staff
Pauline Auger
Administrative Assistant
P.Auger@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 436 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6600
Julie Daly, BCom(AFIS), GradDipMgt.
Administration Manager
J.Daly@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3856
Penelope Goode
Department Administrator
Head of Department P.A.
Penelope.Goode@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 436 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4846
Sarah Vincent
Administrative Assistant
S.Vincent@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 436 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7698
Academic Staff
Liz Ackerley
STAR Course Co–ordinator
Senior Academic Tutor
L.Ackerley@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7882
Associate Professor Rick Beatson
R.Beatson@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 322 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3823
Research Interests
Mathematics, statistics and fast algorithms for fitting spatial data. Radial basis functions. Visualisation. Applications to laser scanner and geophysical data. Neural networks, Kriging and Cross Validation.
Professor Douglas Bridges
Professor of Pure Mathematics
Deputy Head of Department
D.Bridges@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 322 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3823
Research Interests
Constructive foundations of analysis, topology, algebra, and physics. Computability and complexity. Mathematical economics.
Professor Jennifer Brown
Head of Department
Jennifer.Brown@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 437 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6696
Research Interests
Ecological statistics, environmental monitoring, animal population assessment, sampling theory, experimental design.
Dr Richard Brown
Lecturer in Mathematics
R.Brown@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 329 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4867
Research Interests
Mathematical biology. Spatial population models. Applied linear algebra. Geometry in computer vision.
Dr Qui Bui
Senior Lecturer
Q.Bui@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 322 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3823
Research Interests
Fourier analysis. Wavelet analysis. Weighted functions spaces. Littlewood-Paley theory.
Jane Clucas
Senior Academic Tutor
Jane.Clucas@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7882
Irene David
Director of Teaching — Tutors
Senior Academic Tutor
I.David@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7882
Dr James Degnan
Senior Lecturer
J.Degnan@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 330 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6682
Research Interests
Phylogenetics and population genetics, the coalescent process applied to multiple species.
Dr John Hannah
Senior Lecturer
J.Hannah@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 332 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7685
Research Interests
Abstract and linear algebra. Mathematics education. History of mathematics.
Dr Mark Hickman
Senior Lecturer
M.Hickman@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Symmetries of differential equations. Invariance under groups. Algebraic computing. Dynamical systems.
Dr Alex James
Senior Lecturer
A.James@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 312A Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 8877
Research Interests
Modelling of problems in combustion and ecology including larval fish growth and the role of environmental stochasticity.
Dr Dominic Lee
Senior Lecturer
D.Lee@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 314 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7665
Research Interests
Computational, Bayesian and nonparametric statistics, with applications in medical research, bioinformatics, signal processing and image processing.
Dr Jeanette McLeod
Lecturer
Jeanette.McLeod@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 332 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7685
Research Interests
Combinatorics; in particular asymptotic enumeration, Latin squares, graph colouring and random graphs.
Dr Elena Moltchanova
Senior Lecturer
Statistics Consultant
Elena.Moltchanova@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 309 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6267
Consulting: Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment.
Research Interests
Applied Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling, epidemiology, modelling of extreme events.
Dr Clemency Montelle
Senior Lecturer
C.Montelle@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 309 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6267
Research Interests
History and Philosophy of Mathematics. The preparation, translation, and commentary of ancient mathematical texts in Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic and Akkadian. Ancient Mathematical Astronomy and Modelling.
Dr Miguel Moyers-Gonzalez
Lecturer
Miguel.MoyersGonzalez@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 329 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4867
Research Interests
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. Hydrodynamic stability of Complex fluids. Industrial mathematics. Hemodynamics (modeling and computation). Partial Differential Equations: numerical and theoretical approaches.
Dr Rua Murray
Senior Lecturer
R.Murray@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 329 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4867
Research Interests
Dynamical systems; ergodic theory; numerical effects in dynamics; approximation theory.
Dr Michael Plank
Senior Lecturer
M.Plank@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 329 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4867
Research Interests
Mathematical biology. Modelling problems in biology, ecology and engineering, including cardiovascular disease and kidney function.
Dr Chris Price
Director of Teaching — Mathematics
Senior Lecturer
C.Price@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 326 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7682
Research Interests
Optimisation, Acoustics.
Dr Marco Reale
Director of Teaching — Statistics
Senior Lecturer
M.Reale@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 321A/B Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 43006
Research Interests
Interactions between graph theory and statistics, in particular time series analysis. Applications to econometrics, finance and bioinformatics.
Dr Peter Renaud
Senior Lecturer
P.Renaud@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 332 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7685
Research Interests
Functional analysis. Ergodic theory. Number theory. Cryptography. Clifford algebras. Quantum Mechanics.
Dr Blair Robertson
Lecturer
B.Robertson@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7882
Research Interests
Numerical optimization; statistical pattern recognition; computational mathematics and statistics.
Patrick W. Saart
Lecturer
Patrick.WSaart@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 314 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7665
Research Interests
Econometric Theory, Time Series analysis, Nonparametric and Semiparametric inferences and Financial Mathematics.
Dr Raazesh Sainudiin
Senior Lecturer
R.Sainudiin@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 326 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7682
Research Interests
Statistical inference of stochastic processes embedded within stochastically evolving networks. Examples include statistical decision problems in population genetics, phylogenetics, and ecological genetics.
Dr Carl Scarrott
Senior Lecturer
C.Scarrott@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Spatial statistics, extreme value methods and spectral analysis with application to problems in industry, ecology, environment and science.
Hilary Seddon
Senior Academic Tutor
H.Seddon@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7882
Professor Charles Semple
Director of Research
C.Semple@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 312B Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 8349
Research Interests
Combinatorics, algorithms, and mathematical biology, particularly phylogenetics and matroid theory.
Associate Professor Peter Smith
Peter.Smith@canterbury.ac.nz
Room
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Statistical design and analysis of communication systems. Digital mobile radio systems. Antenna arrays. MIMO wireless systems. Simulation.
Professor Mike Steel
Director for Biomathematics Research Centre
M.Steel@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 312B Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 8349
Research Interests
Discrete and stochastic models, bioinformatics, theoretical biology and evolutionary genetics.
Associate Professor Günter Steinke
G.Steinke@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 332 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7685
Research Interests
Geometry. Topology. Groups. Combinatorics.
Robin Tiffen
Teaching Fellow
Robin.Tiffen@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7882
Professor David Wall
D.Wall@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 327 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 8339
Research Interests
Mathematical wave theory. Inverse problems. Mathematical biology. Computational mathematics. Applied dynamical systems.
Phillipa Williams
Senior Academic Tutor
P.Williams@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4867
Dr Phil Wilson
Senior Lecturer
P.Wilson@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 329 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4867
Research Interests
Mathematical modelling in biology and industry. Multiscale information transfer and emergent phenomena. Philosophy and communication of mathematics.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Maarten McKubre-Jordens
Maarten.Jordens@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 322 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3823
Research Interests
Analysis: non-classical analysis, functional analysis, extremal problems and critical energy phenomena. Topology: constructive notions of compactness, apartness & uniform spaces. Foundations and philosophy of mathematics. Non-classical logic and mathematics. Probability theory: foundations and paradoxes, game theory. Interdisciplinary: the interaction of mathematics with philosophy, economics, physics, and other disciplines.
Dr Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 314 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7665
Research Interests
Extreme value methods, Bayesian nonparametric statistics, time series analysis with application to econometrics, finance and science.
Fellows
Mr Bob Broughton
Adjunct Senior Fellow
R.Broughton@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 444 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7882
Research Interests
Computing in Education, Computational Mathematics.
Adjunct Associate Professor Ian Coope
I.Coope@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Numerical optimization. Linear algebra and applications. Computational science.
Adjunct Professor Michael McAleer
Adjunct Associate Professor Ben Martin
Research Interests
Varieties of representations of finitely generated groups, and applications; reductive algebraic groups; subgroup growth and representation growth of finitely generated groups; automorphism groups of trees; geometric invariant theory.
Richard Penny
Adjunct Fellow
Richard.Penny@stats.govt.nz
Room 321A/B Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 43006, or +64 3 964 8769
Research Interests
Design, implementation and analysis of complex surveys, confidentiality and privacy, seasonal adjustment.
Dr David Robinson
Adjunct Senior Fellow
D.Robinson@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Mathematics of plant architecture.
Dr Luminiţa Simona Vîţă
Adjunct Fellow
simona.vita@nielsen.com
The Nielsen Company, Wellington
Research Interests
Constructive foundations of analysis and topology. Recursive functions theory, computability and complexity.
Adjunct Associate Professor Neil Watson
N.Watson@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Partial differential equations and potential theory.
Ian Westbrooke
Adjunct Fellow
iwestbrooke@doc.govt.nz
Room 314 Rutherford Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7665
Research Interests
Environmental statistics, statistics for conservation; applied data visualisation (graphing);
Visiting Lecturers
David Baird
Jason Bentley
Nicholas Duncan
Ester Meenken
Rachael Tappenden
Emeritus Professors
Emeritus Professor John Deely
Emeritus Professor Roy Kerr
Roy.Kerr@canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Photographer: Max Alexander
Emeritus Professor Brian Woods
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Associates
Dr Bill Baritompa
B.Baritompa@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Global optimisation, theoretical limitations and design of practical algorithms. Scientific and statistical computing. Mathematics education.
Dr Easaw Chacko
E.Chacko@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Probability theory, Stochastic processes, time-series analysis.
Dr A.W. McInnes
A.McInnes@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Computational mathematics. Approximation theory. Approximation by Algebraic functions.
Bill Taylor
W.Taylor@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2600
Research Interests
Probability, with emphasis on discrete probability processes and the connection between probability and logic.
Computer Support Staff
Paul Brouwers
Computer Technician/Programmer
P.Brouwers@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 434 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 8375
Steve Gourdie
ITCS Manager
stephen.gourdie@canterbury.ac.nz
Room 434 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7425
Mr Allen Witt
Senior Programmer/Analyst
A.Witt@math.canterbury.ac.nz
Room 434 Erskine Building
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 8375