James M. McCaw is an Australian mathematical biologist. He is professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics[1] and in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, where he is also Associate Dean (of Research).[2]

He is primarily known for his work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in which he assisted in informing Australia's public health response. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic he had carried out award winning research on infectious diseases, notably influenza[3] and malaria.[4] He is on the editorial board for several scholarly journals including Epidemics[5] and Infectious Disease Modelling.[6]

Education

McCaw obtained his B.Sc. and PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Melbourne[7] where he served as President of the Postgraduate Physics Students Society.

References

  1. ↑ "James McCaw's profile". School of Mathematics and Statistics. University of Melbourne. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Research profile". Find an Expert. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Australia's disease forecasting system wins National Innovation Awards". OpenGov. OpenGovAsia. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Tilley et al, WINNER 2016 Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  5. ↑ "Epidemics - Editorial Board". Epidemics. Elsevier. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Infectious Disease Modelling Editorial Board". Infectious Disease Modelling. KeAi Publishing. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  7. ↑ McCaw, James M. (2005), Quantum chaos: Spectral analysis of Floquet operators (published 2004), arXiv:math-ph/0503032, Bibcode:2005PhDT.......249M, retrieved 24 May 2021


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