Brief History       Undergraduate: B.Sc. (Hons) (1978 - 81) at the University of Sydney . Postgraduate: Ph.D. (1982 - 86) (including M.A. (1984)) at Princeton University (New Jersey, USA), Advisor: Martin D. Kruskal. Visiting Positions: University of Colorado, Boulder, Princeton University, Rutgers University, University of Exeter, Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, University of Turku, Finland, University of Paris VII, University of Manchester, University of Joensuu, Finland. Academic Positions: Australian National University    Postdoctoral Fellow (1987)    Research Fellow and Lecturer (1988 - 90) University of New South Wales    Lecturer (1990 - 94)    Senior Lecturer (1994 - 1997) University of Adelaide    Australian Research Council Senior Research Fellow (1997 - 2002)        Associate Professor/Reader (1998 - 2002) University of Sydney    Chair of Applied Mathematics (2002 - )    Director, Centre for Mathematical Biology (2006 - )    Head, School of Mathematics and Statistics (from April, 2007) Other Positions: Australian Mathematical Society    Vice-President (September 2005 - September 2007)    Incoming President (September 2007 - September 2008)        President (September 2008 - September 2010)        Outgoing President (September 2010 - September 2011) Nalini's Home Page Research interests Last modified: 18 October 2007 by n.joshi