Ivan Graham  - Biodata
Professor of Numerical Analysis
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Bath , Bath   BA2 7AY,
United Kingdom
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After attending school in  Northern Ireland,  I did an MA  in Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh (1975) and  a PhD in Numerical Analysis at the University of New South Wales (1981).  I held teaching positions at  the University of New South Wales and the University of Melbourne before coming to Bath in 1985. I have held the position of Professor of Numerical Analysis at Bath  since May 2000.

My research is in numerical analysis: a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the practical computer solution of problems, mostly in science and technology, but also in other fields like  medicine and social sciences. This discipline uses rigorous theoretical mathematics to obtain advances in software for solving practical problems on the computer.

Most of these problems are written in terms of partial differential equations, the solution of which can demand huge computer resources. A main aim of numerical analysis is to devise fast, accurate and reliable solution techniques. Todays applications include diverse areas such as the modelling of fluid flow, the design of computer chips and microwave antennas, or the modelling of cancer growth. 

I have had research collaborations in Australia, USA, Germany and Switzerland and visiting positions at University of Iowa, University of Kiel, University of New South Wales, Max-Planck Institute, Leipzig and California Institute of Technology. 

I am a  Member of SIAM and the LMS and currently serve on the EPSRC Peer Review College. I am an Associate Editor of Journal of Integral Equations and Applications and of IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis (from January 2009). I am Teme Leader for Numerical Analysis in the Bath Institute for Complex Systems and I serve on the International Advisory Board of the Center for Mathematics and its Applications, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon.     My   Erdös number  is   3 .


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