UQ alumnus Professor Jim Hill has been awarded the 2008 ANZIAM medal for outstanding achievements in Applied Mathematics and service to ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics).
The ANZIAM Medal is awarded on the basis of research achievements, activities enhancing applied and industrial mathematics and contributions to ANZIAM.
The Head of UQ's School of Physical Sciences, Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop congratulated Professor Hill on his achievement and contributions to the field.
"This is a true testament to his status as one of Australia�s leading mathematicians," she said.
Professor Hill was awarded a Doctor of Science in January 1988 from The University of Queensland for mathematical contributions to the subjects of finite elasticity, double-diffusion theory and heat-diffusion moving boundary problems.
Professor Hill is Head of the Nanomechanics Group in the School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics at the University of Wollongong.
He is currently working in applied mathematical modelling in nanotechnology, including interacting molecular nanostructures, nanofluids and nanoscale heating.
Since the early nineties, Professor Hill has received almost $4 million in research funding from the Australian Research Council including a five year Senior Research Fellowship and a five year Professorial Fellowship, which he currently holds.
Professor Hill is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and a Companion of the Institute of Engineers.
An active member of the Australian Mathematical Society (AMS), Professor Hill has held the position of Chair for ANZIAM and served as Vice-President of AMS for two years each.
Professor Hill has not only been active in professional circles but has encouraged, mentored and supported a considerable number of students at all levels, the majority of whom have gone on to become great mathematicians who have a major influence on the discipline in Australia, New Zealand and further abroad.
His career includes time as Associate Editor of five major International Mathematical Journals including the IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Oxford University Press), the Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics (Oxford University Press), the Journal of Engineering Mathematics (Kluwer), the Journal of Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (Sage Science Press), and, for more than 25 years, the ANZIAM Journal of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Australian Mathematical Society).
Media: For more information contact Professor Jim Hill on (02) 4221 3822. For further information about the School of Physical Sciences at The University of Queensland contact Lynelle Ross (Marketing and Communications Officer) on (07) 3346 9935.
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