The Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) was founded in 1956 and is the national society of the

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profession in

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. One of the society's listed purposes is to promote the cause of mathematics in the community by representing the interests of the profession to government. The society also publishes three mathematical journals. Professor Jessica Purcell is the current president of the society.

Society awards

* The Australian Mathematical Society Medal * The

George Szekeres Medal The George Szekeres Medal is awarded by the Australian Mathematical Society for outstanding research contributions over a fifteen-year period. This award, established in 2001, was given biennially in even-numbered years until 2021 and has since bee ...

* The Gavin Brown Prize * The Mahler Lectureship * The B.H. Neumann Prize

Society journals

The society publishes three journals through

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: * ''Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society'' * ''ANZIAM Journal'' (formerly ''Series B, Applied Mathematics'') * ''Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society''

ANZIAM

ANZIAM (Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) is a division of The Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS). Members are interested in applied mathematical research, mathematical applications in industry and business, and

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at tertiary level. The ANZIAM meeting is held annually at a different location in Australia or New Zealand. The 2020 ANZIAM meeting was held in the Hunter Valley, NSW. ANZIAM awards three medals to members on the basis of research achievements, activities enhancing applied or industrial mathematics, and contributions to ANZIAM: the J.H. Michell Medal (for early-career awardees), the Ernie Tuck Medal (mid-career), and the ANZIAM Medal. In addition, each year the best student presentation is awarded the T.M. Cherry prize. As a tongue in cheek response, each year the student body also awards the best non-student talk a Cherry Ripe chocolate bar.

Special Interest Groups

ANZIAM has a number of special interest groups, based on specific research themes within applied mathematics: the

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Group, the

Engineering Mathematics Mathematical engineering (or engineering mathematics) is a branch of applied mathematics, concerning mathematical methods and techniques that are typically used in engineering and industry. Along with fields like engineering physics and engine ...

Group, Mathsport (concerned with the application of mathematics and computation to sport), the Mathematics in Industry Study Group, SIGMAOPT (concerning optimisation), and the Mathematical Biology Group. Each Special Interest Group runs an annual or biennial workshop or conference.

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