newsletter - New Zealand Mathematical Society

Beale, Ian; Massey University; 2002; "Subset selection routing: Modelling and heuristics''; Dr John
Giffin.
Ben-Tal, Alona; The University of Auckland, Department of Mathematics; 2001; "A study of symmetric
forced oscillators''; Dr Vivien Kirk; Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland.
Boustead, Therese; University of Canterbury; "Undergraduate difficulties: algebraic skills and
mathematical comprehension''; Dr J. Hannah; manager and research associate at the Curriculum,
Evaluation and Management Centre, University of Canterbury.
Bracewell, Paul J.; Massey University (Albany); 2003; "Quantification of individual rugby player ability
through multivariate analysis and data mining''; Denny Meyer; Lecturer in Statistics, Massey University
(Albany).
Bradley, Chris; The University of Auckland; 1998; "A three-dimensional torso model for
electrocardiology''; A. Pullan, P. Hunter; Post doctoral fellow at Oxford University.
Brown, Sheena; University of Otago; 2000; "Ultrastructural analysis of activity-dependent volume
changes in the antennal lobe of the worker honey bee, Apis mellifera''; Dr Caryn Thompson (jointly with
Zoology Dept).
Bruhn, Aaron; University of Otago; 1999; "Problem Solving Groups: A descriptive study from the
classroom''; Professor Derek Holton.
Buckland, Paul; University of Otago; 2002; "Global optimisation in the New Zealand electricity
market''; Dr John Shanks.
Buist, Martin; The University of Auckland; 2001; "Modelling cardiac activation from cell to body
surface''; A. Pullan, P. Hunter; Research Scientist in the Bioengineering Institute, The University of
Auckland.
Cai, Bo; The University of Auckland, Department of Statistics; 2003; "Adaptive sampling schemes and
Bayesian semiparametric survival analysis''; Dr Renate Meyer.
Cheng, Leo; The University of Auckland; 2001; "Non-invasive electrical imaging of the heart''; A.
Pullan; Research Scientist in the Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland.
Cherrie, Jon; University of Canterbury; "Fast evaluation of radial basis functions: theory and
application''; Associate Professor R.K. Beatson.
Chung, Hyuck; The University of Auckland, Department of Mathematics; 2002; "Mathematical studies
of wave propagation in sea-ice''; Dr Colin Fox; Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Illinois Urbana-
Champaign.
Clark, Austina; University of Otago; 1998; "Spatial design for field experiments''; Dr David Fletcher.
Croucher, Adrian; The University of Auckland; 1998; "Modelling of contaminant transport in rivers and
estuaries''; M. J. O'Sullivan; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Engineering Science, The University of
Auckland.
Dediu, Simona; University of Canterbury; "The constructive theory of operator algebras''; Professor D.S.
Bridges; Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Canterbury.
Dobscanyi, Peter; The University of Auckland, Department of Mathematics; 2000; "Adaptations,
parallelisation and applications of the low-index subgroups algorithms''; Professor Marston Conder;
Research Fellow at Queen Mary College, London.
Du Fresne, Sam; University of Otago; 2000; "Abundance estimating of Hector's dolphin''; Dr David
Fletcher (jointly with Marine Science Department).
Elkin, David; University of Otago; 2001; "Forest partitions of regular graphs''; Dr Robert Aldred.
Enlow, John; University of Otago; 2002; "Mathematical modelling of surfactant liquid crystal x-ray
diffraction''; Ray Enlow, Vernon Squire, Patricia Cragg, Roland Broadbent.
Emms, Grant William; The University of Auckland, Department of Mathematics; 2001; "Active sound
absorbers: Their effect on sound transmission through openings''; Dr Colin Fox; Chief acoustics scientist