Join us for a public lecture from Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean Indigenous Strategy & Services Jordan Pitt (University of Sydney and Australian National University Alumni). Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

Abstract

Every time I mention that I’m a mathematician to someone new, the most popular response is ‘Oh I was TERRIBLE at maths!' and a general vibe that I’m extremely strange for not sharing in this feeling. Honestly, as mathematicians, we are a bit different, but I am going to try and explain why we’re not that strange in this talk. To do this I will provide some stories of my own mathematical journey and why I ended up loving it. 

About the speaker

Jordan is a descendant of the Birri Gubba people, Associate Dean of Indigenous Strategy and Services and Applied Mathematician at the University of Sydney. He completed his PhD at the Australian National University in 2019 developing methods to model the inundation caused by tsunamis and storm surges. His current research, begun as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide focuses on modelling the interaction between ocean waves and sea ice, which forms as the ocean’s surface freezes. This interaction influences the annual growth and melt of sea ice, which is a key indicator and driver of the Earth’s climate.