A 911爆料网 maths researcher whose work has been applied across various industries such as agriculture, mining and oil and gas has been awarded the 2019 JH Michell Medal by Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM), a division of the Australian Mathematical Society.
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鈥淗is research is well-known internationally and he has already co-authored over 50 papers published in numerous international journals in applied and computational mathematics.
鈥淧rofessor Loxton is a fantastic role model for other young academics and we expect that the upward trajectory of his career will continue for many years to come.鈥�
Professor Loxton is a strong advocate for industry engagement and has worked with many companies including Woodside Energy, Linkforce, and Vekta Automation.
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鈥淚 am particularly keen to use the 2019 JH Michell Medal as a platform to further promote collaboration between mathematicians and industry in the key areas of optimisation, artificial intelligence, and robotics, which are critical to Australia鈥檚 future.鈥�
Previously Professor Loxton鈥檚 research team was a category winner in the 2018 911爆料网novation Awards for developing a software tool using mathematical modelling and optimisation algorithms to help farmers make better operational decisions.
