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Ewens, Warren John (1937 - )

FAA, FRS

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Mathematician

Born: 23 January 1937 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Warren John Ewens is Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA and has used mathematical and statistical methods for research into evolutionary population genetics throughout his career. In 1996 he was awarded the E.J. Pitman Medal by the Statistical Society of Australia in recognition of this work. Prior his Pennsylvania appointment, Ewens was Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Monash University for twenty years and before that, Foundation Chair and Professor of Mathematics at La Trobe University from 1967 to 1972. From 1972 to 1977 he was once again at the University of Pennsylvania. Warren Ewens is an author of many scientific publications and a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society of London.

Career Highlights

URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.bio.upenn.edu/faculty/ewens/

Chronology
1958 Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematical Statistics completed at the University of Melbourne
1960 Master of Arts (MA) completed at the University of Melbourne
1961 - 1966 Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Statistics at the Australian National University in Canberra
1963 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Australian national University
1967 - 1970 Head of the Department of Mathematics at La Trobe University
1967 - 1972 Foundation Chair and Professor of Mathematics at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria
1971 Visiting Professor at the universities of Texas and Wisconsin, USA
1972 - 1977 Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
1978 - 1996 Chair and Professor of Mathematics at Monash University in Victoria
1981 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1982 - 1984 President of the Statistical Society of Australia, Victorian branch
1984 - 1989 Chair of the Australian Twin Registry
1988 - 1993 Chairof the Department of Mathematics at Monash University
1993 - 1996 Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Monash University (several eight month stints)
1996 E.J. Pitman Prize and Medal received from the Statistical Society of Australia Inc.
c. 1997 - Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania
1999 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 17 October 2005
Modified: 29 January 2007

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