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Address: University of St Andrews, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematical Institute, North Haugh, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
DAVID REES JONES Address: University of St Andrews, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematical Institute, North Haugh, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom. Website: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/profile/dwrj1 Email: [email protected] ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-8698-401X POSITIONS 2019–: Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews. 2016–2019: Postdoctoral researcher in subduction-zone geodynamics, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford (2016–2018). Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge (2019). Advised by Professor Richard Katz and Dr John Rudge (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge). 2014–2016: Postdoctoral researcher on the fluid dynamics of frazil-ice crystals, Department of Physics, University of Oxford. Advised by Dr Andrew Wells. 2014–2019: College tutor, Department of Physics, University of Oxford St Anne’s College (2014–2019) and Hertford College (2015–2016). EDUCATION 2010–2013: PhD, Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge Supervised by Professor Grae Worster. Thesis: The Convective Desalination of Sea Ice (accepted April 2014) Institute of Theoretical Geophysics. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). NERC studentship. 2009–2010: MMath (‘Part III’), Distinction, University of Cambridge Essay ‘Global Modes in Shear Flows’ supervised by Professor Nigel Peake. Courses: Geophysical and Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Solidification of Fluids, Slow Viscous Flow, Fluid Dynamics of Energy, and Perturbation and Stability Methods. Not-examined: Polar Oceans and Climate Change, Biological Physics. 2006–2009: BA, First Class Hons., Mathematics, University of Cambridge First class in examinations in each year. PRIZES AND AWARDS 2015: Lighthill-Thwaites Prize finalist. Awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) for a paper in Applied Mathematics within 5 years of first degree. -
Brief Biographies of Candidates 2004
BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF CANDIDATES 2014 Candidate for election as President (1 vacancy) Terry Lyons, Wallis Professor of Mathematics, and Director, Oxford-Man Institute for Quantitative Finance, University of Oxford Email: [email protected], [email protected] Home page: http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/terry.lyons PhD: DPhil: University of Oxford 1980 Previous appointments: jr res fell Jesus Coll Oxford 1979-81, Hedrick visiting asst prof UCLA 1981-82, lectr in mathematics Imperial Coll of Sci and Technol London 1981-85; Univ of Edinburgh: Colin MacLaurin prof of mathematics 1985-93, head Dept of Mathematics and Statistics 1988-91; prof of mathematics Imperial Coll of Sci Technol and Med 1993-2000, Wallis prof of mathematics Univ of Oxford 2000-, dir Wales Inst of Mathematical and Computational Sciences 2007-11, dir Oxford-Man Inst Univ of Oxford 2011- Research interests: Stochastic Analysis, Rough Paths, Rough Differential Equations, and the particularly the development of the algebraic, analytic, and stochastic methodologies appropriate to describing the interactions within high dimensional and highly oscillatory systems. Applications of this mathematics (for example – in finance). LMS service: President, President Designate 2012-2014; Vice-President 2000-2002; Prizes Committee 1998, 2001 and 2002; Publications Committee 2002; Programme Committee 2002; LMS editorial advisor (10 years). Additional Information: sr fell EPSRC 1993-98, fell Univ of Aberystwyth 2010, fell Univ of Cardiff 2012; Rollo Davidson Prize 1985, Whitehead Prize London Mathematical Soc 1986, Polya Prize London Mathematical Soc 2000, European Research Cncl Advanced Grant 2011; Docteur (hc) Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 2007; FRSE 1987, FRSA 1990, FIMA 1991, FRS 2002, FIMS 2004, FLSW 2011. -
Front Matter
Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-14577-0 - Probability and Mathematical Genetics Edited by N. H. Bingham and C. M. Goldie Frontmatter More information LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY LECTURE NOTE SERIES Managing Editor: Professor M. Reid, Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom The titles below are available from booksellers, or from Cambridge University Press at www.cambridge.org/mathematics 300 Introduction to M¨obiusdifferential geometry, U. HERTRICH-JEROMIN 301 Stable modules and the D(2)-problem, F. E. A. JOHNSON 302 Discrete and continuous nonlinear Schr¨odingersystems, M. J. ABLOWITZ, B. PRINARI & A. D. TRUBATCH 303 Number theory and algebraic geometry, M. REID & A. SKOROBOGATOV (eds) 304 Groups St Andrews 2001 in Oxford I, C. M. CAMPBELL, E. F. ROBERTSON & G. C. SMITH (eds) 305 Groups St Andrews 2001 in Oxford II, C. M. CAMPBELL, E. F. ROBERTSON & G. C. SMITH (eds) 306 Geometric mechanics and symmetry, J. MONTALDI & T. RATIU (eds) 307 Surveys in combinatorics 2003, C. D. WENSLEY (ed.) 308 Topology, geometry and quantum field theory, U. L. TILLMANN (ed) 309 Corings and comodules, T. BRZEZINSKI & R. WISBAUER 310 Topics in dynamics and ergodic theory, S. BEZUGLYI & S. KOLYADA (eds) 311 Groups: topological, combinatorial and arithmetic aspects, T. W. MULLER¨ (ed) 312 Foundations of computational mathematics, Minneapolis 2002, F. CUCKER et al (eds) 313 Transcendental aspects of algebraic cycles, S. MULLER-STACH¨ & C. PETERS (eds) 314 Spectral generalizations of line graphs, D. CVETKOVIC,´ P. ROWLINSON & S. SIMIC´ 315 Structured ring spectra, A. BAKER & B. RICHTER (eds) 316 Linear logic in computer science, T. EHRHARD, P. -
NEWSLETTER Issue: 491 - November 2020
i “NLMS_491” — 2020/10/28 — 11:56 — page 1 — #1 i i i NEWSLETTER Issue: 491 - November 2020 COXETER THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FRIEZES AND PROBABILIST’S CHRISTMAS GEOMETRY URN LECTURER i i i i i “NLMS_491” — 2020/10/28 — 11:56 — page 2 — #2 i i i EDITOR-IN-CHIEF COPYRIGHT NOTICE Eleanor Lingham (Sheeld Hallam University) News items and notices in the Newsletter may [email protected] be freely used elsewhere unless otherwise stated, although attribution is requested when reproducing whole articles. Contributions to EDITORIAL BOARD the Newsletter are made under a non-exclusive June Barrow-Green (Open University) licence; please contact the author or David Chillingworth (University of Southampton) photographer for the rights to reproduce. Jessica Enright (University of Glasgow) The LMS cannot accept responsibility for the Jonathan Fraser (University of St Andrews) accuracy of information in the Newsletter. Views Jelena Grbic´ (University of Southampton) expressed do not necessarily represent the Cathy Hobbs (UWE) views or policy of the Editorial Team or London Christopher Hollings (Oxford) Mathematical Society. Stephen Huggett Adam Johansen (University of Warwick) ISSN: 2516-3841 (Print) Susan Oakes (London Mathematical Society) ISSN: 2516-385X (Online) Andrew Wade (Durham University) DOI: 10.1112/NLMS Mike Whittaker (University of Glasgow) Early Career Content Editor: Jelena Grbic´ NEWSLETTER WEBSITE News Editor: Susan Oakes Reviews Editor: Christopher Hollings The Newsletter is freely available electronically at lms.ac.uk/publications/lms-newsletter. CORRESPONDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERSHIP LMS/EMS Correspondent: David Chillingworth Joining the LMS is a straightforward process. For Policy Digest: John Johnston membership details see lms.ac.uk/membership. -
Agenda and Minutes of the UK Statistics Authority Meeting on 6
UK STATISTICS AUTHORITY Minutes Thursday, 6 June 2013 Boardroom, Titchfield Present UK Statistics Authority Sir Andrew Dilnot (Chair) Professor David Rhind Professor Sir Adrian Smith Mr Richard Alldritt Mr Partha Dasgupta Ms Carolyn Fairbairn Dame Moira Gibb Professor David Hand Dr David Levy Ms Jil Matheson Mr Glen Watson Secretariat Mr Robert Bumpstead Mr Joe Cuddeford Apologies Dr Colette Bowe Other attendees Mr Peter Benton, Mr Alistair Calder and Mr Ian Cope (for item 7) Minutes 1. Apologies 1.1 Apologies were received from Dr Bowe. 2. Declarations of interest 2.1 There were no declarations of interest. 3. Minutes, matters arising from the previous meetings 3.1 The minutes of the previous meeting held on 9 May 2013 were agreed as a true and fair account. 3.2 It was confirmed that a paper from ONS about migration statistics would be considered at the July Authority Board meeting. 4. Authority Chair’s Report 4.1 The Chair had recently attended a meeting of the Cabinet’s Ministerial Committee on Home Affairs to discuss the future provision of population statistics for England and Wales. 4.2 The Chair would be meeting with the Work and Pensions Select Committee on 10 June to discuss official statistics in the Department for Work and Pensions. 4.3 The Chair had written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith MP, regarding statistics about the benefit cap, and the Chairman of the Conservative Party, Grant Shapps MP, regarding statistics about the Employment and Support Allowance. 5. Reports from Authority Committee Chairs Assessment Committee 5.1 Professor Rhind reported on the meeting of the Assessment Committee held on 16 May. -
Strength in Numbers: the Rising of Academic Statistics Departments In
Agresti · Meng Agresti Eds. Alan Agresti · Xiao-Li Meng Editors Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics DepartmentsStatistics in the U.S. Rising of Academic The in Numbers: Strength Statistics Departments in the U.S. Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U.S. Alan Agresti • Xiao-Li Meng Editors Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U.S. 123 Editors Alan Agresti Xiao-Li Meng Department of Statistics Department of Statistics University of Florida Harvard University Gainesville, FL Cambridge, MA USA USA ISBN 978-1-4614-3648-5 ISBN 978-1-4614-3649-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-3649-2 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012942702 Ó Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. -
ZCWPW1 Is Recruited to Recombination Hotspots by PRDM9
RESEARCH ARTICLE ZCWPW1 is recruited to recombination hotspots by PRDM9 and is essential for meiotic double strand break repair Daniel Wells1,2†*, Emmanuelle Bitoun1,2†*, Daniela Moralli1, Gang Zhang1, Anjali Hinch1, Julia Jankowska1, Peter Donnelly1,2, Catherine Green1, Simon R Myers1,2* 1The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; 2Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Abstract During meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair and recombine, enabling balanced segregation and generating genetic diversity. In many vertebrates, double-strand breaks (DSBs) initiate recombination within hotspots where PRDM9 binds, and deposits H3K4me3 and H3K36me3. However, no protein(s) recognising this unique combination of histone marks have been identified. We identified Zcwpw1, containing H3K4me3 and H3K36me3 recognition domains, as having highly correlated expression with Prdm9. Here, we show that ZCWPW1 has co-evolved with PRDM9 and, in human cells, is strongly and specifically recruited to PRDM9 binding sites, with higher affinity than sites possessing H3K4me3 alone. Surprisingly, ZCWPW1 also recognises CpG dinucleotides. Male Zcwpw1 knockout mice show completely normal DSB positioning, but persistent DMC1 foci, severe DSB repair and synapsis defects, and downstream sterility. Our findings suggest ZCWPW1 recognition of PRDM9-bound sites at DSB hotspots is critical for *For correspondence: synapsis, and hence fertility. [email protected] (DW); [email protected] (EB); [email protected] (SRM) †These authors contributed Introduction equally to this work Meiosis is a specialised cell division, producing haploid gametes essential for reproduction. Uniquely, during this process homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes pair and exchange Competing interests: The DNA (recombine) before undergoing balanced independent segregation. -
September 2010
THE ISBA BULLETIN Vol. 17 No. 3 September 2010 The official bulletin of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis AMESSAGE FROM THE membership renewal (there will be special provi- PRESIDENT sions for members who hold multi-year member- ships). Peter Muller¨ The Bayesian Nonparametrics Section (IS- ISBA President, 2010 BA/BNP) is already up and running, and plan- [email protected] ning the 2011 BNP workshop. Please see the News from the World section in this Bulletin First some sad news. In August we lost two and our homepage (select “business” and “mee- big Bayesians. Julian Besag passed away on Au- tings”). gust 6, and Arnold Zellner passed away on Au- gust 11. Arnold was one of the founding ISBA ISBA/SBSS Educational Initiative. Jointly presidents and was instrumental to get Bayesian with ASA/SBSS (American Statistical Associa- started. Obituaries on this issue of the Analysis tion, Section on Bayesian Statistical Science) we Bulletin and on our homepage acknowledge Juli- launched a new joint educational initiative. The an and Arnold’s pathbreaking contributions and initiative formalized a long standing history of their impact on the lives of many people in our collaboration of ISBA and ASA/SBSS in related research community. They will be missed dearly! matters. Continued on page 2. ISBA Elections 2010. Please check out the elec- tion statements of the candidates for the upco- In this issue ming ISBA elections. We have an amazing slate ‰ A MESSAGE FROM THE BA EDITOR of candidates. Thanks to the nominating commit- *Page 2 tee, Mike West (chair), Renato Martins Assuncao,˜ Jennifer Hill, Beatrix Jones, Jaeyong Lee, Yasuhi- ‰ 2010 ISBA ELECTION *Page 3 ro Omori and Gareth Robert! ‰ SAVAGE AWARD AND MITCHELL PRIZE 2010 *Page 8 Sections. -
Academic Genealogy of the Oakland University Department Of
Basilios Bessarion Mystras 1436 Guarino da Verona Johannes Argyropoulos 1408 Università di Padova 1444 Academic Genealogy of the Oakland University Vittorino da Feltre Marsilio Ficino Cristoforo Landino Università di Padova 1416 Università di Firenze 1462 Theodoros Gazes Ognibene (Omnibonus Leonicenus) Bonisoli da Lonigo Angelo Poliziano Florens Florentius Radwyn Radewyns Geert Gerardus Magnus Groote Università di Mantova 1433 Università di Mantova Università di Firenze 1477 Constantinople 1433 DepartmentThe Mathematics Genealogy Project of is a serviceMathematics of North Dakota State University and and the American Statistics Mathematical Society. Demetrios Chalcocondyles http://www.mathgenealogy.org/ Heinrich von Langenstein Gaetano da Thiene Sigismondo Polcastro Leo Outers Moses Perez Scipione Fortiguerra Rudolf Agricola Thomas von Kempen à Kempis Jacob ben Jehiel Loans Accademia Romana 1452 Université de Paris 1363, 1375 Université Catholique de Louvain 1485 Università di Firenze 1493 Università degli Studi di Ferrara 1478 Mystras 1452 Jan Standonck Johann (Johannes Kapnion) Reuchlin Johannes von Gmunden Nicoletto Vernia Pietro Roccabonella Pelope Maarten (Martinus Dorpius) van Dorp Jean Tagault François Dubois Janus Lascaris Girolamo (Hieronymus Aleander) Aleandro Matthaeus Adrianus Alexander Hegius Johannes Stöffler Collège Sainte-Barbe 1474 Universität Basel 1477 Universität Wien 1406 Università di Padova Università di Padova Université Catholique de Louvain 1504, 1515 Université de Paris 1516 Università di Padova 1472 Università -
Mathematical Genealogy of the Wellesley College Department Of
Nilos Kabasilas Mathematical Genealogy of the Wellesley College Department of Mathematics Elissaeus Judaeus Demetrios Kydones The Mathematics Genealogy Project is a service of North Dakota State University and the American Mathematical Society. http://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/ Georgios Plethon Gemistos Manuel Chrysoloras 1380, 1393 Basilios Bessarion 1436 Mystras Johannes Argyropoulos Guarino da Verona 1444 Università di Padova 1408 Cristoforo Landino Marsilio Ficino Vittorino da Feltre 1462 Università di Firenze 1416 Università di Padova Angelo Poliziano Theodoros Gazes Ognibene (Omnibonus Leonicenus) Bonisoli da Lonigo 1477 Università di Firenze 1433 Constantinople / Università di Mantova Università di Mantova Leo Outers Moses Perez Scipione Fortiguerra Demetrios Chalcocondyles Jacob ben Jehiel Loans Thomas à Kempis Rudolf Agricola Alessandro Sermoneta Gaetano da Thiene Heinrich von Langenstein 1485 Université Catholique de Louvain 1493 Università di Firenze 1452 Mystras / Accademia Romana 1478 Università degli Studi di Ferrara 1363, 1375 Université de Paris Maarten (Martinus Dorpius) van Dorp Girolamo (Hieronymus Aleander) Aleandro François Dubois Jean Tagault Janus Lascaris Matthaeus Adrianus Pelope Johann (Johannes Kapnion) Reuchlin Jan Standonck Alexander Hegius Pietro Roccabonella Nicoletto Vernia Johannes von Gmunden 1504, 1515 Université Catholique de Louvain 1499, 1508 Università di Padova 1516 Université de Paris 1472 Università di Padova 1477, 1481 Universität Basel / Université de Poitiers 1474, 1490 Collège Sainte-Barbe -
Elect New Council Members
Volume 43 • Issue 3 IMS Bulletin April/May 2014 Elect new Council members CONTENTS The annual IMS elections are announced, with one candidate for President-Elect— 1 IMS Elections 2014 Richard Davis—and 12 candidates standing for six places on Council. The Council nominees, in alphabetical order, are: Marek Biskup, Peter Bühlmann, Florentina Bunea, Members’ News: Ying Hung; 2–3 Sourav Chatterjee, Frank Den Hollander, Holger Dette, Geoffrey Grimmett, Davy Philip Protter, Raymond Paindaveine, Kavita Ramanan, Jonathan Taylor, Aad van der Vaart and Naisyin Wang. J. Carroll, Keith Crank, You can read their statements starting on page 8, or online at http://www.imstat.org/ Bani K. Mallick, Robert T. elections/candidates.htm. Smythe and Michael Stein; Electronic voting for the 2014 IMS Elections has opened. You can vote online using Stephen Fienberg; Alexandre the personalized link in the email sent by Aurore Delaigle, IMS Executive Secretary, Tsybakov; Gang Zheng which also contains your member ID. 3 Statistics in Action: A If you would prefer a paper ballot please contact IMS Canadian Outlook Executive Director, Elyse Gustafson (for contact details see the 4 Stéphane Boucheron panel on page 2). on Big Data Elections close on May 30, 2014. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to 5 NSF funding opportunity e [email protected] Richard Davis contact Elyse Gustafson . 6 Hand Writing: Solving the Right Problem 7 Student Puzzle Corner 8 Meet the Candidates 13 Recent Papers: Probability Surveys; Stochastic Systems 15 COPSS publishes 50th Marek Biskup Peter Bühlmann Florentina Bunea Sourav Chatterjee anniversary volume 16 Rao Prize Conference 17 Calls for nominations 19 XL-Files: My Valentine’s Escape 20 IMS meetings Frank Den Hollander Holger Dette Geoffrey Grimmett Davy Paindaveine 25 Other meetings 30 Employment Opportunities 31 International Calendar 35 Information for Advertisers Read it online at Kavita Ramanan Jonathan Taylor Aad van der Vaart Naisyin Wang http://bulletin.imstat.org IMSBulletin 2 . -
Statistics Making an Impact
John Pullinger J. R. Statist. Soc. A (2013) 176, Part 4, pp. 819–839 Statistics making an impact John Pullinger House of Commons Library, London, UK [The address of the President, delivered to The Royal Statistical Society on Wednesday, June 26th, 2013] Summary. Statistics provides a special kind of understanding that enables well-informed deci- sions. As citizens and consumers we are faced with an array of choices. Statistics can help us to choose well. Our statistical brains need to be nurtured: we can all learn and practise some simple rules of statistical thinking. To understand how statistics can play a bigger part in our lives today we can draw inspiration from the founders of the Royal Statistical Society. Although in today’s world the information landscape is confused, there is an opportunity for statistics that is there to be seized.This calls for us to celebrate the discipline of statistics, to show confidence in our profession, to use statistics in the public interest and to champion statistical education. The Royal Statistical Society has a vital role to play. Keywords: Chartered Statistician; Citizenship; Economic growth; Evidence; ‘getstats’; Justice; Open data; Public good; The state; Wise choices 1. Introduction Dictionaries trace the source of the word statistics from the Latin ‘status’, the state, to the Italian ‘statista’, one skilled in statecraft, and on to the German ‘Statistik’, the science dealing with data about the condition of a state or community. The Oxford English Dictionary brings ‘statistics’ into English in 1787. Florence Nightingale held that ‘the thoughts and purpose of the Deity are only to be discovered by the statistical study of natural phenomena:::the application of the results of such study [is] the religious duty of man’ (Pearson, 1924).