LMS ELECTIONS TO COUNCIL AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2018: CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES

Candidate for election as President (1 vacancy) Caroline Series

Candidates for election as Vice-President (2 vacancies) John Greenlees Catherine Hobbs

Candidate for election as Treasurer (1 vacancy) Robert Curtis

Candidate for election as General Secretary (1 vacancy) Stephen Huggett

Candidate for election as Publications Secretary (1 vacancy) John Hunton

Candidate for election as Programme Secretary (1 vacancy) Chris Parker

Candidates for election as Education Secretary (1 vacancy) Anthony (Tony) David Gardiner Kevin Houston

Candidate for election as Librarian (Member-at-Large) (1 vacancy) Mark McCartney

Candidates for election as Member-at-Large of Council (5 x 2-year terms vacant) Alexander Borovik Tara Brendle Peter Clarkson David E Evans Mark Kambites Mariya Ptashnyk Anne Taormina

Candidates for election to Nominating Committee (2 x 3-year terms vacant) David Abrahams Eugenie Hunsicker Radha Kessar Elizabeth Winstanley

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CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS PRESIDENT (1 VACANCY) Caroline Series FRS, Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus), University of Warwick Email address: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/~cms/ PhD: Harvard University 1976 Previous appointments: Warwick University (Lecturer/Reader/Professor)1978–2014; EPSRC Senior Research Fellow 1999–2004; Research Fellow, Newnham College, Cambridge 1977–8; Lecturer, Berkeley 1976–77. Research interests: Hyperbolic Geometry, Kleinian Groups, Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory. LMS service: Council 1989–91; Nominations Committee 1999–2001, 2007–9, Chair 2009–12; LMS Student Texts Chief Editor 1990–2002; LMS representative to various other bodies. LMS Popular Lecturer 1999; Mary Cartwright Lecture 2000; Forder Lecturer 2003. Additional information: FIMA, FAMS, Hon. Fellow Somerville College, Oxford. Junior Whitehead Prize 1987, Senior Anne Bennett Prize 2014. British Science Association President 2011. Maths subpanel member RAE 2008, REF 2014; EPSRC Mathematics College 1998–2010 and various EPSRC panels; IMU Committee for Women in Mathematics Vice Chair 2015–18; LMS President 2017–18. CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AS VICE-PRESIDENTS (2 VACANCIES) John Greenlees, Warwick Mathematical Institute, Head of Department Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://homepages.warwick.ac.uk/staff/John.Greenlees PhD: University of Cambridge 1986. Previous appointments: Lecturer, National University of Singapore 1986–89: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Chicago 1989–90; Nuffield Foundation Science Research Fellowship 1995–96; Visiting Associate Professor, University of Chicago 1994; INI Programme Organizer, Cambridge 2002; Head of School 2010–13; Research Professor MSRI, 2014; University of Sheffield 1990–2018. INI Programme Organizer, Cambridge 2018. Research interests: Algebraic topology (stable homotopy theory, equivariant cohomology theories); commutative algebra, representation theory. LMS service: Editorial Board 1994–2004, Publications Committee 2004–2009; BMC Scientific Committee 1999– 2004; Prizes Committee 2009–10; Research Policy Committee 2010–date; Vice-President 2009–date; Women in Maths Committee 2010–date. Additional information: Junior Berwick Prize 1995; EPSRC Mathematics Strategic Advisory Team 2004-06; Member, RAE 2008 Pure Maths Subpanel. Member of REF2014 Mathematical Sciences Subpanel. Vice Chair of REF2021 Mathematical Sciences Subpanel. Editorial Boards: Algebraic and Geometric Topology 2000– ; Homology, Homotopy and Applications 2007– ; Topology and its Applications 1998–. Personal statement: The factual information should make plain the value I place on mathematical research and the traditional ways the LMS supports it; that is my top priority, but the LMS has other important roles. There is a shift of emphasis, and a shift of funding underway. If mathematics is to flourish, it is important for us to explain what we do at all levels and what mathematics can contribute, and we need to do so in language suitable for a variety of different audiences. Since I have joined Council we have introduced or supported a variety of further initiatives to improve communication, internally and with the rest of the world. I hope to play a continuing part in a measured but bold and outgoing LMS supporting mathematical research and explaining its importance, working with other organisations to add weight to the case whenever appropriate. The Bond Review of Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences is a marvellous opportunity for the Mathematical Sciences, and the LMS must be fully engaged with the process to realise these benefits. Professor Catherine Hobbs, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England, Bristol. Email address: [email protected] Homepage: http://fet.uwe.ac.uk/staff/staffDetails.asp?Catherine.Hobbs PhD: University of Liverpool, 1993. Previous appointments: 1992–94 Teaching Fellow, University of Nottingham; 1994–2010 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Head of Department/Associate Dean, Oxford Brookes University. 2001 Visiting Research Fellow University of Auckland; 2005–6 Visiting Fellow, Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, University of Bristol, 2011–2018 Head of Department, Engineering Design and Mathematics, University of the West of England, Bristol

2 Research interests: Singularity Theory and its applications, particularly to physical sciences; Mathematics teaching in HE. LMS service: 2017–present Vice President; 1997–2000 and 2013–2017 Member at Large, LMS Council; 1998–2001 Chair LMS Women in Mathematics Committee; 2003–2007 and 2013–present Member, LMS Women in Mathematics Committee; 2003–2005 and 2008–2010 Member of LMS Nominating Committee; 2008–2013 LMS representative on BMC Scientific Committee; Member of LMS Publications Committee 2015–present; Chair of Personnel Committee 2018–present; Member of Finance and General Purposes Committee and Education Committee 2018–present. Additional information: Chair of Heads of Departments of Mathematical Sciences Committee 2014–2017; Member of EMS Women in Mathematics Committee 2004–2010; Member of Standing Committee of European Women in Mathematics, 2001–2007; Fellow of the IMA; Member of IMA Council. Principal fellow of the HEA. Personal statement: I have had a long association with the LMS and a firm belief in the importance of the Society to UK mathematics, as a representative organisation as well as a publisher and supporter of research mathematics across the broad range of mathematical activity in the UK. I have been involved in a number of aspects of LMS business over the last 20 years and would like to continue to have the opportunity to contribute to the Society and the health of UK Mathematics. CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS TREASURER (1 VACANCY) Robert Turner Curtis, Professor of Combinatorial Algebra, University of Birmingham. Email: [email protected] Homepage: www.mat.bham.ac.uk/staff/curtisrt.shtml PhD: University of Cambridge 1972 Previous appointments: SRC Research Fellow, Cambridge, 1972–76; Visiting Professor, Bowdoin College, 1977–80; Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor, University of Birmingham, 1980–2010. Research interests: Presentations and representations of finite groups; sporadic simple groups; symmetric generation of groups; the geometric and combinatorial structures on which groups act: graphs, codes, lattices, block designs. LMS service: Council member at large 2001–07; Prizes Committee 2004–5; Programmes Committee 2001–4; Librarian 2003–07; Regional co-ordinator (5 years); Treasurer 2011–date. Additional information: Head of School of Mathematics 1997–2002; Council of the University of Birmingham (5 years); Chairman of 55th BMC 2003; Scientific Committee of BMC 2002–2004. Personal statement: I see the role of the LMS as being more important now than it has ever been. As Government seeks ways to cut back on its expenditure it is imperative that a well-informed and articulate voice makes the case for Mathematics and, in particular, for the continued funding of mathematical research. Through the CMS, its own Education Committee and other bodies, the Society is hugely influential in defending the interests of the mathematical community. Moreover, as financial support for research becomes increasingly difficult to obtain, the role of the LMS in providing grants becomes correspondingly invaluable. As Treasurer I am taking measures to ensure the continued financial security of the Society, so that it can support these essential activities now and in the future. Besides finance, the other main responsibility of the Treasurer is the membership of the Society. I am keen to improve communications between our elected Council and our members, and for this reason I have re-established a network of departmental representatives. There is evidence that this structure is already bearing fruit. CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS GENERAL SECRETARY (1 VACANCY) Stephen Huggett, Professor, University of Plymouth. Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://stephenhuggett.com/index.html DPhil: University of Oxford 1981. Research interests: Twistor theory; Graph theory. LMS service: General Secretary, 2012– ; Chair, International Affairs Committee 2004–2011; Programme Secretary 2001–2011. Additional Information: Secretary of the European Mathematical Society 2007–2014. CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY (1 VACANCY) John Robert Hunton, Professor of Pure Mathematics, Durham University. Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.dur.ac.uk/john.hunton

3 PhD: University of Cambridge 1990. Previous appointments: 1989–91 SERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (held at the University of Manchester and at MIT); 1991–95 Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge; 1994/5 William Gordon Seggie Brown Fellow, University of Edinburgh and honorary Research Fellow, University of St Andrews; 1995–2003 Lecturer/Reader, University of Leicester; 2001–2002 Leverhulme Research Fellow; 2003–2013 Professor of Geometry, University of Leicester. Research interests: Algebraic Topology, K-theory and Dynamics, Aperiodic Patterns, and especially the interaction of these topics. LMS service: Publications Secretary since 2013, International Affairs Committee, Library Committee and Personnel Committee 2013–present. Council, Member-at-Large 2011–2013. Editorial advisor for LMS publications on K-theory and Algebraic Topology, 2006–2013. Publications Committee 2012–2013. LMS representative on Scientific Steering Committee of the British Mathematical Colloquia 2011–2017. LMS Council representative, Nominating Committee 2012. LMS Council representative on Cecil King Mathematics Travelling scholarship interview panel 2013. Additional information: Chair of British Mathematical Colloquium 2011; member of EPSRC College since 1999 and of Strategic Advisory Team for Mathematical Sciences 2009–2013; Member, academic subcommittee contributing to Deloitte report on ‘Assessing the Economic impact of Mathematical Science Research’ 2012/3; representative of the Learned Societies at the Burgess inquiry on RCUK Open Access policy 2014/15; chair of panel session at Berlin ECM discussing publishing for early career researchers 2016; Selected Exhibitor at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2009 presenting contemporary pure and applied mathematical research on aperiodic geometry to Government, Policy Makers and the General Public; co-organiser 1996–2011 of LMS scheme 3 collaborative seminar Transpennine Topology Triangle; co-organiser over last 19 years of multiple workshops on various algebra- topology-geometry interactions. Personal statement: Concerning publications, the LMS has a dual role to play: it is a recognised body supporting and representing the publication related interests of the mathematical community, and it is also an internationally respected academic publisher itself. Moreover, this latter role provides the vast majority of the Society's income, and so directly supports mathematicians via the many LMS grant schemes and activities. In the current, rapidly changing climate, the Society needs to keep a constant eye on the potential — and real — threats Mathematics faces in this area, working to mitigate them where possible, understanding what is happening at members' institutions, providing mathematicians with good quality information, maintaining the quality, recognition and viability of its publications, and clearly articulating - positively and constructively — the needs of mathematics to the national and international debates. If re-elected, I would endeavour to continue to use my experience and links with the mathematical and wider public communities to aid the LMS in addressing this spectrum of important activities, in particular continuing to lead the development of the Society's Publishing Strategic Plan, which, in collaboration with representatives of our editors, authors, advisors, etc., is current work in progress. CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS PROGRAMME SECRETARY (1 VACANCY) Chris Parker, Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of Birmingham. Email: [email protected] Homepage: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/maths/parker-christopher.aspx PhD: University of Manchester, 1988. Research interests: Group theory, representation theory and related areas. LMS service: Regional organizer Midlands Region, chair Early Career Research Committee 2017-, chair Research Meetings Committee 2016. Additional information: Editor in chief of Journal of Group Theory. Organizer of Groups St Andrews in Birmingham 2018, organized numerous other workshops and conferences. Personal statement: The breadth, health and vibrancy of the mathematical community in the UK is in no small part due to the backing provided by the LMS. Through my involvement with the Early Career Research Committee, I have witnessed the impact of the support offered to our undergraduate and postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and new lecturers. As a researcher, I have often benefited from LMS schemes for collaborative research and conferences. All these activities together form a portfolio of support which encourages mathematics across the country as well as promotes it internationally. If elected as Programme Secretary, I will be a strong advocate in support of these activities and will seek to advertise the support available as widely as possible. I will also speak in support of mathematics as a research activity that can be practised at a world class level in institutions across the country. CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AS EDUCATION SECRETARY (1 VACANCY) Anthony (Tony) David Gardiner Email: [email protected] 4 PhD: University of Warwick 1973. Previous appointments: Assistant lecturer, University of East Africa (Dar-es-Salaam) 1968-69. DAAD Fellow: Bielefeld 1970-72, Tübingen 1973. SERC Post Doc, Royal Holloway College 1972-74. University of Birmingham: Lecturer 1974-89; Reader in Mathematics and Mathematics Education (1989-2012). Research interests: Permutation groups; Algebraic graph theory; History of mathematics; Mathematics education. LMS service: Major role in the committee that produced the influential report “Tackling the mathematics problem” 1995. Council 1992-97 and 2015-present. Education Committee 1996-2000 and 2011-present. Helped set up the Cecil King Travel Scholarship 2000. Education Secretary 2011-2012. Link for Undergraduate Summer Schools 2015- 17. Holgate lecturer 2015-present. Additional information: Texas A&M University “International Award for Excellence in Mathematics Education” 2016. Invited Lecture, 10th International Congress on Mathematics Education (Copenhagen 2004). European Mathematical Society, Chair of Education Committee 2000-04. President, Mathematical Association 1997-98; member of MA Council (various periods 1988-2013). Set up UK Mathematics Trust 1996 (now involving 750K pupils per year from 80+% of UK secondary schools in 30+ events). Paul Erdös Award (World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions) 1995; WFNMC Senior Vice President 2006-08. UK IMO Team Leader 1990- 95. Work with undergraduates and teachers began in East Africa (1968) and with schoolchildren in Birmingham (1975). Published around 20 books of serious mathematics aimed at schools and teachers (with one in the pipeline). Most recently I have made major contributions to the UK versions of Singapore primary mathematics textbooks, and published a wide-ranging critique: “Teaching mathematics at secondary level”. Since 1995 I have worked consistently behind the scenes, pressing Ministers and officials to improve maths provision in schools: the LMS has a major role to play here, but needs to act with and for the wider community. Personal statement: I am concerned by the extent to which important issues are being left to others. The sustainability of academic mathematics in the UK depends on a reliable supply of good home-grown students (“the people pipeline”). In this we face serious challenges. The increase in A-level Maths entries has slowed (currently 97.6K), and AS Further Maths entries dropped from 28K to 18K. There is also a crisis in the supply and retention of suitably qualified teachers. If elected, priorities would include:  undergraduate teaching (e.g. TEF)  the supply, preparation and development of mathematics teachers  monitoring negative pressures on the uptake of A level Maths and Further Maths  the development of an improved core school curriculum  the provision of quality universal textbooks for secondary schools. Dr Kevin Houston, Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds. Email: [email protected] Homepage: https://www1.maths.leeds.ac.uk/~khouston/ PhD: University of Warwick, 1995. Previous appointments: 1994–1996 Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Liverpool; 1996–2000 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Middlesex University; 2000–2006 Lecturer University of Leeds; 2006–present Senior Lecturer University of Leeds. Research interests: Singularity Theory, Discrete Differential Geometry and the applications of geometry. LMS service: Education Secretary, involves chairing Education Committee, membership of LMS Council, Finances and General Purposes Committee, and the Joint Mathematical Council; Member of Education Committee 2012–present; Chair of Education subcommittee on Public Engagement 2012–2018 which involved being LMS representative on the Joint Promotion of Mathematics committee; LMS representative on British Science Festival Mathematics Section Committee. Additional information: My Education Committee work has involved organising the LMS Popular Lectures, LMS and Gresham Lecture and working with other bodies such as IMA, Gresham College, RSS, and the British Science Association. I have been heavily involved in outreach activities for many years. I have visited many schools talking to many teachers and thousands of students. Also, I have presented at high profile events such as the British Science Festival. I am organiser of conference for maths communicators MATRIX2016 and Talking Maths in Public. My best-selling textbook for undergraduates How to Think Like a Mathematician has been translated into four other languages and I have just published a second book, Complex Analysis: An Introduction. I shall be a presenter at the Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences in September 2018. From 2014–2018 I was on the Steering Committee and Management Committee of MAGIC, one of the Taught Course Centres for postgraduate teaching via video conferencing. This project, initially funded by EPSRC, broadens the education of PhD students in the UK.

5 In the past year as Education Secretary amongst many other activities, I have joined the ACME A Level contact group, written responses (with the support of the Education Committee and Council) to government consultations – in particular criticising the shortcomings of the TEF – and helped secure support for Simon Singh's Top-Top Set Mathematics project. Personal statement: I have a strong interest in teaching with 28 years experience of teaching in HE institutions and an award for teaching excellence. My education interests are broad, from face-to-face teaching, publications, digital and innovative exhibitions. We face a diverse set of problems in mathematics education in the coming years. The effects of Brexit regarding the Erasmus scheme, student recruitment, and lecturer employment are all still unclear. To name just a few other important issues: TEF; changes to GCSE and A Level Mathematics; the crisis mathematics teacher recruitment, retention and training, the Bond report (in particular the call for an Academy for Mathematical Sciences). The LMS is a vital body in addressing these problems. It represents the mathematics community and can therefore ensure that the deficit in mathematical skills in the UK is closed in a robust and practical manner. The key to success in approaching these issues is liaising with like minded organisations which I am well placed to do due to my relations with bodies such as IMA, ORS, and RSS. The current times present us with real opportunities for change. An exciting positive example is the founding of a maths museum, something I am involved in. I am keen to continue serving the LMS and its members as the Education Secretary. CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS LIBRARIAN (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) (1 VACANCY) Mark McCartney, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Ulster Email: [email protected] Homepage: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/m-mccartney PhD: Queen’s University, Belfast, 1993. Previous appointments: Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Abertay (1994–98). Research Officer, University of Ulster (1998–99). Research interests: Mathematical modelling of predator-prey systems and traffic flow. The use of mathematical modelling in education. The history of applied mathematics and natural philosophy in Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries. LMS service: Member of the Library Committee. Member of the Editorial Board (Reviews Editor) of the LMS Newsletter. Additional information: Current President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM), having served previously on the Council of the BSHM as both Publicity Officer and Education Officer. Over the last decade, co-organiser of multiple workshops on the history of mathematics. Associate Editor of the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AS MEMBER-AT-LARGE OF COUNCIL (5 X 2-YEAR TERMS VACANT) Alexandre Borovik, Professor, University of Manchester Email: [email protected] Homepage: www.borovik.net PhD: 1982. Previous appointments in the UK: 1992-present time: Lecturer, Reader, from 1998 -- Professor at UMIST and University of Manchester. Research interests: Group theory, model theory, combinatorics, mathematics education. LMS service: Council Member, 2006-12 and 2014-18. Programme Committee 2007-10, Research Meetings Committee 2007-10, Education Committee 2010-12, Web Working Group 2010 - present time, Standing Orders Review Group 2013 - present time. Founder (2011) and Editor of The De Morgan Forum, education.lms.ac.uk, the LMS blog on mathematics education, and The De Morgan Gazette, online magazine on mathematics education; the blog has had 3 million views during five years of its existence so far. Additional information: CV and list of publications: http://www.borovik.net/CV.pdf. Personal statement: In the last few years, my work at the LMS focused on a possible review of the LMS' Royal Charter, Statutes, and By-laws – I am a member of the working group set in 2013 for this purpose. It is likely that the formal process of changing our governing documents will start next year. I think it is important to use this as an opportunity to review our Society's long-term priorities. I suspect most colleagues would agree that we are now working in an increasingly challenging academic environment. This is why I believe that the LMS should focus its activities on its core charitable aim: supporting

6 research in mathematics. The LMS can, and should, allocate much more substantial funds for direct support of research rather than vaguely defined ‘promotion of mathematics’. We should not forget that the LMS grant schemes provide fantastic value for money – which cannot always be said about other activities of the LMS. With Brexit approaching, it becomes even more important to support contacts and research collaborations with mathematicians overseas. We need to do more to protect cohesion and well-being of the mathematics community, in particular, help early career researchers. If elected, I will continue my close involvement with these issues. I seek your vote, and I would also appreciate you dropping at [email protected] a few lines of advice. Tara Brendle, Professor of Mathematics, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.maths.gla.ac.uk/~tbrendle/ PhD: Columbia University, New York, 2002. Previous appointments: VIGRE Assistant Professor, Cornell University (2002-05); Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University (2005-08). Research interests: My work is in geometric group theory, an area that lies in the intersection of algebra and low- dimensional topology. I am particularly interested in mapping class groups of surfaces, including braid groups. LMS service: I serve as the Edinburgh Mathematical Society representative on the London Mathematical Society's Women in Mathematics Committee (2014-present). I have been a member of Council for two terms; I have served as Council Diarist and on various committees including the Strategic Subgroup, the Prize Committee, and the Zeeman Medal Committee. Additional information: Since 2015 I have been a member of the Scottish government working group Making Maths Count, working to encourage greater enthusiasm for, and attainment in, maths across society, and was part of the Steering Subgroup that created Maths Week Scotland, an annual event that launched in 2017. I am a member of the REF2021 panel for both the current Criteria Phase and the later Assessment Phase. I am also currently a member of the Young Academy of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Recent conference organization includes "Braids in Algebra, Geometry, and Topology" at ICMS in Edinburgh, "No Boundaries: Groups in Algebra, Geometry, and Topology" at the University of Chicago, and "Geometry of Teichmuller Space and Mapping Class Groups" at the University of Warwick. I have also served on a number of prioritisation and grant review panels in the UK and internationally, and have twice served on Birman Research Prize Committee in Topology and Geometry for the US-based Association for Women in Mathematics. At Glasgow I am about to take up the role of Head of Mathematics, after serving as Convenor of the Learning & Teaching Committee. Previously I served as Head of Level 2 Mathematics, coordinating a team that went on to win a national award for innovative feedback and assessment practices. Personal statement: The LMS is instrumental in advocating for mathematics and for its membership, at every conceivable level: in schools and universities, in industry, and in government. At a time when funding is scarce, the LMS must continue its efforts to ensure adequate resources are available both for fundamental research in mathematics and for the training of new generations of mathematically-minded people. Working as a member of Council is a wonderful experience that gives unique opportunities to make the case for mathematics on the national and international level: for example, I have represented the LMS at events such as the EPSRC Pure Mathematics Engagement. I am also deeply interested in issues surrounding mathematics education, from primary school through to PhD, and in striving to increase the pool of people with mathematical skills and training in the wider population, in part by increasing participation of currently underrepresented groups. My aim is to continue to contribute to the LMS’s efforts in this regard, bringing to bear years of experience with organisations such as the US-based Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education and Research Experiences for Undergraduates, and, more recently, the Association for Women in Mathematics and Making Maths Count. Peter Alan Clarkson, Professor of Mathematics, University of Kent Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.kent.ac.uk/smsas/personal/pac3/ DPhil: University of Oxford, 1984. Previous appointments: 1988–1995 Lecturer/Reader, Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter; 1986–1987 Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of Birmingham; 1984–1986 Research Associate, Department of Mathematics, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA; 1983–1984 Lecturer in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University; Research interests: Soliton theory, in particular the Painlevé equations. Asymptotics, Bäcklund transformations, connection formulae and exact solutions for nonlinear ordinary differential and difference equations, in particular the Painlevé equations. Orthogonal polynomials and special functions, in particular nonlinear special functions such as the Painlevé equations. Symmetry reductions and exact solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations, in particular using nonclassical and generalized techniques.

7 LMS service: LMS Women in Mathematics committee (2007–2015); LMS Good Practice Scheme steering committee (2009–2018, chair 2013–2018); LMS Research Policy Committee (2014–2018: HoDoMS representative). Additional information: Member of EPSRC College since 2000. Member of 12 Athena SWAN panels (chaired 7 panels) and member of ECU's Athena SWAN working group (since 2015). Member of HoDoMS committee (2012{2018, vice-chair 2014–2018). Currently member of three Editorial Boards (Acta Applicandae Mathematicae; Studies in Applied Mathematics; Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications); former member of Editorial Boards of European Journal of Applied Mathematics, Journal of Physics A and Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. Personal statement: I am an active supporter of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity and believe that engagement with inclusiveness initiatives has positive benefits for everyone and creates a better working environment. Whilst much progress has been made, there are many more opportunities to develop the work further through the LMS to make the UK Mathematical Sciences community more inclusive. Much of the diversity focus to date has been with respect to gender equality, though there are many other aspects. Through my experience on the LMS Women in Mathematics and Good Practice Scheme steering committees, together with my Athena SWAN experience — I led our School's SAT which recently received an Athena SWAN Silver award — I believe I can provide expertise the LMS in the continued development its practice and procedures with regard to various aspects of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity. David Emrys Evans, Professor of Pure Mathematics, Cardiff University Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/98644-evans-david-e PhD: Oxford University 1975 Previous appointments: Professor Swansea October 1987 - May 1998. Lecturer/Reader at Warwick, January 1980 - September 1987. Guest Professor at Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto 1990-91. Postdoctoral Appointments at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Oslo, UCLA, Copenhagen, and Ottawa. Research interests: Operator algebras and applications and connections with K-theory, dynamical systems, statistical mechanics and conformal quantum field theory. Additional information: EPSRC SAT member in Mathematics 2018–2020. Council Member of Learned Society of Wales 2014–20. Lead Organiser of Isaac Newton Institute Programme on Operator Algebras: Subfactors and Applications, January - June 2017. Organiser of Warwick Symposium on Operator Algebras and Applications 1986– 87 including the first LMS Spitalfields Lectures. Co-ordinator of EU Networks in Operator Algebras and Non- commutative Geometry 2002–05 and 2007–11; Deputy Co-ordinator 1994–96 and 1996–99. RAE 2008 Specialist Advisor in Pure Mathematics. Chairman Wales Institute for Mathematical and Computational Sciences Steering Committee 2003–05, Member of Warwick Mathematics Research Centre Steering Committee 2000–05 Co- ordinator of EPSRC Network in Algebraic Geometry, Boundary Conformal Field Theory and Noncommutative Geometry 2001–04. EPSRC College member 1995–97, 1997–99, 2003–05; Panel member on several occasions including Chair of Advanced Fellowship Panel 1997–98. Personal statement: I am a pure mathematician by training and background. I believe in the unity of mathematics and have sought to work with theoretical physicists and have had some success with grant raising. However, I am aware that by the REF 2008 definition, my work has no impact. I am concerned about the future career prospects of early career researchers in pure mathematics and the potential for requiring economic impact to limit opportunities particularly in smaller departments. From my experience in running EU networks. I am aware of problems for non- EU partners in network funding allocation rules — possibly arising from their governments/research councils not being in the room when the frameworks were drawn up. Continuing access to EU and ERC funds is a major concern. Mark Kambites, Professor and Head of Pure Mathematics, University of Manchester Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~mkambites/ PhD: University of York 2004 Previous appointments: I held postdoctoral positions in Canada and Germany before joining Manchester in 2006 as an RCUK Academic Fellow. At the end of my fellowship in 2011 I transferred to a permanent academic position, and since 2015 I have been Head of Manchester’s Pure Mathematics Group. Research interests: My research interests are wide-ranging, but centre on algebra and its interactions with theoretical computer science. LMS service: Member since 2001. Member of the Society Lectures and Meetings Committee since 2017.

8 Additional information: Undergraduate external examiner at the University of Hull (2014-18) and at Imperial College London (2018-). Associate Editor of Communications in Algebra (2009-). Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College (2012-). Governor (2010-) and Vice-chair of Governors (2017-) at Lane End Primary School, Stockport. Personal statement: The LMS has supported me throughout my career: through workshops and summer schools attended as a graduate student; through the Scheme 3 network which serves as a focus for my research area. Most recently, in stepping up to a leadership role, I have valued its advocacy and support on policy issues such as equality and diversity. I would welcome the opportunity to put something back, and help to ensure that future mathematicians benefit from the Society’s support as I have. The Society has many valuable roles, but two especially I would like to champion. The first is support for grassroots academic mathematics, especially through small “enabling” grants which fund the basic collaborative activities which are so vital for our subject, but so often overlooked by government funding mechanisms. The second is support for equality and diversity. The Society can be proud of its recent record in promoting gender equality, but gender is far from the only area where our subject lacks diversity. I would like to see the fantastic work of the Good Practice Scheme continued and expanded, but also taken as a starting point to address equality issues across a broader front. Mariya Ptashnyk, Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Email: [email protected] Homepage: https://www.hw.ac.uk/staff/uk/macs/mariya-ptashnyk.htm PhD: 2004, University of Heidelberg, Germany Previous appointments: 2011–2017 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK; 2004–2011 Postdoctoral researcher at the Universities of Heidelberg, Oxford and Aachen. Research interests: Analysis of nonlinear partial differential equations; Multiscale modelling and analysis; Homogenization; Mathematical modelling of plant growth, plant-soil interactions, mechanical properties of biological tissues, transport and signalling processes in biological tissues. Additional information: Currently I am a member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society Research Fund Committee and during 2016–2017 was the University of Dundee representative at the EMS General Committee. Personal statement: London Mathematical Society plays a very important role in the mathematics community in the UK and worldwide. Hence it would be a honour for me to serve as a member of the LMS Council and Committees. I would like to bring to Council my interest and some expertise in Applied Mathematics research and hope to be able to contribute to the Early Career Research Committee and Research Policy Committee. I hope to assist the LMS Council and Committees in organising research and outreach activities. My experience in studying and working in universities in Germany and Ukraine may be of benefit to the international activities of the Society. Anne Taormina, Head of Department, Mathematical Sciences at Durham University Email: [email protected] Homepage: https://www.dur.ac.uk/mathematical.sciences/staff/academic/?id=1632 PhD: University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium, 1984 Previous appointments: 1984–86: Chargé de Recherches, Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium; 1986–87: Chercheur Associé, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France; 1987–89: CERN Fellow, Theory Division, Geneva, Switzerland; 1989–91: Enrico Fermi Fellow, University of Chicago, USA; 1991–96: SERC Advanced Fellow, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, UK; 1996–97: Temporary Lecturer, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, UK; 1997–00: Leverhulme Fellow, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, UK; 2000–04: Lecturer, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, UK; 2004–06 : Reader, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, UK; 2006–present: Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, UK; EPSRC Springboard Fellowship (Oct 2006–Sept 2007); Leverhulme Research Fellowship (Jan 2013–Dec 2013); Head of Department (Jan 2014–Dec 2018). Research interests: Conformal Field Theory and String Theory. I use group theory, algebraic geometry and number theory in my research, which is mainly at the interface with theoretical particle physics. My most recent research interest is to understand the implications of newly observed Moonshine phenomena in the context of string theory and conformal field theory. LMS service: member since 1999; Member of the LMS Women in Mathematics committee and of the LMS Good Practice Scheme committee since 2015. Personal statement: Having served as Head of the Mathematical Sciences Department at Durham for nearly five years, during which the Department received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, and having been a member of the

9 LMS Women in Mathematics committee since 2015, I have become aware of some of the factors that influence the course of a career in Mathematics, especially for young women nowadays. As member of Council, I would speak for further initiatives such as a national network of experienced academic and industrial mentors who could be contacted for advice on choices and opportunities at various stages of one’s career. I would also explore possibilities for the LMS to be involved in initiatives targeting primary school children, especially schoolgirls but also children from more challenging backgrounds. In particular, I would promote the fun aspects of mathematics and develop activities that help build girls’ confidence in their mathematical abilities. I believe that profound changes must happen at primary school stage If we wish to witness a healthy gender balance and genuine diversity in advanced mathematical studies at A-level and higher/further education. More generally, I am interested in furthering the cause of any mathematician who has an innovative idea in mathematical education and needs support.

CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO NOMINATING COMMITTEE (2 X 3-YEAR TERMS VACANT) I. David Abrahams, NM Rothschild and Sons Professor & Director, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (INI), University of Cambridge Email: [email protected] Homepage: www.idabrahams.com & www.newton.ac.uk/about/history/abrahams PhD: Imperial College London, 1982 Previous appointments: 1982–1983 Temporary Lecturer, University of Manchester; 1983–1990 Lecturer, Newcastle University; 1990–1998 Reader and Professor, Keele University; 1998–2016 Beyer Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Manchester; 2014–2016 Scientific Director, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh. Research interests: I am an applied mathematician with a specific interest in the theoretical understanding of wave processes in a wide variety of application areas, from linear and nonlinear elasticity to aero- and hydro-acoustics. I have been particularly concerned over the years with the development of new, or extensions of existing, mathematical techniques and have had a number of successes in this direction, ranging from novel methods for solving matrix Wiener-Hopf systems to new homogenisation techniques for waves propagation through solid composites. I have become increasingly interested in the application of such methods to problems in physics and engineering, and now work actively with a range of industrial partners. LMS service: Member of Research Meetings Committee, 1999–2007; Member of Council, 2002-2006; Chair of the Personnel and Office Management Committee (POMC), 2004-2006; Member of Publications Committee, 2006– 2007. Additional information: I stepped down from formal LMS commitments in 2007 to take on other community roles; however, since that time I have continued to work with LMS in a variety of ways, including sitting on several prize committees, collaborating via the Council for Mathematical Sciences, and recently INI hosted a successful LMS Women in Mathematics two-day meeting. With regard to broader service to the community, I served as a member of the RAE 2008 Applied Mathematics Sub-Panel, Deputy Chair of the REF 2014 Mathematical Sciences Sub-Panel, and Member of EPSRC Strategic Advisory Team (SAT) for Mathematical Sciences 2012-2015 & Chair 2014-2015. As well as my duties at INI, I have maintained research collaborations with colleagues at the University of Manchester, and continue to supervise research students there. Personal statement: I am an enthusiastic supporter of the British mathematics community, and love its breadth and unique history. Throughout my career I have tried to work collaboratively to improve our research environment, enhance our standing with the research councils and government, and increase the funding to the mathematical sciences. My current role as Director of the Isaac Newton Institute allows me the privilege of supporting a much larger part of our community than is possible in a usual academic position, and offers, for a short period, a much broader perspective of the national and international landscape. I believe that this insight will be very useful in serving LMS and the mathematics community on Nominating Committee. With increasing work pressures facing most academics it is not easy to find enthusiastic, dedicated and community- minded individuals willing to give their valuable time to learned society duties; however, to ensure that LMS continues to perform its invaluable role in the community it does need to recruit the next generation to serve on its committees. I hope that my experience and knowledge of the community can help LMS maintain the quality and strength of its team of supporting academics. Eugenie Hunsicker, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Loughborough University Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/maths/staff/academic/eug%C3%A9nie-hunsicker/ PhD: University of Chicago, 1999 Previous appointments: Assistant-Associate Professor of Mathematics, Lawrence University, Wisconsin, USA Research interests: Geometric PDE, topology, statistics 10 LMS service: Member of LMS Women in Mathematics Committee since 2013, then Chair Nov. 2015 to present. Guest of Council as WIM Chair. Personal statement: I believe that it is critical that the LMS council represents the diversity of the LMS membership, and my view is that one of the primary roles of the Nominating Committee is to ensure that this happens. Diversity takes a wide range of forms. These include protected characteristics of gender, ethnicity, disability and the like, but also diversity in terms of national origin, geography, type of institution and research focus. Through my extensive involvement in equality and diversity work with the LMS, my university and more broadly, I have gotten to know a wide range of mathematicians around the UK. As a member of Nominating Committee, I would work to ensure that all LMS members feel that there is someone on the ballot who can represent and speak for their interests. Radha Kessar, Professor, City, University of London Email: [email protected] Homepage: https://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/radha-kessar PhD: The Ohio State University, 1995 Previous appointments: Senior lecturer/Reader/Professor (University of Aberdeen 2005–2012), Assistant Professor tenure track, (The Ohio State University 2002–2005), Weir Junior Research Fellow (University College, Oxford 1999–2002), Visiting Assistant Professor (University of Minnesota, 1997–1999), Visiting Assistant Professor (Yale University, 1996–1997), Lecturer (The Ohio State University 1995–1996). Research interests: Representation theory of finite groups. LMS service: Editor, Proceedings of the LMS (2015–2018), EMS representative to the BMC scientific committee (2008–2011). Additional information: I am on the editorial board for the journals Algebras and Representation Theory and the Journal of Group Theory. I have been on the editorial board of Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society and am now a consulting editor. From January 2018, I will be an editorial board member of the Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. I was the UK coordinator of the Anglo-French-German representation theory network 2012- 2015. Elizabeth Winstanley, Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Sheffield Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://winstanley.staff.shef.ac.uk/ PhD: DPhil University of Oxford 1996 Previous appointments: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader, University of Sheffield (2000-09), Fellow and lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Oriel College, Oxford (1996-2000) Research interests: General relativity, black holes, quantum field theory in curved space-time LMS service: Member of LMS Council (2005-09), Member of LMS Education Committee (2002-09), LMS representative on the JMC (2006-12), LMS representative on HoDoMS committee (2007-10) Additional information: Member of the Nominating Committee of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (2016-22), Member of the Editorial Board of Classical and Quantum Gravity (2016-19), Erskine Visiting Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2016), Australian Institute of Physics Women in Physics Lecturer (2010), Chair of the Gravitational Physics Group of the Institute of Physics (2006-09) Personal statement: I am familiar with the wide range of LMS activities from my time in the various LMS roles listed above. In the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Sheffield, I have a broad range of leadership experience across the School's activity, having served as Deputy Head of School, Deputy Director of Teaching, in the Admissions Team and currently as Director of Postgraduate Research. If elected, I would hope that my knowledge of the UK mathematics community and the challenges we face would assist Nominating Committee in its work.

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