Mathematician awarded over $1 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow funding
Congratulations to Dr Norman Do from the Faculty Science, School of Mathematics, on being awarded $1,139,082 under the 2024 Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme announced today.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced $106.7 million in funding for 100 new projects under the Future Fellowships scheme. The Fellowships support mid-career researchers to focus on finding solutions for key industry challenges and training the next generation of researchers under the program.
The scheme encourages research in areas of national priority, with preference given to researchers who can demonstrate a capacity to build collaboration across industry, with other research institutions and with other disciplines.
Monash University will receive $7,591,473 in funding for seven ARC Future Fellowship research projects with $1,139,082 going to the School of Mathematics for the project led by Dr Do.
Dr Do’s research project is titled ‘Partition functions through the lens of topological recursion’.
The project aims to resolve deep mathematical mysteries concerning structures known as partition functions, which arise in theoretical models of the universe.
Novel insights and approaches will come from the developing yet powerful theory of topological recursion, which provides a clarifying and unifying lens.
Expected outcomes include the resolution of outstanding conjectures concerning topological string theory and quantum invariants, as well as new connections between these concepts.
The project is expected to lead to significant benefits, such as the formation of international collaborations, the training of researchers in an area of fundamental importance, and the enhancement of Australia’s reputation as a powerhouse in mathematical physics.
For full details of the 2024 ARC Future Fellowship funding outcomes, visit the ARC website.
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