University of Canterbury (UC) maths Professor Michael Plank , who has co-led essential Covid-19 modelling work in New Zealand, has won an Australasian award for outstanding research, expertise and distinguished service in the field of Applied Mathematics. .
Press Release – University of Canterbury University of Canterbury (UC) maths Professor Michael Plank , who has co-led essential Covid-19 modelling work in New Zealand, has won an Australasian award for outstanding research, expertise and distinguished service in the field of Applied Mathematics. …
University of Canterbury (UC) maths Professor Michael Plank, who has co-led essential Covid-19 modelling work in New Zealand, has won an Australasian award for outstanding research, expertise and distinguished service in the field of Applied Mathematics.
Professor Plank, of UC’s School of Mathematics and Statistics, was awarded the Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) EO Tuck Medal for 2021.
One-hundred-and-fifty-four people from a variety of sectors including education, sport, health, and science have been honoured.
A physicist who played a major role in the nation’s Covid-19 response has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours.
Shaun Cameron Hendy used his expertise in the science of complex systems to map out how the virus could spread across the country under various scenarios. His models revealed the severity of the threat and influenced the government’s decision to “go hard and go early” in its response.
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Physicist Shaun Hendy played a pivotal role in New Zealand’s Covid-19 response by mapping out how the virus could spread in the early stages of the pandemic.