Personnel : Department of Mathematics and Statistics : University of Melbourne

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Professor Aleks OWCZAREK
	Position:	Professor
	Email:	aleks@ms.unimelb.edu.au
	Room:	192
	Ext. Number:	46545
	Webpage:	www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/~aleks/Welcome.html
Research Group:	- Complex Systems - Mathematical Physics & Statistical Mechanics
Interests:	- Enumerative combinatorics - Integrable systems - Mathematical physics - Statistical Mechanics
Recent Publications: Selected Publications \| Publications RSS Feed Interacting Lattice Polygons (in Polygons, Polyominoes and Polycubes)(2009) more Exact solution for semi-flexible partially directed walks at an adsorbing wall(2009) more Pulling self-interacting polymers in two dimensions(2009) more A self-interacting partially directed walk subject to a force(2009) more Semi-flexible hydrogen-bonded and non-hydrogen bonded lattice polymers(2009) more
I hold the position of Reader in Mathematics and Statistics of the University with the title of Associate Professor. I conduct research into the general field of "Statistical Mechanics" which lies within the discipline of mathematical physics. In particular I work in the area of phase transitions and critical phenomena in Statistical Mechanics especially pertaining to model polymer systems. The models I study arise naturally in "Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics" and in "Stochastic Processes". I am part of a 'Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics Group' working on these topics. I am also a Chief Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence in the Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems. I have several projects in the general area of the statistical mechanics of lattice polymer and vesicle models where there is scope for Honours and Graduate projects, and some where post-doctoral collaboration would be fruitful. Please contact me if you are interested. Funding is available through the ARC Centre of Excellence in the Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems. The two main topics of interest are (1) numerical analysis, both Monte Carlo computer simulation and also exact enumeration techniques, of lattice walks, and (2) the exact solution of interacting directed walk systems.

Current Postgraduate Supervision:

Paul FIJN	"The combinatorics and graph theory of stochastic interface and lattice path problems"
Heather LONSDALE	"Compact directed percolation near a damp wall"

Past Postgraduate Supervision:

Debra N. BENNETT-WOOD	"Numerical studies of Self-avoiding walks"
Will JAMES	"The enumeration of heaps and almost-convex polygons"
Paul NIDRAS	"Critical behaviour of geometric cluster models"
Judy-anne OSBORN	"Combinatorics of pavings and paths"
Andrew RECHNITZER	"Some problems in the counting of lattice animals, polyominoes, polygons and walks"
Henry (Ling Heng) WONG	"Topics on Lattice Models in Statistical Mechanics"

Recent Honours Students:

Andrew RECHNITZER	"An investigation of Directed Percolation"
Andrew OPPENHEIM	"Directed walkers on the square and triangular planar lattices"

Recent Grant History:

Year(s)	Source	Type	Title
2007 - 2011	ARC	Discovery	Searching for solvability in Statistical Mechanics and beyond using advanced Enumerative Combinatorics
2003 - 2010	ARC	Centre Of Excellence	ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems
2004 - 2008	ARC	Network	Complex Open Systems Network (COSNet)
2002 - 2006	ARC	Discovery	Advanced Computational and Analytic Studies in Lattice Statistical Mechanics and Applications
2005	The University of Melbourne	MRGS	Development and application of novel stochastic enumeration techniques
1999 - 2003	ARC	RF scheme: Senior Research Fellowship	Lattice Walks in Statistical Mechanics
2001	The University of Melbourne	MRGS	Computer Simulations of lattice polymers

Responsibilities:

Batchelors of BioMed/BSc Standing Committee member

Chair of Equipment/IT Committee

Department Database Co-ordinator

Deputy Head of Department

Faculty Planning & Resources Committee member

Lecture & 2nd Examiner Schedules

Melbourne Model Transition Coordinators

Committees:

Equipment/IT Committee (Chair)

Honours and Masters Committee

Management Committee

Statistical Consulting Centre Co-ordinating Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

UGS Committee

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