Dr Bob Anderssen is a mathematician who specialises in mathematical modelling to solve challenging problems in image recovery and reconstruction, rheology and biology.
Current activities
Dr Robert (Bob) Anderssen is one of CSIRO’s most respected mathematicians.
Dr Anderssen's modelling research is focused on:
Along with various colleagues, Dr Anderssen has been investigating more theoretical matters related to:
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resolution enhancement
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Couette viscometry
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joint inversion of spectroscopic data
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Kullbach-Leibler regularization
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rheological interconversion.
In Dr Anderssen's view, 'The biggest challenge is the conceptualisation of the essence of the problem to the point where a pattern is exposed which can be modelled mathematically'.
Background
Dr Anderssen was born on the Black Friday - Friday the 13th - in 1939 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He was educated at schools around Queensland, in Tingalpa, Wynnum North, Bundaberg North, Maryborough and Charters Towers.
His career in mathematics began with undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Queensland and doctoral studies at the University of Adelaide, South Australia.
“Being a mathematical modeller in CSIRO is a challenge and a pleasure. There is a never ending list of new applications that yield new perspectives about established mathematics as well as requiring the generation of entirely new structure.”
Dr Bob Anderssen,
Senior Principal Mathematician
CSIRO.
Dr Anderssen has worked as a:
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lecturer in mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Research Fellow, Fellow and Senior Fellow in computational mathematics and modelling at the Australian National University, Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory
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senior principal mathematician at CSIRO.
His recent research at CSIRO has included:
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mathematical modelling of pasta drying to improve the drying process and reduce wastage
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understanding the sound produced by the Stuart & Sons piano manufactured in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, by Piano Australia
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working on the equations that describe dough rheology, basically the ‘stretchiness’ of dough, to improve the efficiency of mixing wheat-flour dough to make bread.
Academic qualifications
Dr Anderssen holds:
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a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Mathematics, awarded in 1960 by the University of Queensland in Brisbane
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a Master of Science in Mathematics, awarded by the University of Queensland in 1965
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a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, awarded by the University of Adelaide in 1967
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an honorary Doctor of Science, awarded by La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, in 2008.
Achievements
Dr Anderssen has been awarded the:
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2004 George Szekeres Medal by the Australian Mathematical Society
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2005 Joe Moyal Medal by Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Dr Anderssen is also a Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society.
He was invited to give the 2007 G S Watson Annual Lecture at the Bendigo Campus of La Trobe University, Victoria.
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