Alex James is a British and New Zealand applied mathematician and mathematical biologist whose research involves the mathematical modeling of wildlife behaviour, [1] [2] gender disparities in academia, [3] and the epidemiology of COVID-19. [4] [5] She is a professor in the school of mathematics and statistics at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, [6].
After studying mathematics at Newcastle University in England, James earned a master's degree at University College London, and completed a PhD at the University of Leeds, working there with John Brindley [6] on combustion engineering and catalytic converters. [7]
She became a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in 2001, and moved to the University of Canterbury in 2004. [6]
James was named a Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society (NZMS) in 2015, and won the 2018 NZMS Research Award [6]. She was on the team that won the Prime Minister's Science prize in 2020 [8] and won the University of Canterbury Research medal jointly in 2021 [9]. She was awarded the NZIAM EO Tuck medal in 2024 [10].
Alex James is a British and New Zealand applied mathematician and mathematical biologist whose research involves the mathematical modeling of wildlife behaviour, [1] [2] gender disparities in academia, [3] and the epidemiology of COVID-19. [4] [5] She is a professor in the school of mathematics and statistics at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, [6].
After studying mathematics at Newcastle University in England, James earned a master's degree at University College London, and completed a PhD at the University of Leeds, working there with John Brindley [6] on combustion engineering and catalytic converters. [7]
She became a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in 2001, and moved to the University of Canterbury in 2004. [6]
James was named a Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society (NZMS) in 2015, and won the 2018 NZMS Research Award [6]. She was on the team that won the Prime Minister's Science prize in 2020 [8] and won the University of Canterbury Research medal jointly in 2021 [9]. She was awarded the NZIAM EO Tuck medal in 2024 [10].