Research Group on General Algebra and its Applications
The Research Group on General Algebra and its Applications is one of the most active and well-established research groups in the Mathematics Section at La Trobe University. Its members include academic staff, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, honours students and visitors.
The group's research centres on general algebra (also known as universal algebra), the theory of natural dualities, semigroup theory, lattice theory and related areas.
The research group has attracted talented young mathematicians who have won La Trobe University Post-Doctoral Fellowships (Dr M. Haviar, Dr J. Tuma and Dr J. East) and three-year ARC Post-Doctoral Fellowships (Dr M. Jackson and Dr J. Pitkethly). The group also attracts leading international researchers for stays of between one and two months.
The group meets at a weekly seminar throughout the academic year.
Victorian Algebra Group
Every year the Victorian Algebra Group runs a conference to foster communication between the algebraists in Australia.
- NEW: 27th Victorian Algebra Conference 2009
- 26th Victorian Algebra Conference 2008 archived web site
- 25th Victorian Algebra Conference 2007 archived web site
Members
- Dr Brian Davey (Professor) Co-convenor
- Dr Marcel Jackson (Lecturer C) Co-convenor
- Dr Narwin Perkal (Lecturer B)
- Dr Jane Pitkethly (Charles La Trobe Fellow)
- Dr Todd Niven (Research Associate)
Graduate Students
- Nadia Al Dhamri (PhD student)
- Sarah Johansen (PhD student)
- Thanh Long Nguyen (PhD student)
- Belinda Trotta (PhD student)
Honours Students
- Chris Bull
- Tom Stephenson
Past Post-doctoral Fellows
- Dr James East (La Trobe Fellowship: 2006 - 2007)
- Dr Jane Pitkethly (ARC APD: 2005 - 2007)
- Dr Marcel Jackson (ARC APD: 2004 - 2006)
Past Graduate Students
- Todd Niven (PhD: 2003 - 2006)
- Claire Edwards (MSc: 2003 - 2004)
- Shamsun Begum (MSc: 2002 - 2003)
- Jane Pitkethly (PhD: 1999 - 2001)
- Rashed Talukder (PhD: 1998 - 2002)
- Brad Knox (PhD: 1996 - 2002)