Mathematics and education
Nalini Joshi
Mathematician and university professor.
Early life and training
Joshi grew up in Burma, now Myanmar, before her family moved to Australia. She studied mathematics at the University of Sydney and completed doctoral work in applied mathematics at Princeton University.
Mathematics career
She became the first woman appointed a professor of mathematics at the University of Sydney. Her research concerns nonlinear mathematical systems, and she has held leadership positions in the university’s mathematics school.
International role
In 2018 she was elected a vice president of the International Mathematical Union. The University of Sydney and the Australian Academy of Science document her education, research and appointments.