Dr Noel Barton, Congress Director
Dr Noel Barton was educated at the University of Western Australia, graduating with a PhD in applied mathematics in 1973. His research interests are in applications of the finite element method to the numerical solution of partial differential equations, computational fluid dynamics and the simulation of granular material. His current employment is in CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, where, amongst other duties, he is involved in transfer of mathematical intellectual property to industrial users. He was Chair of ANZIAM from 1993-94, President of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Council from 1996-97, Editor (1994-95) of a Strategic Review of the Mathematical Sciences in Australia, Director of the (Australian) Mathematics-in-Industry Study Group from 1985 to 1993, and member of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics since 1995. He is also on the Editorial Boards of four journals.