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Australian mathematical biologist

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James M. McCaw Alma mater University of Melbourne Scientific career Fields Mathematical epidmiology Institutions University of Melbourne Website sites.google.com/site/jamesmccaw

**James M. McCaw** is an Australian mathematical biologist. He is professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics[1] and in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. He was Associate Dean (of Research) in Science from 2020--2021.[2]

He is primarily known for his work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in which he assisted in informing Australia's public health response. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic he had carried out award winning research on infectious diseases, notably influenza[3] and malaria.[4] He is on the editorial board for several scholarly journals including *[eLife](/source/ELife)*,[5] *[Epidemics](/source/Epidemics_(journal))*[6] and *[PLoS Computational Biology](/source/PLoS_Computational_Biology)*[7]

## Education

McCaw obtained his B.Sc. and PhD in theoretical physics from the [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne)[8] where he served as President of the Postgraduate Physics Students Society.

## Awards and honours

- 2024 Australian Research Council [Australian Laureate Fellowship](/source/Australian_Laureate_Fellowship)[9]

- 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["James McCaw's profile"](https://ms.unimelb.edu.au/people/profile?id=1735). *School of Mathematics and Statistics*. University of Melbourne. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Research profile"](https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/4554-james-mccaw). *Find an Expert*. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Australia's disease forecasting system wins National Innovation Awards"](https://opengovasia.com/australias-disease-forecasting-system-wins-national-innovation-awards/). *OpenGov*. OpenGovAsia. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tilley et al, WINNER 2016 Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Nb0Rc3LIk). *YouTube*. YouTube. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["eLife - Editorial Board"](https://elifesciences.org/about/people/epidemiology-global-health). *eLife*. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Epidemics - Editorial Board"](https://www.journals.elsevier.com/epidemics/editorial-board). *Epidemics*. Elsevier. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["PLoS Computational Biology - Editorial Board"](https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/static/editorial-board?ae_name=James+M+McCaw). *PLoS Computational Biology*. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** McCaw, James M. (2005), [*Quantum chaos: Spectral analysis of Floquet operators*](https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/178421715) (published 2004), [arXiv](/source/ArXiv_(identifier)):[math-ph/0503032](https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0503032), [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2005PhDT.......249M](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005PhDT.......249M), retrieved 24 May 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["2024 Laureate Profile: Professor James McCaw"](https://www.arc.gov.au/2024-laureate-profile-professor-james-mccaw). *[Australian Research Council](/source/Australian_Research_Council)*. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Australian Museum Eureka Prizes"](http://australianmuseum.net.au/eureka). Retrieved 2024-06-03.

## External links

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