James Caldwell (16 May 1943 – 27 July 2024[1]) was a Northern Irish mathematician.
James Caldwell | |
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 Caldwell in 2014 | |
| Born | 16 May 1943 Macosquin, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 27 July 2024 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Coleraine Academical Institution Queen's University of Belfast |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, mathematician |
Education
editCaldwell was educated at Macosquin Primary School, then Coleraine Academical Institution followed by Queen's University of Belfast; Professor James Caldwell obtained his BSc (1st Class Hons.) degree in applied mathematics and his MSc degree in numerical analysis from Queen's University Belfast in 1964 and 1966, respectively. In 1974 he was awarded his PhD degree in "Magnetostatic Field Calculations", under Dennis Gibson, from Teesside University.[2]
Professor Caldwell was awarded his first higher doctorate (DSc) degree by Queen's University of Belfast in 1985 for his research and scholarly work on "Mathematical Solution of Physical Problems Particularly Involving Magnetostatic Fields" and his second DSc by Teesside University in 2007 in recognition of his research and scholarly work in Mathematical Modelling.[3]
Career
editHe took up various teaching posts in the UK before moving to Australia as Head of Mathematics at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba. He then returned to England to lecture at Sunderland University and worked in lecturing and research posts at a number of UK universities. In 1990 he joined the City University of Hong Kong Department of Mathematics.[4]
Similar with his academic career, Professor Caldwell worked for a number of large organizations including the role as Head of Modelling with Unilever Research UK. Through his research work, he has published hundreds of journal research papers and conference papers, and more than a dozen textbooks and theses. As a result of scientific publications, he has had extensive experience in editorial work involving mathematics. Furthermore, he has had extensive experience of course development work in mathematics at a number of universities in the UK and overseas. On retirement he continued at City University of Hong Kong up to 2010 and was adjunct professor in the Department of Mathematics until 2012. More recently he has formed strong links with the Open University of Hong Kong.[5]
Although now retired in Bedfordshire in the UK he still continues with his research in applied mathematics, writing of mathematics textbooks and journal editorial work.
Professor Caldwell, has had extensive experience of mathematical modelling throughout his career in both university teaching and industry and was instructor for a team of three Hong Kong mathematics undergraduate students, who won the first place award, Meritorious, in the 2000 Netease Cup China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modelling (CUMCM).[6]
Caldwell has authored a number of postgraduate textbooks in mathematical modeling and edited a number of annual conference proceedings linked to POLYMODEL (i.e. North East Polytechnics Mathematical Modelling & Computer Simulation Group).[7]
Professor Caldwell has been invited by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) to take on the role of Honorary Professor (Mathematics & Statistics) for the period 2013–2019.
Also Professor Caldwell has been awarded Honorary Doctorate in Professional Achievement by Teesside University in 2014.[8][9]
On 27 July 2024, he passed away peacefully and surrounded by family in Hong Kong at Queen Elizabeth Hospital due to complications arising from prostate cancer.
References
edit- ^ "James Caldwell Funeral Notice". Dignity Funerals. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "James Caldwell". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Uni honour for maths academic". Coleraine Times. 23 November 2007 [21 November 2007]. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Research Graduates | CityU MA". .cityu.edu.hk. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ The Open University of Hong Kong. "The Open University of Hong Kong: Quantitative Models for Financial Risk". Ouhk.edu.hk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Winners of the 2000 NetEase Cup National College Students Mathematical Contest in Modeling" (PDF). www.mcm.edu.cn (in Chinese). 30 November 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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- ^ "Honorary Graduates". University of Teesside. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ Foad, Laura (25 November 2014). "Professor James Caldwell honoured by Teesside University". Teesside Gazette. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.