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Michael Vaughan-Lee

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Michael Rogers Vaughan-Lee[1] is a mathematician and retired academic. He was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford from 1996 to 2010 and a tutor at Christ Church, Oxford, between 1971 and 2010.

Career

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Vaughan-Lee completed his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree at the University of Oxford in 1968 and then taught at Vanderbilt University for two years as an assistant professor.[2] In 1970, he was appointed to a lectureship at the University of Queensland, but resigned the following year[2][3] and returned to the United Kingdom to become a tutor in mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford, where he remained until he retired in 2010.[2] In 1996, he was awarded the title of Professor of Mathematics by the University of Oxford;[4] since retirement in 2010, he has been an emeritus professor.[5]

Research

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Vaughan-Lee specialises in group theory, especially the restricted Burnside problem. He has also made contributions relating to Engel Lie algebras, computational algebra, and other areas.[6]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ Christ Church: Annual Report 2017 (2018), p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c "Emeritus Professor Michael Vaughan-Lee", Christ Church, Oxford. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ Keith Matthews, "Chronological list of Professors and Lecturers of the University of Queensland Department of Mathematics, 1911–1972", Number Theory Web. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Recognition of Distinction" Archived 2018-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, Oxford University Gazette, Supplement (2) to no. 4408, 22 July 1996. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Professors Emeritus", Oxford University Calendar 2013–14 (University of Oxford, 2013), p. 19.
  6. ^ "Michael Vaughan-Lee: Research Interests" (University of Oxford). Retrieved 15 December 2019.