
%0 Journal Article
%A Campbell, L. H. 
%A Taylor, P. G. 
%T Renfrey Burnard Potts 1925&#x2013;2005
%J Historical Records of Australian Science
%D 2014/11/11
%V 25
%N 2
%P 291-305
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HR14019
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR14019 
%X Ren Potts was an Australian applied mathematician whose early work in statistical mechanics later became influential: the &#x2018;Potts Model' became his most cited work. As Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide for thirty years, he built up an excellent Department of Mathematics and had a major influence on the development of Applied Mathematics in Australia. His work in transportation science and operations research is well known. Ren Potts was a gifted teacher and an inspiring research leader. He was an early advocate of close co-operation between academia and industry, was an early adopter of computing for research and teaching, and was a pioneer in forging new links between Australian universities and the South-East Asian region. 
