
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Campbell, L. H. 
A1  - Taylor, P. G. 
T1  - Renfrey Burnard Potts 1925&#x2013;2005
JF  - Historical Records of Australian Science
JO  - Hist. Rec. Aust. Sci.
Y1  - 2014
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
SP  - 291
EP  - 305
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/HR14019 
N2  - 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. 
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