Hi, I'm Georgina Ryan,
an applied mathematician from Melbourne, Australia currently based in Oxford.

I am an applied mathematician who specialises in continuum mechanics, asymptotic analysis,  and modelling electrochemical systems. 

I am currently studying for a DPhil in Mathematics at the University of Oxford. I am supervised by Professor Ian Griffiths and Professor Mohit Dawaldi in the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 

I am primarily funded by the 2024 Commonwealth Bank John Monash Scholarship. Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn if you have questions about applying for a John Monash scholarship!

I completed my Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) at the University of Melbourne in 2023, majoring in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Biology. I won the Professor Wilson Prize (2024) for the highest-scoring thesis and the M L Urquhart Graduate Prize (2024) for being the best performing student overall in the mathematics masters. 

Throughout my career, I hope to advocate for the place of underrepresented groups in mathematics, particularly young women, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities. I have a significant amount of experience working with young people through my extensive volunteering with United Nations Youth Australia, particularly being National President in 2021, and through other tutoring and volunteering roles.

I am always excited to hear about opportunities to be involved in EDI work in mathematics. I am currently the President of Mathematrix,  a student group discussing matters affecting minority early-career researchers in mathematics at the University of Oxford. We help organise the Oxford Women and Non-Binary People in Mathematics Day. I am also a 2025-26 ED&I Fellow for the Oxford Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division. 

In my spare time, I run a mathematical embroidery outreach project called 'Threaded Theorems'. Other outreach work I'm often involved in includes the Oxford Online Maths Club (see talk here) and events like the Oxford Maths Festival and It All Adds Up. 

A summary of my teaching experience to date

University of Oxford

• Tutor, C5.12  Mathematical Physiology, Michaelmas Term 2025

• Teaching Assistant, B5.3 Viscous Flow, Michaelmas Term 2025

• Teaching Assistant, B5.6 Nonlinear Dynamics, Bifurcations and Chaos, Hilary Term 2025

• Marker, C5.12 Mathematical Physiology, Michaelmas Term 2024

University of Melbourne

• Tutor, Linear Algebra (MAST10007), Semester 1 2024

• Tutor, Applied Mathematical Modelling (MAST30030), Semester 1 2024

• Tutor, Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing (MAST30028), Semester 2 2023

• Tutor, Linear Algebra (MAST10007), Semester 2 2023

• Tutor, Accelerated Mathematics 1 (MAST10008), Semester 1 2023

• Tutor, Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing (MAST30028), Semester 2 2022