Outstanding Mathematics and Statistics students receive awards for excellence
Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics students were awarded for their outstanding academic performance in 2023.
Published on the 12 March 2024 by Susannah Waters
On Tuesday 12 March the School of Mathematics and Statistics hosted its annual prize-giving ceremony to award an exceptional group of undergraduate and honours students from the 2023 round of prizes.
Prizes ranged from those acknowledging best performance in their year, best in discipline, high achieving students in the 2023 Simon Marais Maths Competition, donor sponsored awards, and more.
Two students won multiple awards: Asm Shahriar Ifti won both the Head of School's Prize and the Prize for Level 3 Applied Mathematics; while Hau Hang Jeffrey Hui won three prizes - the School's Prize for 1st Year Actuarial Mathematics, the IMC Financial Markets Prize for outstanding achievement in MATH1151, and the IMC Financial Markets Prize for MATH1251.
Certificates were conferred to the outstanding group of students by Head of School Professor Adelle Coster, and IMC representatives Alex Patterson and Hannah Brandon who presented prizes sponsored by IMC Financial Markets. Recipients enjoyed a morning tea with School members afterwards.
A full list of recipients is listed below. A very warm congratulations to all of the School's prize winners!
Student Name |
Award name |
Prize Description |
School of Mathematics & Statistics sponsored prizes |
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Asm Shahriar Ifti |
The Head of School's Prize |
for the best performance by a student proceeding to the Honours Year |
Billy Bourdaniotis |
The School of Mathematics Prize for Level 2 Mathematics |
for the best performance in Level 2 Higher Mathematics units in a Bachelor program |
Asm Shahriar Ifti |
The School of Mathematics and Statistics Prize for Level 3 Applied Mathematics |
for excellence in Level 3 Applied Mathematics courses in a Bachelor program |
Hau Hang Jeffrey Hui |
The School of Mathematics and Statistics Prize for 1st Year Actuarial Maths |
for the best performance in MATH1151 and MATH1251 |
Ibrahim Zafar |
The School of Mathematics Prize for Level 1 Mathematics |
for the best performance in MATH1131 Mathematics 1A, MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A and/or MATH1231 Mathematics 1B, MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B in a Bachelor program |
Isaiah Iliffe |
Simon Marais Mathematics Competition |
Highest-scoring UNSW Sydney individual competitor - male division |
Hoang Phan |
Simon Marais Mathematics Competition |
Highest-scoring UNSW Sydney Individual Competitor - female division |
Yasiru Jayasooriya |
Simon Marais Mathematics Competition |
Highest-scoring UNSW Sydney Pairs Competitor |
Haibing Wang |
Simon Marais Mathematics Competition |
Highest-scoring UNSW Sydney Pairs Competitor |
Tsingying Xu |
Simon Marais Mathematics Competition |
Highest-scoring UNSW Sydney Pairs Competitor |
Joseph Luo |
Simon Marais Mathematics Competition |
Highest-scoring UNSW Sydney Pairs Competitor |
Philanthropy Sponsorship Prizes |
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IMC Financial Markets |
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Shah Yatha Dharmendrakumar |
IMC Financial Markets Prize for the outstanding achievement in the area of actuarial mathematics |
the top female-identified student in MATH 1151 |
Hau Hang Jeffrey Hui |
IMC Financial Markets Prize for the outstanding achievement in the area of actuarial mathematics |
the top male-identified student in MATH 1151 |
Alina (Shancun) Jin |
IMC Financial Markets Prize for the outstanding achievement in the area of actuarial mathematics |
the top female-identified student in MATH 1251 |
Hau Hang Jeffrey Hui |
IMC Financial Markets Prize for the outstanding achievement in the area of actuarial mathematics |
the top male-identified student in MATH 1251 |
David Rance |
The Alma Douglas Prize for Level 3 Statistics |
for the best performance in Level 3 Statistics courses leading into Honours Year |
Aaron Jack Manning |
The George Szekeres Prize |
for the best performance in Mathematics leading to Honours in Pure Mathematics |
Zac Baden Atkinson |
The C H Peck Prize |
for the best performance in Year 2 Mathematics by a student proceeding to Year 3 in the School of Mathematics and Statistics |
Luca Simeone Ferraro |
The Buchwald Prize |
for the best performance in Mathematics leading to Honours in Applied Mathematics |
Do The Math Funding - Paradice/Wilson Asset Management |
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Jaiqi Song |
The Women in Mathematics and Statistics Prize, Level 1 |
for the best performance by a female in Level 1 Mathematics and Statistics courses |
Jessie Guo |
The Women in Mathematics and Statistics Prize, for excellence in Level 2 Applied Mathematics |
for the best performance by a female in Level 2 Applied Mathematics courses |
Giulia Maria Betke |
The Women in Mathematics and Statistics Prize, for excellence in Level 2 Pure Mathematics |
for the best performance by a female in Level 2 Pure Mathematics courses |
Yuexi He |
The Women in Mathematics and Statistics Prize, for excellence in Level 2 Statistics |
for the best performance by a female in Level 2 Statistics courses |
Anne Chen |
The Women in Mathematics and Statistics Prize, for excellence in Level 3 Applied Mathematics |
for the best performance by a female in Level 3 Applied Mathematics courses |
Enxi Lin |
The Women in Mathematics and Statistics Prize, for excellence in Level 3 Pure Mathematics |
for the best performance by a female in Level 3 Pure Mathematics courses |
Supriya Segal |
Women in Mathematics and Statistics Prize, for excellence in Honours Statistics Mathematics |
for the best performance by a female in a Statistics Honours program |
Citadel Securities Prizes |
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Andrew Robert Palmer |
The CITADEL Securities Prize, Level 1 Mathematics & Statistics Courses in a Bachelor Program |
for Best Performance in Level 1 Mathematics & Statistics Courses in a Bachelor Program |
Hugh Alexander Wheaton |
The CITADEL Securities Prize, Level 2 Mathematics & Statistics Courses in a Bachelor Program |
for Best Performance in Level 2 Mathematics & Statistics Courses in a Bachelor Program |
Thank you to our School members who organised and contributed to the event, including organisers Kaye Sedgers and Markie Lugton, prize nominators Jonathan Kress and Alessandro Ottazzi, Head of School Adelle Coster, and Jan Lin for facilitating the prizes to the students.
Adelle Coster and Asm Shahriar Ifti
Hau Hang Jeffrey Hui and Adelle Coster
Alina (Shancun) Jin with Alex Patterson & Hannah Brandon (IMC)