Nira Cyril Chamberlain
Over 25 years of experience at writing mathematical models/simulation algorithms that solve complex industrial problems. Nira Chamberlain developed mathematical solutions within industries such as the defence, aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. This has included periods in France, the Netherlands, Germany and Israel. During his career he has chaired and organised a mini-symposium at an international mathematical modelling conference.
1969
Birmingham UK
British (Born to Jamaican parents)
2012 – Chamberlain was involved with the UK STEM Project Being a Professional Mathematician
2014 – he was named by the Science Council as one of the UK’s top scientists. Only five mathematicians were selected for this accolade.
Currently a member of
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
European Mathematical Society
Operational Research Society and London Mathematical Society
2009 and 2015 – He was appointed a Council Member of the IMA
Chamberlain was the first Black mathematician to join the exclusive list of living British mathematicians to feature in the biographical reference book Who’s Who. Established in 1849, the book contains information on more than 33,000 influential people from around the world.
2022 – Chamberlain was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours for services to mathematical sciences.
Born in Birmingham. Although Chamberlain enjoyed mathematics at school, he had a lack of encouragement from his teachers. However, he went on to study fora BSc in Mathematics at Coventry Polytechnic, graduating in 1991. In 1993 he achieved an MSC in Industrial Mathematical Modelling in Loughborough University. In 2014, he received a PhD at Portsmouth University.
Chamberlain campaigns for more diversity within the mathematical sciences. He frequently gives talks in UK state schools, through the charity Speakers for Schools. His lecture The Black Heroes of Mathematics is popular all over the UK and is repeated regularly during Black History Month. In 2016 he was asked by the Black Cultural Archives to submit his own mathematical biography, parts of which were published in Mathematics Today. In 2017 he was included on Powerlist, an annual publication celebrating the 100 most influential British people from African and African Caribbean heritage, and was most recently included in the 2019, 2020, and 2021 editions. In 2015 Nira became the first Black mathematician to join the exclusive list of distinguish living British mathematicians who feature in the biographical reference book Who’s Who.
Chamberlain has worked all over the world, helping industrial partners with mathematical modelling. He created a mathematical cost capability tradeoff for HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Chamberlain’s public lectures examine the significance of mathematics in human achievements and debates its relevance in everyday life.
In 2016 he ran a one-day workshop at the London International Youth Science Forum, Imperial College London. He was a keynote speaker at the 2017 New Scientist workshop The Mathematical World.
In 2018 he was awarded the title of World’s Most Interesting Mathematician from the Big Internet Math Off, run by the Aperiodical website.
In 2019 he gave a Maxwell Lecture at Maxwell Society titled The Mathematics that can stop an AI apocalypse.
He is a BBC expert voice, as well as a speaker for the UK charity, Speakers for Schools.
In 2021 he was a guest on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific.
Wife – JacquiRhule Chamblain
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