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      Dr Brendan Masterson

      ROLE: Lecturer in Mathematics
      SCHOOL: Science & Technology
      DEPARTMENT: Design Engineering & Maths
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 4706
      EMAIL: B.Masterson@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Brendan is a Lecturer in Mathematics in the department of Design Engineering and Mathematics at Middlesex University, London. Prior to Middlesex, he worked in the National University of Ireland, Galway as a contract lecturer. He received his PhD from the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics there in 2016.

        Qualifications 

        BA (Hons), MA, PhD


        Languages Spoken

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        During the 18/19 academic year I am teaching on the following modules

        • MSO020X Foundation Year Maths
        • MSO2110 Groups and Rings
        • MSO2130 Discrete Maths and Geometry
        • MSO2620 Financial Mathematics 
        • MSO4735 Management Decision Making

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        Finite Groups, Representation Theory and Computer Algebra. In particular, Brendan is interested in

        • the tables of marks of finite groups;
        • the structure of the Burnside and double Burnside Ring of a finite group;
        • bisets and fusion systems;
        • computational aspects of finite group theory.

        Publication Feed

        On the table of marks of a direct product of finite groups

        Masterson, Brendan and Pfeiffer, Götz (2018) On the table of marks of a direct product of finite groups. Journal of Algebra, 499 . pp. 610-644. ISSN 0021-8693

      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

        Conference talks

        • On the table of marks of a direct product of finite groups, Nikolaus Conference, RWTH Aachen, Germany, 11-12 December 2015.
        • Why direct products are interesting, Postgraduate Group Theory Conference, University of Manchester, 2-4 July 2013.

        Seminars

        • On the table of marks of a direct product of finite groups, London Algebra Colloquium, Birkbeck, University of London, 15 Nov 2018.
        • On the table of marks of a direct product of finite groups, PhD defence, National University of Ireland, Galway, 14 Jan 2016.

      • Engagement &
        Impact

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