Dr Tony Samuel (he/him/his)

Tony is a Senior Lecturer and a Deputy Director of Business Engagement and Innovation in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Exeter, a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, an advisory board member of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, a KE Hub Knowledge Exchange Champion, and a member of EPSRC's peer review college.

A main focus of my work is on bringing abstract mathematical concepts to life. I am honored to have this dedication recognised with a nomination for the University of Exeter's 2026 Bright Future KE Award.

Prior to joining the University of Exeter and the University of Birmingham, he held academic posts at California Polytechnic State University, Universität Bremen, Australian National University, and the University of St Andrews. He has also had the privilege of holding prolonged research stays at the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics, Humboldt–Universität zu Berlin, Institut Mittag–Leffler, and South China University of Technology. Moreover, for the 2025 summer break, he was a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Statistics at Stanford University.

Co-supervised with Greg Chaplain, Tony also currently has an open PhD post on Cut and project schemes in hyperbolic space with applications to acoustic metamaterials: The deadline for applications is 08 December 2026, with information on how to apply being available here

For details on Tony's academic ancestry please visit the Mathematics Genealogy Project.