Richard Cowan

Professor Richard Cowan served as Visiting Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics within the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney. His research encompassed most areas of probability, both theory and applications. Key interests included stochastic models in molecular biology and biochemistry, distribution theory, stochastic models of road traffic, random geometry and random topology, branching processes, research into the game of contract bridge, game theory, statistics in cellular biology, and miscellaneous areas in probability and statistics. Specializing in stochastic geometry, random tessellations, and related mathematical models, his work addressed applications in material science, geology, physics, biology, DNA replication, and cell population dynamics. He also explored Poisson point processes, convex hulls, and geometric probabilistic structures.

Richard Cowan authored 120 publications, accumulating 1903 citations as recorded on ResearchGate. Notable works include 'Line segments which are unions of tessellation edges' (2018), 'Tessellations derived from random geometric graphs' (2016), 'Planar tessellations that have the half-Gilbert structure' (2016), 'COLUMN TESSELLATIONS' (2015), 'THE CHARACTER OF PLANAR TESSELLATIONS WHICH ARE NOT SIDE-TO-SIDE' (2014), 'Constraints on the fundamental topological parameters of spatial tessellations' (2013), 'Line Segments in the Isotropic Planar Stit Tessellation' (2013), and 'New Classes of Random Tessellations Arising from Iterative Division of Cells'. His contributions featured mathematical identities named after him, such as Cowan's Identity, alongside resources like tutorial problems, exam questions, data sets, and illustrations of research topics including unsolved problems in random geometry. Contact details included a postal address at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia.

Professional Email: richard.cowan@sydney.edu.au