Alexander Molev

Professor Alexander Molev is a distinguished academic affiliated with the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on

• Classical Lie algebras and their representations
• Vertex algebras
• Quantum groups
• Algebraic combinatorics

and aligns with the Faculty’s research strengths in Understanding the Universe, Fundamental Laws of Nature, and Complex Systems.

Research Trends: His recent work explores super-Yangians, quantum Sugawara operators, and W-algebras for classical and superalgebras. He investigates algebraic structures related to Lie superalgebras, quantum integrability, and symmetry algebras in mathematical physics.

Scientific Awards: He has received

• 2001: Medal of the Australian Mathematical Society
• 2019: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Grants: His research has been supported by multiple Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects, including studies on quantum vertex algebras (2017), classical W-algebras (2014), and affine Lie algebras at the critical level (2013).

Education: He earned a PhD from Moscow State University in 1986.