Academics

Hello! My name is Benedict Widjaja. I am a third-year Bachelor of Science student at the University of Melbourne, studying applied mathematics.
I am currently seeking Honours or Masters projects in applied mathematics, and/or earth and atmospheric sciences. See my CV here.

Hello! My name is Benedict Widjaja. I am a third-year Bachelor of Science student at the University of Melbourne, studying applied mathematics.
I am currently seeking Honours projects in applied mathematics, and/or earth and atmospheric sciences. See my CV here.
Projects
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Projects
See what academic projects I am currently working on, ongoing and completed.
Notes
Visit my blog where I share informal insights into my progress in learning.
Curriculum vitae (CV)
You can access my one-page academic CV below (PDF).
If you are a potential supervisor with an Honours project that you’d think would be a good fit for my background, I’d love to hear from you! You can contact me via the contact details listed in the CV.
Educational Background
2024 – 2026 University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Statistics
Activities & Societies: Bachelor of Science Peer Mentor (S1 2025); Tertiary Student Assistant (TSA); German Club (2024/25 Committee); Visual Arts (Portraiture); German Theatre
Scholarships & Awards: Melbourne National Merit Scholarship (2024); 29th AINSE Winter School (2025)
Coursework: Focused on applied mathematics, with further coursework in atmospheric science, computing, economics, and physics.
You can access a full summary of my coursework below (PDF):
2018 – 2023 Perth Modern School
Western Australian Certificate of Education
Grade: 99.65 ATAR, WACE Certificate of Distinction
Activities & Societies: Sphinx Society; Maths Competitions (IMMC, AMC); Physics & Linguistics Olympiads (ASOE, OzCLO); Visual Arts (Portraiture); Latin Club
Scholarships & Awards: ATAR Prize Winner – Italian Second Language (2023); Youth Ambassador Award (2023); Australian Physics Olympiad – Distinction (2022); Malcolm Evans Foreign Languages Scholarship (2022)
WACE ATAR Courses: Economics, Italian: Second Language, Literature, Mathematics Methods, Mathematics Specialist, Physics, Visual Arts (Year 11)