Sara Kannan (BA ’16) talks about why she established the Dr. P. L. Kannappan Memorial Scholarship
Welcome to the Spring/Summer issue of E‑Ties!
Take a quiz to see how well you know the Maths buildings, hear why two M4 donors were inspired to support the new building and get a Giving Day update.
Doris Simcich (BMath ’96) has led organizations across a range of industries, including healthcare, aerospace, pharmacy, entertainment and finance. Today, she is widely recognized as a leader in AI adoption strategy. We asked her about how Waterloo played a part in her success and her philosophy of leadership.
Alumni on the move and getting noticed, kudos, what's happening in math, newly named scholarships, and in memoriam.
In just a few weeks, we celebrate the groundbreaking for a new math building, M4. This milestone event marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Faculty of Mathematics.
Alumni events are a great way to stay connected to the Faculty of Mathematics and your fellow University of Waterloo alumni.
“I decided to do mathematics out of defiance,” Marian Forster says, chuckling and leaning forward in her chair. “I pretty much got a message from society, my school, and my family that I was not very smart, and that I should take typing in Grade 10 and become a typist like my mother. And then that would be it.”
Growing up in a family where money was scarce, Floyd Marinescu (BMath ’02) saw firsthand the impacts of working class poverty. “Money was a source of a lot of conflict in my house,” he said. “I knew that if there was financial security, it would have been a lot better for my family.”
Benoit Charbonneau is an associate professor of Pure Mathematics who has been at Waterloo since 2010. We sat down with him to talk about his research and administrative work, his love of geometry, and why he does what he does. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.