November 2017
We were extremely fortunate to celebrate the University of Waterloo’s 60th Anniversary dinner in Hong Kong on November 27th. Thank you to the university’s Alumni Association (Hong Kong) who along with 600 alumni and friends commemorated this special occasion.
All six of the deans were present along with the University of Waterloo’s President and Vice-Chancellor Feridun Hamdullahpur. The 60th anniversary dinner also featured many special guests including Waterloo alumnus James Lau (BMath '76 & MMath '77) and the Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macau, Jeff Nankivell.
December 2017
Over 200 mathematicians and alumni gathered at the University of Waterloo in early December for the Canadian Mathematical Society’s annual Conference, hosted by the Department of Pure Mathematics. Some great opportunities to reunite with past classmates and friends came together as participants greeted the Dean of the Faculty at a reception and listened to the 2017 Adrien Pouliot Lecture by recipient Richard Hoshino (BMath ’01).
On January 25th, the Faculty of Mathematics celebrated the achievements of both students and alumni at the 31st Annual Mathematics Awards Ceremony and Dinner. This year, over $1.8 million in scholarships and awards was presented to many illustrious undergraduate students. We were honoured to have our Alumni Achievement Award recipients Brian Arbogast, Niky Kamran, Dora Vell, and Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient Patrick Hayes attend the dinner and receive their awards. All four delivered inspiring presentations to students, faculty and staff related to their current careers.
February 2018
February saw Mathies converge on the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) for the Math Alumni, Family & Friends Day. Sporting their pink attire, and fuelled by cookies and hot chocolate,
Mathies let ideas reign supreme at Inventorium, a hands-on learning space where art and design meld with science, technology, engineering and math. If you have an idea for where you’d like next year’s event to be held, email the alumni team at mathalumni@uwaterloo.ca. Watch the math website for 2019 event details.
Upcoming Alumni events
March 25-30 – Join fellow alumni, Dean Stephen M. Watt and President and Vice-Chancellor Feridun Hamdullahpur at Google Singapore on Monday, March 26 from 6-9 p.m. This is part of a visit by the Faculty of Mathematics to Beijing, Singapore and Hong Kong to meet with several alumni and donors in the region.
March 29 – Connect with your fellow Waterloo Grads of the Last Decade at the GOLD on the Go event in North York at the Bier Markt.
April 2 - Join us in New York City for a joint seminar with WatRISQ and Columbia University, Applying Asset Pricing Theory to Calibrate the Price of Climate Risk, presented by Bob Litterman & Kent Daniel.
April 3 – Enjoy an evening at EVO Kitchen in Cambridge with Grads of the last decade at the next stop in the GOLD on the Go series.
April 5 – Head to the Shawn and Ed Brewing Company to join Waterloo Grads of the last decade at the GOLD on the Go stop in Dundas.
April 5 – Come out for a "good ol' hockey game" as the Leafs take on the Devils in New Jersey.
April 9 – Reconnect with other alumni, friends, and supporters of Waterloo Math at an evening of networking at Gosling’s Wine Cellar in Bermuda.
April 19 - Join us in New York City for a joint seminar with WatRISQ on Machine Learning & Sentiment Analysis for Statistical Arbitrage at the Manhattan Institute of Management by Dr. Arun Verma.
June 3-6 - Join faculty members and other alumni from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the Statistical Society of Canada meetings in Montreal.
June 14 – Hear a talk by this year’s J.W. Graham Medal recipient at the symposium (yet to be announced).
June 15 – Welcome the newest alumni as we celebrate the 2018 graduates at Convocation.
June 20-21 – Join faculty members and other alumni from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Annual Meeting in Toronto.
