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News
Oscar Lautsch receives $120,000 as part of the federal government’s CRTAS program
Oscar Lautsch received a Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D). Valued at $40,000 per year, the scholarship runs for three years.
Join us in congratulating Oscar and read more here!
A Lasting Legacy in Pure Mathematics
Read about why Sara Kannan (BA '16) established the Dr. P. L. Kannappan Memorial Scholarship!
Pure Mathematics professor honoured with Distinguished Teacher Award
Pure Math Professor Yu-Ru Liu has been honoured with the University of Waterloo’s Distinguished Teacher Award, 2026.
Join us in congratulating Professor Liu and read more here!
Events
Computability Learning Seminar | Beining Mu | Goncharov's theorem and application
Beining Mu (University of Waterloo)
Goncharov's theorem and application
In this seminar, we will prove Goncharnov's theorem, which states that there is a structure which is computably categorical but not relatively so. Then we will proof its application in computable structure theory. In particular, we will relativize Goncharnov's theorem to \(\emptyset'\)
MC 5403
Intro to My Research | Ty Ghaswala
Ty Ghaswala (University of Waterloo)
Intro to My Research
This is a series of talks by faculty members explaining their research at a level aimed at master's students. All other department members are welcome as well.
MC 5501