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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.
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
Student Number Theory Seminar | Gian Cordana Sanjaya | Multiplicatively dependent integer vectors on a hyperplane
Gian Cordana Sanjaya, University of Waterloo
Multiplicatively dependent integer vectors on a hyperplane
In 2018, Pappalardi, Sha, Shparlinski, and Stewart counted the number of multiplicatively dependent n-tuples of algebraic integers in a fixed number field, ordered by pointwise Weil height. Extending this work, in a joint with with Afifurrahman and Iverson in 2026, we count the number of multiplicatively dependent n-tuples of rational integers lying on a hyperplane, ordered by maximum absolute value. In this talk, we will discuss about the multiplicatively dependent tuples, some motivations behind them, and how to count these tuples, leading to the main results of both papers.
MC 5479
Computability Learning Seminar | Noah Nazareth | The jump of a structure III
Noah Nazareth, University of Waterloo
The jump of a structure III
We will continue our proof of the Ash-Knight-Manasse-Slaman and Chisholm theorem. We will then define and discuss effective bi-interpretability and start the proof of the first jump inversion theorem for structures.
MC 5403
Intro to My Research | Matt Satriano
Matt Satriano (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