Congratulations go out to Ken Davidson as the recipient of the 2014 CMS David Borwein Distinguished Career Award. The award recognizes individuals who "have made a sustained outstanding contribution to the advancement of mathematics." The full news release from the CMS can be found here:
The Department of Pure Mathematics is very pleased to announce that Matthew Satriano will be joining Pure Mathematics in July 2015. Matt received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2010, and has since held post-doctoral positions at the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Pure Math PhD student Stanley Xiao won first place in the Math Faculty heat of the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Congratulations, Stanley!
The University-wide finals will be held in the Humanities Theatre on Thursday, March 27 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm. More information about the competition can be found at the 3MT website. Come out and cheer Stanley on!
Pure Math tea attendees were treated to a slice of wonderful Guinness cake made by our own Cam Williams (MMath student) on Monday, March 17th. What a delicious way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Thanks Cam!
Congratulations to PhD alumnus Omar Leon Sanchez for winning the first Murray Martin Prize for the Best Research Paper by a Mathematics Graduate Student! Omar, who graduated with a PhD in Pure Math in 2013, was nominated by his supervisor, Rahim Moosa.
Read about the Murray Martin Prize for more information.
Congratulations to Ken Davidson and Pure Math alumnus, Alex Wright, for winning the Canadian Mathematical Society 2013 G. de B. Robinson Award! The full news release from the Canadian Mathematical Society follows.
Congratulations to Jason Bell for his appointment as a University Research Chair. Established in 2003, the University Research Chair program "recognizes exceptional achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of knowledge." Please see the Provost's website for more information on the program as well as current and past holders of University Research Chairs.
On Friday, June 14, 2013, Ken Davidson received the Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision at the morning convocation ceremony. The award was established by the Graduate Studies Office in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association to recognize exemplary faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in graduate student supervision. Congratulations, Ken!
Congratulations goes out to Yu-Ru Liu for winning the 2013 Faculty of Mathematics Award for Distinction in Teaching. Yu-Ru's accomplishment will be recognized at the Fall Faculty Banquet.
The other recipient of this year's award also has a tie to Pure Mathematics – Dan Wolczuk completed his MMath degree in Pure Mathematics in 2003. Congratulations to both Yu-Ru and Dan!
For more information, please see Award for Distinction in Teaching - 2013 winners.
This marked the first year that Waterloo participated in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition and PhD student, Collin Roberts, stepped up to the challenge. Check his presentation out here: