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The Department of Pure Mathematics hosted the 2013 Ostrowski Prize presentation on June 10 and 11, 2014. The prize was awarded to Yitang (Tom) Zhang from the University of New Hampshire who presented a lecture on his work on small gaps between prime numbers and was subsequently honored at the prize ceremony.

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!

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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!