Jim Arthur and George Elliott become fellows of the CMS’s Second Inaugural Class of Fellows.
The press release from CMS can be found here.
Catherine Sulem is the 2019 recipient of the AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture prize
April 1, 2019 By
Catherine Sulem is the 2019 recipient of the AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture prize.
The joint AWM-SIAM prize was established in 2002 and it is awarded to a female researcher in the scientific or engineering community whose work highlights the achievements of women in applied and computational mathematics.
Sulem will present her prize lecture at the 9th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2019).
More on the story can be found here.
Jeremy Quastel named the recipient of the 2019 Jeffery-Williams Prize
January 31, 2019 By
The department congratulates Prof. Jeremy Quastel for being named the recipient of the 2019 Jeffery-Williams Prize. Quastel will receive the award during the CMS Summer Meeting in Regina, Saskatchewan, June 7-10, 2019.
The media release can be accessed here.
The Jeffery-Williams Prize is awarded annually since 1968 and it recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
For more information on past recipients, please visit Jeffery-Williams Prize
James G. Arthur appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada
January 8, 2019 By
The department congratulates James Arthur for being appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada honours people who make extraordinary contributions to Canada. To be named a Companion is the highest honour in the Order and it recognizes national pre-eminence or international service or achievement. Arthur is being recognized for “his seminal contributions to contemporary mathematics, notably through his groundbreaking advancements to the theory of numbers’ trace formula.” Source: News Release on “New Appointments to the Order of Canada”, December 27, 2018.
More on the story can be found here.
Alumni, Michael Chow, wins Nathan Mendelsohn Prize
September 13, 2018 By
Congratulations to Michael Chow on winning the Nathan Mendelsohn prize for the highest ranking student at a Canadian university in the Putnam Mathematics Competition for 2017.
Chow has participated in the department’s Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, placing first 2016, 2017, and 2018. He was also part of the Putnam team representing UofT which came in 4th place in 2017!
Chow graduated with High Distinction from the Honours Bachelor of Science program this June 2018. We are proud of his achievements!
Joel Kamnitzer awarded a 2018 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
May 1, 2018 By
The Department is proud to announce that Professor Joel Kamnitzer is one of the winners of the 2018 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. NSERC awards up to six E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships annually to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising scientists and engineers who are faculty members of Canadian universities.
Joel’s achievement is also featured in a U of T news article: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-researchers-win-prestigious-nserc-awards
Three faculty, Haslhofer, Shankar, and Tiozzo awarded 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships
February 15, 2018 By
The department is pleased to announce that three of our faculty, Robert Haslhofer, Arul Shankar, and Giulio Tiozzo are recipients of the 2018 Research Sloan Fellowships!
The fellowships are awarded annually since 1955 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. More information about the Sloan Research Fellowships can be found here. The full list of this year’s Sloan Fellows can be found here.