Awards

Sujatha Ramdorai Appointed as a Fields Institute Fellow

UBC Mathematics Professor Dr. Sujatha Ramdorai has been appointed as a Fields Institute Fellow in recognition of outstanding contributions to activities at the Fields Institute and within the Canadian mathematical community.read more

Professor Emeritus David Brydges awarded the Henri Poincaré Prize

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Dr. David Brydges, has been awarded the Henri Poincaré Prize. The Henri Poincare Prize recognizes outstanding contributions in mathematical physics and is awarded every three years at the International Mathematical Physics Congress. More Inforead more

Dr. Priscilla E. (Cindy) Greenwood Awarded SSC Gold Medal

UBC mathematics Professor Emerita Priscilla E. (Cindy) Greenwood on being awarded the Statistical Society of Canada's Gold Medal! This medal is awarded to a person who has made outstanding contributions to statistics or probability, either to mathematical developments or in applied work. Read Moreread more

13 UBC Mathematics Faculty Members Receive NSERC Award

We are thrilled to announce that thirteen UBC Mathematics faculty members have received NSERC Discovery Grants. Congratulations Sven Bachmann , Michael Bennett , Albert Chau , Dragos Ghioca , Stephen Gustafson , Izabella Laba , Mathav Murugan , Vinayak Vatsal , Liam Watson , Jun-Cheng Wei , Brian... read more

MIRANDA HOLMES-CERFON RECEIVES EXPLORATION GRANT

Miranda Holmes-Cerfon has received an Exploration grant from the New Frontiers in Research Fund for her project Disordered Lattices: Mathematical Pathways to Engineering New Materials . Exploration grants support research that push boundaries into exciting new areas. Researchers are encouraged to... read more

Pardis Semnani Awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Pardis Semnani has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS). The Vanier CGS program awards up to $50,000 per year for three years, for students working in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences, engineering and health. Across Canada, 166 Vanier Canada Graduate... read more

Keegan Boyle and Hannah Keese Awarded Postdoc Teaching Prize

Keegan Boyle and Hannah Keese have been awarded a 2024 Postdoc Teaching Prize. Keegan Boyle taught MATH 220 as well as small classes in MATH 101. His MATH 220 students found his teaching especially effective and impactful. Every one of his many nominations from that course emphasized his kindness... read more

Matt Coles Awarded Killam Teaching Award

UBC Mathematics Educational Program Director Matt Coles has been awarded a 2023-2024 UBC Killam Teaching Prize. This honour recognizes Dr. Coles' outstanding achievement as a teacher and reflects his enthusiasm for teaching and commitment to his students.read more

Anotida Madzvamuse receives B.C. Knowledge Development (BCKDF) funding

Dr. Anotida Madzvamuse's research in high performance scientific computing 3D cell migration using geometric-and-bulk-surface PDEs (3DGeoCell Lab) has been awarded funding from the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) funding from the Government of BC. This funding provides approximately $52.3... read more

2024 CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

On March 13, 2024, the Government of Canada announced the award recipients of the NSERC Graduate and Postgraduate scholarships. Two recipents are from the UBC Mathematics Department: Chi Hoi (Kyle) Yip - NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Nicholas Richardson - NSERC Postgraduate... read more