Awards

Leah Edelstein-Keshet Awarded the 2025 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize

Dr. Leah Edelstein-Keshet, Professor Emerita, has been honored with the 2025 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize, Canada’s top recognition for outstanding research in the mathematical sciences. Dr. Edelstein-Keshet completed her PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science in 1982 under the supervision of Lee Segel... read more

Mathav Murugan Canadian Research Chair Renewed

UBC Mathematics Assistant Professor Mathav Murugan has been renewed as a Canada Research Chair (CRC). Dr. Murugan is an expert in probability theory, differential equations and geometry. Findings from Dr. Murugan’s research will improve our understanding of the interplay between the behaviour of... read more

Josh Zahl Awarded an ICBS Frontiers in Science Award

UBC Math Associate Prof. Josh Zahl has been awarded a 2024 ICBS Frontiers in Science Award. Josh received this award, along with co-author Nets Katz (Cal Tech), for their 2019 Journal of the American Mathematical Society paper titled "An improved bound on the Hausdorff dimension of Besicovitch sets... read more

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