Canadian Mathematical Society Inaugural Class of Fellows (Dec 7)
The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the introduction of a new Fellows Program. The Inaugural Class of Fellows consists of 49 members from the Canadian mathematical community. The Inaugural Class of Fellows will be recognized at the CMS Winter Meeting Banquet, Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, December 9, 2018.
The CEMC Receives the 2018 Adrien Pouliot Award (Jul 30)
OTTAWA, ON — The Canadian Mathematical Society, (CMS) is pleased to announce that the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC), is the recipient of the 2018 Adrien Pouliot Award. Professor Ian VanderBurgh will accept the award on behalf of the CEMC at the CMS Winter Meeting in Vancouver, BC, December 7-10, 2018 .
Appointment of CMS Executive Director (Jul 25)
Dr. Mark Lewis (Alberta), president of the CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Termeh Kousha as the Exective Director of the Canadian Mathematical Society, effective September 1, 2018.
All Members of Math Team Canada Medal at the 2018 IMO (Jul 23)
OTTAWA – Math Team Canada 2018 returns from the 59th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Cluj, Romania with five Silver medals and one Bronze medal. The six team members competed separately, answering six grueling questions in a competition lasting two days, four and a half hours each day. More than 600 high school students wrote the 2018 IMO.
Six Top Mathletes Selected for Math Team Canada 2018 (Jun 6)
OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Canada’s six top math students are on their way to compete at the 59th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Romania, July 3 – 14, 2018.
Dr. Thomas Hutchcroft named 2018 Doctoral Prize recipient (May 14)
OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas Hutchcroft (Cambridge) is named the 2018 Doctoral Prize recipient. Dr. Hutchcroft will present a prize lecture and receive his award at the CMS Winter meeting in Vancouver, BC, December 7-10, 2018.
Celebrated Mathematician Anthony To-Ming Lau receives 2018 David Borwein Distinguished Career Award (May 9)
OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Professor Anthony To-Ming Lau (Alberta) has been named the recipient of the 2018 David Borwein Distinguished Career Award for his exceptional, continued, and broad contributions to mathematics. Lau will receive his award and present at Prize Lecture at the upcoming CMS Winter meeting in Vancouver, BC, December 7-10, 2018.
Top Talent Emerges from the 50th Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (May 2)
OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the results of the 50th Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO), Canada’s premier mathematics competition which was written by nearly 90 students from more than 50 different schools on March 28, 2018.
Professor Maksym Radziwill named recipient of the 2018 Coxeter-James Prize (Apr 27)
OTTAWA – The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce that Professor Maksym Radziwill (McGill) has been named the recipient of the 2018 Coxeter-James Prize. Professor Radziwill will receive his award and present a prize lecture at the CMS Winter Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, December 7-10, 2018.
Professor Gary MacGillivray to receive the 2018 CMS Excellence in Teaching Award (Mar 6)
OTTAWA — The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Professor Gary MacGillivray (Victoria) has been named the 2018 recipient of the CMS Excellence in Teaching Award. Professor MacGillivray will present a prize lecture and receive his award at the CMS Winter Meeting at the University of New Brunswick, June 1-4, 2018.
Professor Megumi Harada to receive the 2018 Krieger-Nelson Prize (Feb 26)
OTTAWA – The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Professor Megumi Harada (McMaster) has been named the recipient of the 2018 Krieger-Nelson Prize for her research on Newton-Okounkov bodies, Hessenberg varieties, and their relationships to symplectic geometry, combinatorics, and equivariant topology, among others. Professor Harada will receive her award and present a prize lecture at the CMS Summer meeting in Fredericton, New Brunswick, June 1-4, 2018.
Professor Gordon Slade to receive the 2018 Jeffery-Williams Prize (Feb 23)
OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Professor Gordon Slade (UBC) has been named the recipient of the 2018 CMS Jeffery-Williams Prize for his exceptional contributions to mathematics research. Slade will receive his award and present a prize lecture during the CMS Summer Meeting in Fredericton, New Brunswick, June 1-4, 2018.
Canadian Mathematical Society Celebrates a First for Canada (Feb 8)
OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce the members of Canada’s first-ever team to compete in the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) in Florence, Italy, April 9-15, 2018. EGMO Math Team Canada is:
Top Mathletes Emerge from The 2017 Canadian Open (Jan 17)
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On November 2, 2017, a record number of students wrote the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC). The event took place in thousands of locations across Canada and internationally with nearly 6,000 students competing to qualify for the 2018 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO). The gold medal winners, who had perfect papers, are: