2026 André Aisenstadt Prize lecture – Benjamin Landon
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 3:30pm
Hybrid – Université de Montréal, CRM
Pavillon André-Aisenstadt, 6th floor, room 6214
The André Aisenstadt Prize, which recognizes outstanding research achievements in pure or applied mathematics by a young Canadian mathematician, is awarded this year to Benjamin Landon (University of Toronto). His remarkable contributions continue the tradition of excellence that this prize has celebrated since its inception.
Benjamin Landon was born in Kenora, Ontario. He received a B.Sc. and M.Sc from McGill University under the supervision of Robert Seiringer and Vojkan Jakšić. He then earned a PhD from Harvard University in 2018 under the supervision of Horng-Tzer Yau. From 2018-2021 he was a CLE Moore Instructor at MIT and then joined the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor in 2021.
His contributions, obtained alone and with collaborators, put Landon among the most accomplished researchers in random matrix theory in the world and he has also obtained profound results in several other areas within mathematical physics, among them work on the spectral theory of Schrödinger operators, work on spherical spin glasses, and on growth models in the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang universality class.
About the André Aisenstadt Prize
Created in 1991 by the CRM, the André Aisenstadt Prize in Mathematics, which includes a scholarship and a medal, recognizes outstanding research results in pure or applied mathematics by a young Canadian mathematician.
2026 CRM-SSC Prize lecture – Stanislav Volgushev
Friday, October 30, 2026 at 3:30pm Hybrid – Université de Montréal, CRM Pavillon André-Aisenstadt, 6th [...]
2026 André Aisenstadt Prize lecture – Benjamin Landon
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 3:30pm Hybrid – Université de Montréal, CRM Pavillon André-Aisenstadt, [...]
Call for Applications for 2027-2028 CRM Distinguished Researcher Position
Deadline: November 15, 2026. The CRM is inviting applications for Distinguished Researcher position for [...]
