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Appointments to the Management Team
At its meeting on May 1, 2024, the CRM Board of Directors made several appointments and term extensions to the CRM Management Team. These appointments will take effect on July 1, 2024. First, the CRM is proud to welcome two new professors to its management team: Franco Saliola (UQAM) has been [...]
In Memoriam: Jim Simons (1938-2024)
The CRM community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jim Simons, co-founder and chairman of the Simons Foundation, on May 10 in New York City at the age of 86. Gifted in the field of mathematics, Jim Simons obtained his undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [...]
NSERC-funded institutes’ meeting
On May 3 and 4, the CRM welcomed the directors of the institutes funded by NSERC's Discovery Institutes Support (DIS) program. In addition to the President of NSERC, representatives from PIMS, CANSSI, Fields and AARMS were present, and those from BIRS and CITA joined them by videoconference. A number of themes were [...]
L’Université du Québec à Trois Rivières (UQTR) becomes academic partner of the CRM
L’Université du Québec à Trois Rivières (UQTR) joins the CRM as an academic partner. This new partnership reflects the presence of several CRM members at UQTR and aims to promote collaboration as well as joint programs and activities between the two institutions.
The 2024 André Aisenstadt Prize awarded to Alexander Kupers
The 2024 André Aisenstadt Prize is awarded to Alexander Kupers (UTSC). Alexander Kupers was born in the Netherlands. He received his PhD from Stanford University in 2016 under the supervision of Søren Galatius. After a postdoctoral position at the University of Copenhagen and a Benjamin Pierce fellowship at Harvard University, he [...]
Call for nominations: Director of the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM)
NOMINATION DEADLINE: MAY 22, 2024. The CRM is looking for a Director for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2025. The next Director will be: a researcher of international stature; francophone; with demonstrated management skills; with good knowledge of the Quebec, Canadian and international research environments; with a thorough understanding of [...]
2024 CAP-CRM Prize awarded to Bianca Dittrich
"I am deeply honoured, very happy, and thankful for receiving this prize. I want to thank the CAP and the CRM for this recognition, as well as my remarkable colleagues, students, and collaborators, with whom it has been a joy to work alongside" The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and the [...]
Henri Darmon named 2024 Guggenheim Fellow
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced their 2024 fellows, which includes one CRM member, Professor Henri Darmon (McGill University). Professor Darmon is among 188 scholars to receive fellowships, from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants — “a distinguished and diverse group of culture-creators working across 52 disciplines,” according to the [...]
Le Bulletin du CRM is returning in a new format
Starting in Fall 2025, Le Bulletin du CRM is taking on a new format. The [...]
Henri Darmon, Guggenheim Fellow 2024, Donates His Fellowship Award to the CRM
The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) wishes to express its deepest gratitude to Professor [...]
CRM Series in Mathematical Physics – OPSFA
Edited by Howard Cohl, Luc Vinet, Sarah Post and Josée Savard, this volume presents [...]
