News
James Maynard awarded the Fields Medal
Former CRM-ISM postdoctoral researcher awarded the Fields Medal James Maynard today received a 2022 Fields Medal in Helsinki from the International Mathematical Union. The Fields medal is regarded as the top award in mathematical research. Up to four medals are presented every four years to researchers who are under 40 years [...]
The CRM is recruiting!
We are looking for an office and administration technician to complete our scientific activities team. The person we are looking for has strong office and communication skills, and has experience in event organization. The main tasks are the following: Assist the coordinators in the organization of scientific activities: conferences, symposiums and workshops [...]
FRQ support for the CRM CNRS partnership – Call for applications
The following call dates from July 2022. See the new call for applications. The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) receives support from the FRQNT within the framework of the agreement establishing the CRM as an IRL of the CNRS. This support allows the CRM to offer its scientific members and students [...]
David A. Stephens awarded the SSC Gold Medal
The CRM congratulates David A. Stephens (member of the CRM and its StatLab) on being awarded the 2022 Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada. The SSC Gold Medal is awarded to an active researcher who has made outstanding contributions to statistics or probability, either to mathematical developments or in [...]
2022 Krieger-Nelson Prize is awarded to Matilde Lalín
Congratulations to Matilde Lalín (CICMA and CRM member) who has been awarded the 2022 Krieger-Nelson Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) for her outstanding contribution to Number Theory and related fields. The Krieger-Nelson Prize was first awarded in 1995 in recognition of outstanding contributions in the area of mathematical research by [...]
André Joyal is awarded the 2022 Jeffery-Williams Prize
Congratulations to André Joyal (CIRGET and CRM member) who will receive the 2022 Jeffery-Williams Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) at the Summer Meeting of the CMS. The Jeffery-Williams Prize was first awarded in 1968 to recognize mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. For more information
John McKay (1939-2022)
It is with sadness that we learned of the death of John McKay, a distinguished member of CICMA and the CRM, on April 19 in Montreal. Obtaining a PhD (Computer Science) from the University of Edinburgh in 1971, he joined Concordia University in 1974, becoming a professor in the Department of Computer [...]
Yoshua Bengio named Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur
Long-time CRM member Yoshua Bengio was named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur on March 7 during a ceremony at the French Consulate in Montreal. Mrs. Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France to Canada, awarded this honour to Professor Bengio. Warm congratulations to him!
In Memoriam: Jim Simons (1938-2024)
The CRM community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jim Simons, [...]
NSERC-funded institutes’ meeting
On May 3 and 4, the CRM welcomed the directors of the institutes funded [...]
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. [...]
