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2022 Ribenboim Prize Awarded to Dimitris Koukoulopoulos
The Ribenboim Prize of the Canadian Number Theory Association is usually presented biennially for distinguished research in number theory by a mathematician who is Canadian (or has close connections to Canadian mathematics) and has received their Ph.D. in the last 12 years. Due to the pandemic, the 2022 prize was awarded [...]
Collaboration Agreement between CRM-Barcelona and CRM-Montréal
The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM - Montréal) and the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM - Barcelona) have signed a collaborative agreement beginning July 1, 2024 for an initial duration of two years, with the possibility of extension. This initiative includes mirror conferences taking place simultaneously at the two centers and [...]
2024 CRM-SSC Prize awarded to Alexandre Bouchard-Côté
This year's winner is Alexandre Bouchard-Côté from the University of British Columbia. Biography Alexandre Bouchard-Côté was born and raised in Quebec, receiving a BSc Honours from McGill University in 2005. He continued with graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, receiving his PhD in 2010, completed under the supervision of [...]
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 [...]
Yoshua Bengio awarded the National Order of Quebec
Congratulations to Yoshua Bengio, Professor at the Université de Montréal, founder of Mila and [...]
The 2025 André Aisenstadt Prize awarded to Carlo Pagano
The André Aisenstadt Prize, which recognizes outstanding research achievements in pure [...]
Alexandre Girouard wins the 2025 Prix Lumière – Nature et technologies
Professor Alexandre Girouard (Université Laval and member of the CRM) has been awarded the [...]
