Past Events
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
The Centre for Hydrology at the U of Saskatchewan: Process-Based Hydrological Modelling (Online)
September 9, 2020
Online
The University of Saskatchewan Centre for Hydrology is offering an intensive course on the fundamentals of process-based hydrological modelling, including model development, model application, and model evaluation. The course will explain the model...
Educational, Conference
Changing the Culture 2020
September 2, 2020
Online
The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Math Bio Seminar: Austin Hopkins (Online)
August 12, 2020
Online
Cells often chemotax, directing their motion in response to a chemical signal. We develop models of strategies for chemotaxis in complex environments. Groups of cells may cooperate to sense a chemical signal. One strategy is to specialize into leader...
Scientific, Summer School
PIMS Summer School on the Topology and Geometry of Quantum Matter (Postponed)
August 10–14, 2020
University of Alberta
Recent advances in condensed matter physics have ushered in a new era of cross-fertilization between mathematics and physics. The study of topological materials, a radically new class of quantum materials discovered in the mid-2000s and the subject...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
PIMS Summer Public Lecture: John Mighton
August 6, 2020
Online
Time: 3:00pm PDT Location: Online Math provides us with mental tools of incredible power. When we learn math we learn to see patterns, to think logically and systematically, to draw analogies, to perceive risk, to understand cause and effect--among...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Probability Seminar: Nina Holden (Online)
August 6, 2020
Online
The Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE) is a random fractal curve in the plane that describes the scaling limit of interfaces in several statistical physics models. It is uniquely characterized by two properties known as conformal invariance and the...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Math Bio Seminar: Magdalena Stolarska (Online)
August 5, 2020
Online
It has been well established that the mechanical stiffness of the substrate with which cells interact affects various intracellular processes, including cell spread areas, speeds at which motile cells translocate, and the number and strength of cell...
Scientific, Summer School
2020 PIMS Diversity In Mathematics Online Program
August 4–14, 2020
Online
Due to uncertainties resulting from COVID-19, this event will now be hosted online. More details will be posted here as they becomes available. Hosted for a Third year by PIMS, Diversity in Mathematics is part of a multi-year, multi-level program...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
2020 Diversity in Mathematics: Online Undergraduate Summer School Information and Registration
August 4–14, 2020
Vancouver, BC
Onine Undergraduate Summer School Eligibility Requirements: The online summer school is open to female-identifying, non- binary and two- spirit undergraduate students studying mathematics or a related discipline such as computer science, physics and...
Scientific, Summer School
2020 Diversity in Mathematics: Online High School Math Camp- Information and Registration
August 4–14, 2020
Online
Online High School math camp Application Information: Due to COVID-19, we are moving this camp entirely ONLINE! Application deadline extended to July 10, 2020. Are you in grade 10, 11 or 12? Do you find math stimulating and fun? Do you want to...