News & Updates
Adem Accepts Second Term as PIMS Director
Alejandro Adem has been appointed to a second five-year term as Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), beginning July 1, 2013.Dr. Adem is a Professor of Mathematics at...
PIMS Chats with Robert McCann
Transporting Ideas in Math“I don’t know whether it’s better to say that I chose math or math chose me” says Robert McCann. “Initially I just followed the path of least resistance, but I think that...
PIMS-UBC relocates to state-of-the-art facility
The UBC headquarters for the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) has moved to a new state-of-the-art, centrally located facility on the 4th floor of the brand new Earth Sciences...
Math on the Move (MOTM) 2012
Math on the Move (MOTM) 2012 By Kathleen Nolan and J. Harley WestonMath on the Move (MOTM) has been more ambitious in 2012 than ever before! The initiative (based in Regina Saskatchewan) visited seven...
Melania Alvarez to Receive CMS 2012 Adrien Pouliot Award
PIMS is proud to announce that Melania Alvarez, PIMS’ BC Education Coordinator, is the recipient of the Canadian Mathematical Society’s 2012 Adrien Pouliot Award in recognition of her contributions to...
PIMS Distinguished Chair Alexei Kitaev receives Fundamental Physics Prize
On July 30, 2012, Alexei Kitaev (Caltech) received one of nine Fundamental Physics Prizes, awarding $3 million to recognize transformative advances in the field.Kitaev, a professor of theoretical...
PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2013 - 2014: Call for Nominations
August 9, 2012 The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites nominations of outstanding young researchers in the mathematical sciences for postdoctoral fellowships for the year...
PIMS / CNRS Call for Applications 2013 - 2014
August 9, 2012 The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) are calling for applications from French researchers to spend the...
CNRS-PIMS Researcher Gregory Miermont wins EMS Prize
On Monday, July 2 2012, Gregory Miermont (Universite Paris-Sud) received one of ten European Mathematical Society (EMS) Prizes, at the 6th European Congress of Mathematics in Krakow, Poland. EMS...
PIMS Chats with L Mahadevan
Language and ReasonL Mahadevan began his education in engineering. However his interest in mathematics was piqued when he met his soon-to-be PhD advisor, Joe Keller, who was then a professor of...
Marcelo Laca Appointed PIMS UVic Site Director
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Marcelo Laca has been appointed PIMS site director at the University of Victoria for a three-year term beginning...
CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize: Call for Nominations
The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the Fields Institute, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invite nominations for the joint CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, awarded in...