The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) has just announced that Louigi Addario-Berry (Probability lab member) and Eyal Goren have been appointed as the incoming Editors-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Mathematics (CJM). The CMS announcement praised both as “leading researchers in their fields who have the editorial skills and vision to steer this journal through the current climate of change and uncertainty in the publishing sector and at the same time maintain, if not increase, the journal’s standing as one of the world’s best mathematics journals.” For more information see: https://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2017/CJM-EICs.html
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Louigi Addario-Berry wins Coxeter-James Prize
The Montreal Probability Group is proud to announce that Louigi Addario-Berry is the recipient of the 2016 Coxeter-James Prize for his outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Louigi Addario-Berry works at the interface of probability and combinatorics, and “has emerged as one of the leaders of his generation in the area of discrete probability” one referee said.
The Coxeter-James Prize was inaugurated in 1978 to recognize young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The award is named on behalf of two former CMS presidents, Donald Coxeter, who is recognized as one of the world’s best geometers, and Ralph Duncan James, who was a great contributor to mathematical development in Canada. Other probabilist who have won this award in the past include: Gordon Slade (UBC) and Balint Vorag (U of Toronto).
For more information see: https://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2016/cj-award
Tenure-track position in Mathematical Physics
The McGill departments of physics and of mathematics and statistics are jointly advertising a tenure-track position in Mathematical Physics. The emphasis is on string theory, but all excellent candidates working in areas related to mathematical physics are encouraged to apply. More senior appointments will also be considered.
Details of the posting are available on MathJobs: position ID MP2015.
Louigi Addario-Berry appointed as the CRM Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs
The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Probability Lab member Professor Louigi Addario-Berry as Deputy Director – Scientific Programs. His mandate began on July 1, 2015. Professor Addario-Berry will be joining the Management Committee of the CRM, which includes Professor Luc Vinet (CRM Director), Professor Galia Dafni (Concordia, Deputy Director – Publications), and Professor Odile Marcotte (UQAM and GERAD, Deputy Director – Partnerships).
For more information see http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/pdf/Addario-Berry_en.pdf
Louis-Pierre Arguin wins the André Aisenstadt Prize in Mathematics
The International Scientific Advisory Committee of the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) recently announced that the Probability Lab member Louis-Pierre Arguin from the Université de Montréal and the City University of New York (Baruch College and Graduate Center) is the 2015 André Aisenstadt Prize recipient. The André Aisenstadt Mathematics Prize, which recognizes outstanding research achievement by a young Canadian mathematician in pure or applied mathematics, consists of a $3,000 award and a medal. Previous recipients of the prize working in probability include: Omer Angel (2010), Jonathan Taylor (2008) and Ander Holroyd (2007).
For a short description of Louis-Pierre’s research see: http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/prix/prixAA15_an.shtml
CRM funds probability lab
The CRM has approved the creation of a new laboratory in probability, the Groupe de probabilité de Montréal/Montréal probability group. Lab members pursue research in a broad range of areas, spanning theoretical and applied, continuous and discrete probability. A particular focus is on the development and analysis of probabilistic models for real-world phenomena from physics, biology, statistics and computer science. The creation of the lab underscores the high level of research in probability in the Montréal area.
The initial members of GPM/MPG are Louigi Addario-Berry (McGill), Louis-Pierre Arguin (Montréal), Linan Chen (McGill), Luc Devroye (McGill), Don Dawson (Carleton), Alex Fribergh (Montréal), Sabin Lessard (Montréal), Bruce Reed (McGill) Lea Popovic (Concordia), Wei Sun (Concordia) and Xiaowen Zhou (Concordia); and associate members Marco Bertola (Concordia), Andrew Granville (Montréal), Dmitry Jakobson (McGill) and Vojkan Jaksic (McGill).