News - Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics /channels/news_feeds/all/term/math_and_stats/rss en Professor Courtney Paquette featured in SIAM news (2025) /channels/channels/news/professor-courtney-paquette-featured-siam-news-2025-368115 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Professor Courtney Paquette from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is featured in <em>SIAM News</em>—the journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The publication showcases the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science, and data science, while highlighting real-world applications of mathematical research. In doing so, it helps lay the groundwork for scientific advances and new discoveries, supports efforts to address pressing global challenges, and enables leaders and policymakers to make informed decisions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:55:53 +0000 webfull 212359 at /channels Marco Carone receives prestigious 2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health /channels/channels/news/marco-carone-receives-prestigious-2025-myrto-award-harvards-school-public-health-366974 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Dr. Marco Carone, </b>a former  undergraduate student in Probability and Statistics, has been awarded the prestigious <a href="https://hsph.harvard.edu/department/biostatistics/seminars-events/myrto-lefkopoulou-distinguished-lectureship/"><b>2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health.</b></a></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:36:44 +0000 webfull 211061 at /channels Eight Faculty of Science professors honoured by Provost for exceptional research achievements /channels/channels/news/eight-faculty-science-professors-honoured-provost-exceptional-research-achievements-365191 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Clockwise from top left: Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics), Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), Bärbel Knäuper (Psychology), Milica Miočević (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)</em></p> <p>Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year’s cohort of Distinguished James Professors, James Professors, and William Dawson Scholars.  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/updated2025.png?itok=YeBBRtNt" width="160" height="105" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:21:17 +0000 webfull 209037 at /channels Professor Courtney Paquette recipient of the CAIMS-SCMAI/PIMS Early Career Award (2025) /channels/channels/news/professor-courtney-paquette-recipient-caims-scmaipims-early-career-award-2025-364958 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Professor Courtney Paquette</b> is the winner of the 2025 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:25:48 +0000 webfull 208777 at /channels David Stephens named Academic Lead for Horizon   /channels/channels/news/david-stephens-named-academic-lead-horizon-mcgill-364895 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Professor David Stephens (Department of Mathematics and Statistics), former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, who has been named Academic Lead for Horizon .</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/david-stephens-named-academic-lead-for-horizon-mcgill/">Read the full story here.</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/thumbnail_11-davidstephens-1536x1025-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?itok=jakdUYJh" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">9 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:14:02 +0000 webfull 208701 at /channels PhD Oral Defence: Mr. Gavin Barill /channels/channels/news/phd-oral-defence-mr-gavin-barill-364446 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p><b>, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS</b></p> <b>PhD Oral Defence<b> </b>of Mr. Gavin Barill</b> <p align="center"> </p> <p><b>DATE:</b> Monday, April 15, 2025</p> <p><b>TIME / PLACE: </b>Pre-Defence - 1:15 p.m. (Burnside Hall, Room 1234) ; Defence - 1:30 p.m. (Burnside Hall, Room 1025)</p> <p><b>TITLE:</b><b> </b>Establishing Limit Theorems using Finite Difference Schemes</p> <p><b>CHAIR</b><b>: </b>Prof. Niky Kamran</p> <p><b>SUPERVISOR</b><b>:</b> Prof. Jessica Lin</p> <p><b>INTERNAL MEMBER</b><b>: </b>Prof. Louigi Addario-Berry</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:31:48 +0000 webfull 208186 at /channels PhD Oral Defence of Ms. Wendy Wang /channels/channels/news/phd-oral-defence-ms-wendy-wang-364445 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p><a name="_Hlk146115370" id="_Hlk146115370"><b> </b></a><b>DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS </b></p> <p><b>PhD Oral Defence<b> </b>of Ms. Wendy Wang</b></p> <p><b>DATE:</b> Monday, March 31, 2025</p> <p><b>TIME / PLACE:</b> <a name="_Hlk169508292" id="_Hlk169508292">Pre-Defence - 10:15 a.m. (Burnside Hall, Room 1234)</a></p> <p>Defence - 10:30 a.m. (Burnside Hall, Room 1025)</p> <p><b>TITLE:</b><b> </b>Applications and dynamics of delay differential equations with threshold state-dependent delay</p> <p><b>CHAIR</b><b>: </b>Prof. Jérôme Vétois</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:23:46 +0000 webfull 208185 at /channels Tim Hoheisel () /channels/channels/news/tim-hoheisel-mcgill-university-364136 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>A computational framework for linear inverse problems via the maximum entropy on the mean method</h2> <h3> </h3> <h2>Abstract:</h2> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:39:30 +0000 webfull 207764 at /channels Aranka Hrušková (Weizmann Institute of Science) /channels/channels/news/aranka-hruskova-weizmann-institute-science-364128 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b><u>Title:</u></b> Asymptotically commuting measures share the Furstenberg-Poisson boundary</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:40:50 +0000 webfull 207757 at /channels TA Award (Fall 2024) - Mathematics & Statistics /channels/channels/news/ta-award-fall-2024-mathematics-statistics-363684 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p>Dear Students and Fellow Colleagues,</p> <p>It gives me great pleasure to announce the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award winners for the Fall 2024 term.</p> <p>Congratulations to<b> Rudy Ariaz </b>(MATH 242),<b> Ruben Calzadilla-Badra</b> (MATH 141), <b>Edward Chernysh </b>(MATH 254), <b>Maxwell Kaye</b> (MATH 223), <b>Othmane Oukrid</b> (MATH 223), and <b>Aaron Shalev</b> (MATH 242).</p> <p>Honorable mention goes to <b>William Holman-Bissegger </b>(MATH 475) and <b>Kevin Xiao</b> (MATH 242).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 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