UBC-based math research and training network awarded $6.25 million

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) has received $6.25 million in renewed funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

The investment will help PIMS fund its scientific, training and industrial activities throughout Western Canada, which include the support of conferences, workshops and lecture series, collaborative research groups, and host postdoctoral fellows and distinguished visitors.

It will also provide dedicated support for the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI), the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) and the establishment of a national institute innovation platform in the mathematical sciences. "This is wonderful news for mathematical scientists in Western Canada,” says Alejandro Adem, Director of PIMS. “The excellence of our programs was recognized by this grant and awarded in a highly competitive environment.”

"I would like to thank all of my colleagues in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Washington State for their excellent ongoing contributions to PIMS, which are the reason for our success in renewing and increasing our funding. In addition I'm extremely grateful for the generous and crucial support from PIMS member universities."

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

PIMS is a consortium established in 1996 by the main research universities in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Washington State. The PIMS mandate is to promote excellent research and applications of the mathematical sciences, to facilitate the training of highly qualified personnel, to enrich public awareness of and education in mathematics and to create partnerships with similar organizations around the world.

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