Mitacs CEO wins 2015 Canadian Mathematical Society Jeffery–Williams Prize

Vancouver, BC –  Mitacs CEO and Scientific Director Alejandro Adem was recently named the recipient of the 2015 CMS Jeffery-Williams Prize. Adem is considered one of the world’s leading experts in group cohomology and the geometry of group actions. The Jeffery-Williams Prize recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research.

Since 2005, Adem has worked as a professor of mathematics and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia. He has supervised numerous students and postdocs, including 20 at the PhD level and has delivered over 300 lectures around the world. Adem was appointed as CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs in 2015. Previously he was Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) from 2008 to 2015.

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Dr. Alejandro Adem, CEO and Scientific Director, Mitacs

“It is an honour to be awarded the 2015 CMS Jeffery–Williams Prize. I have always been fascinated by the deep mathematics and the beauty associated to symmetry groups that manifest themselves across a variety of scientific disciplines. I look forward to continuing to inspire young mathematicians — and all researchers — through my role at Mitacs.”

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For information about Mitacs and our programs, see mitacs.ca/newsroom.

To learn about the Canadian Mathematical Society, visit cms.math.ca and to see the history of the Jeffery–Williams prize, see https://cms.math.ca/Prizes/info/jw.html.

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