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Decease of Prof. Vladimir VoevodskyThe russian mathematician Vladimir Voevodsky, Professor at the School of Mathematics of the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) died on 30 September 2017, at the age of 51. Voevodsky received the Fields Medal in 2002. |
1 Oct 17 | ||
Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2017The 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum took place in the week September 25-29. Among the participants were 200 invited young scientists and 29 laureates of the most prestigious international awards within mathematics and computer scientists, among... (Full article) |
1 Oct 17 | ||
Brillet and Damour awarded the CNRS Gold MedalPhysicists Alain Brillet and Thibault Damour are winners of France’s top scientific distinction, the CNRS Gold Medal. The medals are awarded for the first direct detection of gravitational waves. Damour's work in theoretical physics is... (Full article) |
28 Sep 17 | ||
EMS e-News 24, September 2017HEADLINES - Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017) Shortly after her fortieth birthday, the first ever female Fields Medal laureate tragically lost her fight against cancer. She leaves a lasting mathematical legacy as well as her husband... (Full article) |
25 Sep 17 | e-News | |
BIRS-CMO running despite earthquakes in MexicoDespite of the tragic and devastating earthquakes that hit Mexico, all current BIRS (Banff International Research Station) workshops hosted by Casa Matemática Oaxaca (CMO) have not been affected, and that all future workshops will be proceeding... (Full article) |
24 Sep 17 | ||
Open Call for Director of IHPThe Institut Henri Poincaré is looking for candidates to the position of Director. The deadline for applications is 12 October 2017. For more information write to: Patrice Le Calvez, directeur par... (Full article) |
8 Sep 17 | Calls | |
Deadline for submitting projects to CIMPA close October 1The deadline to submit a project for CIMPA Research School for 2019 is October 1, 2017. Visit the CIMPA website for further information. |
19 Aug 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. Cathleen MorawetzCathleen Synge Morawetz, professor emerita at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, US, passed away on 8th of August 2017, at the age of 94. She was the second woman to serve as president of the AMS (1995-1996) and the... (Full article) |
17 Aug 17 | ||
Decease of Landon Clay, founder of the Clay Mathematics InstituteLandon Clay, Founder of the Clay Mathematics Institute has passed away on 29 July 2017, at the age of 91. He was responsible for the creation of the... (Full article) |
3 Aug 17 | ||
ERC plan for 2018The European Research Council (ERC) announces its 2018 grant competitions with a total budget of around €1.86 billion, most of which earmarked for early- to mid-career researchers. In addition, the ERC is reintroducing Synergy Grants, the funding... (Full article) |
3 Aug 17 | European mathematics | |
The Women in Mathematics Committee expresses their condolences for the death of Maryam Mirzakhani.Maryam Mirzakhani (1977 - 2017) The Women in Mathematics Committee of the EMS is deeply saddened by the untimely death of Maryam Mirzakhani on July 14. Her work was recognized worldwide by the international mathematical community, in... (Full article) |
30 Jul 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. Maryam MirzakhaniProfessor Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanford University, US, passed away on 14th of July, 2017, at the age of 40. She has been the first woman and the first iranian mathematician to receive the Fields Medal, awarded in 2014. |
15 Jul 17 | ||
Sir Andrew Wiles awarded Copley Medal by Royal SocietySir Andrew Wiles has been awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal, the world’s oldest scientific prize, "for proving Fermat's Last Theorem, a major mathematical breakthrough of the 20th century." |
23 Jun 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. Jean-Pierre KahaneProf. Jean-Pierre Kahane, past president of the Société Mathématique de France, and specialist in harmonic analysis and probability, has passed away on 21 June 2017, at the age of 90. |
23 Jun 17 | ||
Cédric Villani elected to the National Assembly of FranceThe French mathematician Cédric Villani, Fields Medal in 2010, and director of the Institut Henri-Poincaré Paris since 2009, has been elected to the National Assembly of France by the 5e circonscription de l'Essonne.... (Full article) |
19 Jun 17 | ||
Plenary and invited lectures at ICMThe Organizing Committee of the ICM 2018 is proud to present the full list of speakers and sections for the Rio de Janeiro International Congress of Mathematicians. It can be found at http... (Full article) |
17 Jun 17 | ||
Asking for proposals for 2018 at CIEM, Universidad de Cantabria, SpainThe CIEM (International Center for Mathematical Meetings, http://www.ciem.unican.es) is an initiative of the University of Cantabria whose goal is to promote quality mathematical research, be it in its more... (Full article) |
15 Jun 17 | ||
2018 CIMPA Research Schools ProgrammeThe 21 research schools CIMPA 2018 are now set. You can find them here. The registrations are opened. |
3 Jun 17 | ||
EMS e-News 23, June 2017HEADLINES * 8ECM Preparation |
2 Jun 17 | e-News | |
Open Science Metrics ReportThe EU Commission has recently published a report on Open Science Metrics: |
29 May 17 | ||
Kollár and Voisin awarded Shaw Prize 2017The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences 2017 has been awarded ex aequo to János Kollár (Princeton University) and Claire Voisin (Collège de France) for "their remarkable results in many central areas of algebraic geometry, which have transformed... (Full article) |
24 May 17 | ||
European industrial doctoral program (EID) within Horizon 2020 approvedEuropean industrial doctoral program (EID) within Horizon 2020 approved: Product development today is increasingly based on simulation and optimization of... (Full article) |
7 May 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. K. S. ChandrasekharanKomaravolu S. Chandrasekharan, professor at ETH Zurich, and a founding faculty member of School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), has passed away at age 96, on 13 April 2017. He is known for his work in number theory... (Full article) |
6 May 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. George MostowGeorge D. Mostow, professor emeritus at Yale University, winner of the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research and the Wolf Prize, died on 4 April 2017, at the age of 93. |
3 May 17 | ||
March for ScienceThe March for Science is the first step of a global movement to defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies, and governments. There will be local marchs on cities around the globe on April 22, 2017. |
19 Apr 17 |