Faculty of Science

Research in Mathematics

Explore the research domains within the Department of Mathematics and gain insights into the ongoing projects pursued by our researchers. Discover the potential for your involvement and contribution toward advancing these areas.

Department of Mathematics Faculty and staff Graduate students

Research areas

The Mathematics department engages in research across various mathematical disciplines, such as algebra, analysis, geometry, topology, and applied mathematics.

UM Mathematics Department Research news

Awards to UM faculty and students since 2020

  • Professor Julien Arino was voted as one of four CBC Radio Canada Scientists of the Year in 2020 for his work on modelling the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Professor Julien Arino was awarded the Faculty of Science Research Chair 2021 to 2023.
  • Professor Raphael Clouatre won the 2021 Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Natural Sciences category.
  • Professor Adam Clay won the 2021 Merit Award for service.
  • Professor Darja Barr won the 2021 Merit Award for promoting Indigenous achievement.
  • Professor Mikael Slevinsky won the 2022 Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Natural Sciences category.
  • Professor Varvara Shepelska won the 2022 Merit Award for teaching.
  • Professor Adam Clay was awarded a 2023 Simons CRM Professorship.
  • Hermie Monterde (PhD candidate) won the 2023 UMFA Paul Fortier Prize for Student Activism.
  • Hermie Monterde (PhD candidate) won the 2023 University of Manitoba Emerging Leader Award.
  • Professor Xinli Wang was a 2023 SoTL Teaching Scholar.

UM Mathematics Department distinctions:

  • Top 10 Canadian mathematics departments, according to 2021 MacLean’s Magazine.
  • Top 10 Canadian math department and ranked 201-300 in the world, according to the 2023 Shanghai Ranking.

Math conferences and workshops held in Winnipeg since 2020:

  • The Ninth Canadian Discrete and Algorithmic Mathematics Conference (CanaDAM) June 5-8, 2023 was organized by Professor Karen Gunderson with assistance from Dr. Andrii Arman (PIMS PDF), Hermie Monterde (PhD candidate) and Dr. Mahsa Shirazi (PIMS PDF).
  • The Sixth Conference on Computational and Mathematical Population Dynamics May 23- 27 was organized by Professors Julien Arino, Kang-Ling Liao and Stephanie Portet.
  • The UM chapter of the Association of Women in Mathematics (AWM) held an AWM Symposium on Nov 16, 2023. Hermie Monterde (PhD candidate) was the principal organizer.

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