Category Archives: 2011 Program

Interview: Vishal

Zero was invented by Indian mathematicians. Vishal discovered this fact in his youth and it became the driving force for his mathematical journey. It also provided him a way to explore his national pride. Vishal came to Canada from Trinidad … Continue reading

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Interview: Anna, Ferenc, and Zoltán

Hungary has a strong culture of mathematics. It also has a rich history of mathematicians including figures such as Lovász László and Erdős Pál. Interestingly, mathematics is popular in Hungary and many opportunities exist for mathematics graduates. We have been … Continue reading

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Interview: Louis-Philippe and Nigel

Louis-Philippe and Nigel are part of the Model Theory of Operators group supervised by Professors Brad Hart and Ilijas Farah. Nigel and Louis-Philippe have established an excellent professional relationship. Intellectually they are well rounded with a sharp sense of humour … Continue reading

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Interview: Luke

The oldest of ten children in the family, Luke was born in a small rural community in Alberta. He was home schooled by his mother and grandfather, then took eight correspondence courses at Athabaskan University and transferred to the University … Continue reading

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Interview: Maximilian

Max is at the dawn of his mathematical career. He has already interacted with many professors, displaying optimism and enthusiastic personality. Max contemplates over the possibility to stay in academia and to teach at the university level. His views on … Continue reading

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Interview: Nikita

Nikita Reymer is a member of the Mathematical Finance group. Nikita was born in Russia, but also lived in Ukraine. He came to Canada when he was in grade seven. Recently he obtained a specialist honours bachelors degree in actuarial … Continue reading

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Interview: Fernando, Lucas, and Rafael

Fernando Lenarduzzi, Lucas Bentivenha, and Rafael Rocha are visiting from Brazil. All of them come from the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho”. Along with other student researchers, Fernando works with the Symmetries of Euclidean Tessellations and Their Covers … Continue reading

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Interview: Maksym and Kostya

Two Fields-MITACS summer undergraduate research project participants from the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kostya Drach and Maksym Skoryk, have been in Toronto for just over two weeks. Even though it is their first time abroad they have adapted … Continue reading

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Fields-MITACS Undergraduate Summer Research Program 2011

  Two weeks ago the undergraduate researchers began their research at the Fields Institute. They will continue working until the end of August and have already been meeting regularly with their supervisors. Each researcher is part of a group of … Continue reading

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