Committee
for Women
in Mathematics

CWM

CWM News

Here you will find news about CWM related or sponsored events, activities, announcements and awards. Further information on CWM, events for women in mathematics, etc. can be found on the various dedicated pages of the CWM website. Suggestions for CWM News and other themes can be sent to cwm.info@mathunion.org.


Chelsea Walton and Brent Prym win 2018 André Lichnerowicz Prize in Poisson Geometry

Brent Pym (McGill University) and Chelsea Walton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) were awarded the 2018 André Lichnerowicz Prize for Poisson Geometry on July 16, 2018, at the Fields Institute in Toronto.

Established in 2008 and awarded every two years, this prize recognizes significant contributions to Poisson geometry by researchers who obtained their PhD at most 8 years prior.

Chelsea Walton is the first woman to win the André Lichnerowicz Award.

Click here for the official announcement.

The Gender Gap in Mathematical and Natural Sciences from a Historical Perspective

CWM Panel and Reception Thursday 2 August Room 204 A/B/C 18:00-20:30. All welcome

PANEL 18:00-19:30

Moderator : Caroline Series (Warwick Univ, UK, CWM Vice-Chair)

18:00-18:05 : Introduction

18:05-18:15 Marie-Francoise Roy (Univ. Rennes, France, CWM Chair): Presenting the IMU Committee for Women in Mathematics

18:15-18:40 June Barrow-Green (Open University, UK) : Historical context of the gender gap in mathematics

18:45-19:10 Silvina Ponce-Dawson (Univ. Buenos Aires, Argentina): The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Working Group on Women in Physics: Activities and perspectives

RECEPTION 19:30-20:30

Event organized by the IMU Committee for Women in Mathematics.

Women lecturers at ICM 2018 in Rio de Janeiro

International Mathematical Union
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Four women are Plenary Speakers at ICM 2018: Nalini Anantharaman, Catherine Goldstein, Sylvia Serfaty and Lai-Sang Young, out of 21 plenary speakers. The proportion of women giving Plenary or Invited Section Lectures at ICM 2018 is 15 %. See a poster on women lecturers at ICM from the origins (presented at the  World Meeting for Women in Mathematics) here.

(WM)²: World Meeting for Women in Mathematics

The IMU Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM) welcomes the mathematical community to the (WM)²: World Meeting for Women in Mathematics, a satellite event of the ICM 2018.

The (WM)² will bring together mathematicians from all over the world to think about and discuss gender issues in mathematics, its challenges, initiatives, and perspectives for the future, with a strong focus on Latin America.

The (WM)² will take place at Riocentro convention center on July 31, 2018 (the same venue as the ICM). Its program includes research talks, group discussions about gender issues in mathematics, a panel discussion and poster presentation. There will also be a tribute to Maryam Mirzakhani.

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Dusa McDuff awarded Sylvester medal

The Sylvester Medal 2018 is awarded to Professor Dusa McDuff FRS for leading the development of the new field of symplectic geometry and topology. Her outstanding work includes many fundamental theorems and she has been inspirational for generations of mathematicians.

See more information here.

 

Ingrid Daubechies awarded the William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics

Duke University professor Ingrid Daubechies, former president of the IMU,  was awarded the William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics: 

https://today.duke.edu/2018/06/duke-professor-wins-100000-prize-applied-mathematics

"Given every two years, this prestigious award recognizes outstanding mathematical contributions that have had a direct and fundamental impact on scientific, business, finance and engineering applications." Daubechies is the first female recipient of the prize.

An International Manifesto to promote the role of women in science

SISSA

"On May 9, 2018, SISSA organized the event entitled “When Women in Science Get Together: the Role of Networks”, as part of the celebration of its 40th Anniversary. The participants analyzed the current situation as well as the major challenges and advancements related to the condition of women in science. Special attention was devoted to the relevant work of many national and international projects and associations operating in different disciplines. The role of women networks in science is of paramount importance and has to be promoted, and actively supported."

 

Professor Françoise Tisseur to give the Olga Taussky-Todd Lecture at ICIAM 2019

Spain

"The International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has selected Professor Françoise Marie Louise Tisseur of the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, to deliver the Olga Taussky-Todd Lecture at the International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, ICIAM 2019, in Valencia, Spain. This Congress is the most important international event in applied and industrial mathematics, held once every four years under the auspices of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics."

Read more about the event at http://www.iciam.org/olga-taussky-todd-lecture-iciam-2019.