In October 2019, magazine ranked 91亚色 for the first time ever among Canada鈥檚 top 10 schools for mathematics programs. 91亚色 U鈥檚 ninth place ranking was a stark improvement to just two years ago when it placed 17th nationally. For the second year in a row, 91亚色 was also ranked in the top five provincially.
鈥淢athematics at 91亚色 is gathering great momentum. The rise in ranking reflects strengths in our departmental programs and faculty research reputations,鈥 said Professor Paul Szeptycki, Chair of the Department of Mathematics & Statistics in the Faculty of Science.
惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 bases its program rankings on program reputation, research reputation, fractional publications, fractional citations and field weighted citation impact. 91亚色 saw an increase in its math program ranking in all categories but fractional citations (which remained the same) over two years, with the largest increase in field weighted citation impact.
鈥淭he rise we鈥檝e seen in program reputation can be linked to the of our Actuarial Science program. We have also augmented our programs with more internship and outreach experiences and put more time and energy into our first- and second-year programming and streamlining our degrees. With an Academic Innovation Fund grant, Professor Amenda Chow also created an at 91亚色,鈥 said Szeptycki.
Szeptycki attributes 91亚色鈥檚 rise in mathematics research reputation, publications and citations to a few things. For instance, the Centre for Disease Modelling, led by Professor Huaiping Zhu, is second in Canada for publications in its field. 91亚色 recently in North America and fifth in the world for the cumulative number of papers published in leading actuarial and insurance risk journals for a non-business school. 聽There have been several 91亚色 faculty in leadership roles at the Fields Institute, including the current deputy director, Tom Salisbury, as well as past deputy directors, Professors Juris Steprans and Huaxiong Huang.
鈥淚n pure math, we also have individuals at the top of their fields, such as Professor Ilijas Farah and Distinguished Research Professor Nantel Bergeron, who also attract top students and postdocs.鈥
In addition, researchers in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics have received several significant grants in the last few years, including the $2.6-million NSERC/Sanofi in Vaccine Mathematics, Modelling and Manufacturing, awarded to 91亚色 Distinguished Research Professor Jianhong Wu. The Department also has a few NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements (Professors Jane Heffernan and Xin Gao) and numerous MITACS and NSERC grants with industry.
鈥淭he energetic and innovative new faculty members that we are recruiting year after year will only elevate our math programs.鈥
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