News
This page lists recent items of news involving members of the Algebra group.
Arrival of Dr Aditi Kar and departure of six members
01/10/2011
We are pleased to welcome Dr Aditi Kar, who has joined the group from Southampton. Dr Kar is an EPSRC postdoctoral research fellow.
At the same time we say goodbye to Susanne Danz, Erik Darpö, Christopher Gill, Jan Grabowski, Matthew Towers, and Geordie Williamson.
Arrival of Dr Kevin McGerty and Dr Olivier Dudas
01/10/2010
We are pleased to welcome Dr Kevin McGerty, who has joined the group from Imperial College, and Dr Olivier Dudas, who has joined the group from the Universite de Franché Comté. Dr McGerty is also a Tutorial Fellow of Christ Church, and a Royal Society University Research Fellow. Dr Dudas is a Junior Research Fellow at Magdalen College.
Arrival of Dr Kobi Kremnitzer
01/10/2009
We are pleased to welcome Dr Kobi Kremnitzer who has joined the group from MIT. Dr Kremnitzer is also a Tutorial Fellow of Oriel College.
Recognising and Rewarding Excellence in Teaching 2009
12/08/2009
We are pleased to announce that a Lifetime Achievement Award has been awarded to Dr Brian Stewart by the Mathematical Institute, in recognition of his contributions to teaching.
Royal Society Prize
13/07/2009
Congratulations to Prof. Marcus du Sautoy, who has won the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Prize.
Raphaël Rouquier awarded Elie Cartan Prize
01/07/2009
Prof. Raphaël Rouquier has been awarded the Elie Cartan Prize from the French Academy of Sciences. This is a triennial prize awarded to a mathematician aged under 45, of any nationality, who has accomplished an important body of work, either through the introduction of new ideas or by solving a difficult problem. The prize was created in 1980 and the previous winners are Dennis Sullivan, Mikhail Gromov, Johannes Sjostrand, Jean Bourgain, Clifford Taubes, Don Zagier, Laurent Clozel, Jean-Benoit Bost and Emmanuel Ullmo.
Martin Bridson to give an Abel Lecture
24/04/2009
Prof. Martin Bridson will give one of the Abel Lectures on the occasion of Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov's award.
Raphaël Rouquier wins the 2009 Adams Prize
10/04/2009
The Adams Prize is awarded jointly each year by the Faculty of Mathematics and St John's College Cambridge to a young (normally under 40 years of age), UK-based researcher doing first class international research in the Mathematical Sciences. This year's topic was representation theory, and the Prize has been awarded to Professor Raphaël Rouquier of the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford.
Professor Timothy Pedley, Chairman of the Adams Prize Adjudicators, said:
The quality, depth and influence of Professor Rouquier's work is already highly impressive. He has a long list of fundamental results, extending back to the late 1990s, on both the two main areas of representation theory: representations of general finite-dimensional algebras and derived categories, and representations of Lie groups in various forms.
Every one of the six papers submitted by Professor Rouquier has already had a major impact, despite the fact that no fewer than four of them were published in 2008 alone.
For further information see the original Cambridge University news article.
Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply
31/03/2009
The much anticipated Horizon programme on Mathematics, presented by Marcus du Sautoy and Alan Davies will be shown on Tue 31 March, at 9pm on BBC2. The programme is called "Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply".
Marcus du Sautoy appointed to the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science
28/10/2008
Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, has been appointed to the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science. The Charles Simonyi Professorship was established in 1995 and is held jointly between the Department for Continuing Education and the post-holder’s disciplinary department in the University. The new appointment will take effect from 1 December 2008.