NEWS
The NRC-Fields Mathematical
Sciences Collaboration Centre
June 27, 2019 • Fields Institute
On June 2019, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science
and Sport, officially launched the NRC-Fields Mathematical Sciences
Collaboration Centre, a joint partnership between the National
Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Fields Institute. The
Centre is the mathematical sciences arm of the NRC’s collaborative
strategy. “The NRC collaboration centres are helping Canada make
the most of our existing science and engineering assets. They
encourage synergies. They train the next generation. They are creating
intellectual property for the public good – not to mention, all the
regional economic benefits they produce,” said Minister Duncan.
The centre, which will be housed at the Fields Institute building,
will advance mathematical sciences and their application to solving
challenges in health, energy, connectivity, advanced manufacturing,
and artificial intelligence. Activities will include training for
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, opportunities for
publishing and patent development, and the commercialization
of technology between the NRC and the Fields Institute.
Canada is a leader in exciting math developments that fuel
advances in computation and analytical science. The NRC-Fields
Mathematical Sciences Collaboration Centre will harness the
talent of math graduate students and researchers, and apply it to
solving prevailing challenges in a diverse range of industries.
Upper Left: Fields Institute Director Ian Hambleton, The Honourable Kirsty Duncan,
NRC President Iain Stewart, and Fields Institute Board Chair Arvind Gupta.
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