Outreach
Programs I am actively involved in
- I usually attend and/or offer a workshop at an Ottawa Mathematics PD Day each year.
- I sometimes offer a math workshop as part of the Science Preparatory Workshops of the Faculty of Science, in August.
- I participate in Workshops by the Centre for University Teaching for graduate student TAs in the Faculties of Science and Engineering.
- I give talks and/or workshops on mathematics programs, mathematics careers, and applications of pure mathematics on University of Ottawa Day and other departmental outreach activities.
- I often give lectures at the CMS Summer Math Camp (sponsored by the Canadian Mathematical Society) and the Math Horizons Day, two initiatives of the University of Ottawa. These invitation-only activities offer a fun and lively introduction to upper level mathematics to mathematically talented high school students.
- I've been a guest speaker in the Adventures in Science and Engineering Teen Sci summer program.
- I have been invited to conduct a Mathematics or Coding activity with groups of Brownies (Girl Guides of Canada) in various parts of Ottawa (2008--).
Committees and Academic Service
- Vice-Dean, Governance and International Relations, Faculty of Science, 2018-2021
- Vice-President, Ontario Section, Canadian Mathematical Society, 2019-2023
- Member of the Board of Directors, Canadian Mathematical Society, 2017-2021 and 2023-2027
- External Evaluator, Undergraduate programs, Saint Francis Xavier University, 2019.
- External Evaluator, Graduate and Undergraduate programs, Queen's University, 2018.
- Member, Comité Stratégique des études supérieures et postdoctorales, uOttawa, 2017-2020.
- Member-at-large, Committee on Meetings and Conferences, American Mathematical Society, 2015-2018; Chair 2016-2018.
- Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2013-2016.
- Assistant Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2009-11
- Department Teaching and Personnel Committee (DTPC), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2006-09
- Hiring Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, often.
- Committee on Academic Standing and Academic Fraud, Faculty of Science, 2005-12
- Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Science, 2009-11
- Chair Selection Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2011
- Curriculum Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2004-06, 2008-12
- Co-op Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2020-21.
- Co-op Coordinator, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2005-06
- Sciences, Engineering and Health Sciences Selection Committee, UROP, 2010-12
Other outreach activities
- Various activities through the Centre for Academic Leadership, 2017-2019
- Panelist: Transition to University in time of COVID, Math PD Day, Ottawa, April 2021; Women in Mathematics Dinner, CUMC 2014; Women in Mathematics, uOttawa 2019; Equity and Diversity in Mathematics, CMS Summer meeting in Regina, 2019; Wellness workshop, uOttawa, 2019.
- Panelist in the "Balancing Family and Academic Life" workshop organized by the Centre for Academic Leadership, April 4, 2008
- Judge, Canada Wide Science Fair 2008, Ottawa, May 14, 2008
About me
- Percival High School, Val d'Or, QC, 1989
- B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, 1994. Governor General's Silver Medal.
- Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics, MIT, 1998, under the supervision of David Vogan. Housman Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching, MIT, 1998. NSERC ’67 Graduate Scholarship, Canada, 1994-1998.
- Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, 1998-2000, as well as instructor in the (Faculté) Campus Saint-Jean
- Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, 2000-2008
- Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, 2008-2014. Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2010. Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2011.
- Visiting Researcher, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France, 2012-2013
- Full Professor, University of Ottawa, 2014--
- I'm married, with two beautiful children.
Fun
- More math music available with video, too.
- They've produced the character table for E8! Cool news from the Lie world; check out BBC's site. More serious details available from the American Institute of Mathematics site.
Photos
This second photo is due to (friend and) photographer Audrey Nowack, and is the result of a fun photo shoot.