PIMS & Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Welcome: Cedric Villani - The Hidden Beauty of Mathematics

  • Start Date: 05/02/2017
  • End Date: 05/05/2017
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Description: 

Cédric Villani is the Director of the Institut Henri Poincaré, France’s prime and oldest international institute for research in mathematical sciences.He has received many mathematical awards, including the Fields Medal in 2010, often considered the most prestigious in mathematics. His books on gas theory and optimal transport theory have become classics.

 

 

 

Important Dates:

Tuesday May 2, 7:00pm: Peter Wall Lecture at Vogue Theatre

Wednesday May 3, 3:00pm: PIMS Math Seminar at UBC 

Friday May 5, 3:00pm: PIMS Distinguished Lecture at UBC

 

All events are free and open to the public!

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