Indigenous Engagement Committee | PIMS - Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

The PIMS Indigenous Engagement Committee guides and monitors PIMS’s role as a respectful and supportive partner to Indigenous-led efforts in education and research in the mathematical sciences.

Indigenous Engagement Committee Members

Melania Alvarez

PIMS Education Coordinator, University of British Columbia

Benjamin Anderson-Sackaney

Assistant Professor, University of Victoria

Jayadev Athreya

Professor of Mathematics, Fordham University

Kori Czuy

Indigenous Engagement Specialist, TELUS Spark Science Centre

Shawn Desaulniers

University of Alberta

Edward Doolittle

Chair IEC committee, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies & Associate Professor of Mathematics, First Nations University

Ian Foulds

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Florence Glanfield

University of Alberta

Marissa Loving

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mark MacLean

Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia

Kamuela Yong

University of Hawai'i

IEC Committee Ex-Officio Members

Deanna Needell

PIMS Co-Director, Programs; Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia

Raymond Spiteri

PIMS Co-Director, Careers; Professor of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan

Özgür Yilmaz

PIMS Director; Professor of Mathematics University of British Columbia

IEC Past Committee Members

PIMS would like to thank the following people for their past membership and participation in the PIMS Indigenous Engagement Committee

Hannes Edinger

Director of Big River Analytics Ltd.

Veselin Jungic

Simon Fraser University

Robert Megginson

University of Michigan

Weiran Sun

PIMS Site Director - Simon Fraser University