PIMS Directorate

The PIMS Director and co-Directors provide leadership for all operational aspects of PIMS. With guidance from the PIMS Board of Directors, and in consultation with the Site-Directors, they shape new and existing programs to ensure the greatest possible benefit the PIMS community.

PIMS Directorate

The current PIMS Directorate consists of a the director position along with two co-director's responsible for industrial and international portfolios. 

Dr. Özgür Yilmaz
Director, Professor of Mathematics University of British Columbia
Kristine Bauer
Co-Director Industrial
Gabriel Paternain
Co-Director International

Past PIMS Directors

PIMS sincerely acknowledges the outstanding contributions of our previous PIMS directors. Each director made distinct contributions to the portfolio of programs which make up PIMS, and all were vital to the ongoing success of the PIMS operation.

Jayadev Athreya
PIMS Site Director, University of Washington
James Colliander
Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
Martin Barlow
Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
Alejandro Adem
President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Ivar Ekeland
Professor of Mathematics, CEREMADE, Université Paris-Dauphine
Nassif Ghoussoub
Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia

Past PIMS Co-Directors

PIMS Site Director, University of Washington

Past PIMS Deputy Directors

NameStart DateEnd Date
Özgür Yilmaz2021/7/12022/6/30
Marni Mishna2019/7/12021/6/30
Anthony Quas2018/7/12019/6/30
Brian Marcus2016/7/12018/6/30
James Colliander2015/7/12016/6/30
Martin Barlow2014/7/12015/6/30
George "Bud" Homsy2010/1/12014/6/30
David Brydges2008/8/12009/12/31
Alejandro Adem2005/1/12008/12/31
Manfred Trummer2003/7/12004/12/31
Dale Rolfsen20022003/6/30
Michael Lamoureux19992001
Arvind Gupta19961998