August 19, 2015 - Here in the 21st century, women hold less than a third of science and engineering jobs. Sustaining an interest in mathematics - quantitative ability - among high school girls keeps STEM career paths open. ICERM's GirlsGetMath day camp does exactly that. Details at: https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/08/mathgirls
ICERM Board Member Awarded as John von Neumann Lecturer
August 19, 2015 - ICERM Board of Trustees member Jennifer Chayes (Microsoft Research) was named by SIAM as the 2015 John von Neumann Lecturer. This prize, established in 1959, is awarded for outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field of applied mathematical sciences and for the effective communication of these ideas to the community. As the recipient of this prestigious prize, Dr. Chayes was invited to give a lecture at the annual ICIAM meeting. Her talk title was "Once upon a graph: How to get from now to then in massive networks".
Hassett Appointed Next ICERM Director
July 17, 2015 - ICERM is pleased to announce that Dr. Brendan Hassett has been appointed the next Director of ICERM. Before succeeding Jill Pipher in July 2016, he will spend this coming academic year ramping up and getting to know faculty and students in Brown's Department of Mathematics as a full Professor. For more details, see the Brown University press release.
ICERM Announces a New Program
July 15, 2015 - ICERM is pleased to announce a new program for those interested in small group research. Collaborate@ICERM offers teams of 3-6 researchers the to opportunity to spend five days at the institute either during the summer (May-August) or anytime in the month of January. Proposals are now being accepted and will be reviewed by the ICERM Science Board during the November 2015 meeting. More details can be found on our Participate page.
ICERM Director elected to AAAS
April 22, 2015 - Please join us in congratulating ICERM's Director, Jill Pipher. She was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. For more information, go to: https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/04/academy.