Atlantic Algebra Centre
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, NL, A1C5S7, Canada

To contact us:

Phone: (709) 737-8521

Fax: (709) 737-3010

E-mail: aac@mun.ca

Our Objectives and Governance

The main objective of the Atlantic Algebra Centre (AAC) is the promotion of the research and study in Algebra and its applications at participating universities of Atlantic Canada. At its start, AAC enjoys the support of the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) and the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). Algebra has been a strong point in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Memorial University since a couple of decades ago. The algebraists of MUN maintain strong ties with their research colleagues at various universities of Canada and throughout the world. Our Advisory Board includes Yuri Manin (Max Planck Institute and Northwestern University), Sudarshan Sehgal (University of Alberta), and Efim Zelmanov (University of San Diego). AAC is governed by the Board of Directors, currently: Yuri Bahturin (Director), Edgar Goodaire, Mike Parmenter, and Yiqiang Zhou. Dr Mikhail Kochetov serves as Deputy Director. Since the third year of AAC our membership has extended to include algebraists from other universities of Atlantic Canada: Margaret Beattie, Sara Faridi, Collin Ingalls, John Irving, Mitja Mastnak, Roman Smirnov, and Hugh Thomas.

General Outline

Our plans include Algebra mini courses by prominent scholars (2 – 3 times a year), an annual workshop, colloquia and seminar talks, and exchange visits of research colleagues in Atlantic Canada. We intend to support the research of active graduate students in Algebra and recent Ph D graduates of participating universities. We plan to organise Algebra competitions among the students of MUN and other universities of Atlantic Canada and participate in events promoting Mathematics in this part of Canada and beyond.