[cmath] 2009 GRAHAM WRIGHT AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

[CMS Executive Director]

CHRISTIANE ROUSSEAU TO RECEIVE THE 2009 GRAHAM WRIGHT AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED 
SERVICE


The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce that Dr. 
Christiane Rousseau, Department of Mathematics and Statistics 
(University of Montreal) will receive the Society's 2009 /Graham 
Wright Award for Distinguished Service.

The award recognizes individuals who have made sustained and 
significant contributions to the Canadian mathematical community, and 
in particular, to the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). The award 
is named in honour of Dr. Graham Wright, of the University of Ottawa, 
who served as Executive Director and Secretary of the CMS for over 30 
years.


“Christiane Rousseau is an excellent example of a Canadian who has served 
mathematics, generously, exceptionally, and in wide variety of roles.” Noted 
Anthony Luau, Chair of the CMS Distinguished Awards Selection Committee.


As President of the CMS from 2002 to 2004, Professor Rousseau displayed 
decisive leadership during a challenging time of reorganization for the 
society. She had earlier served as CMS Vice-President for Quebec. In 2000, she 
coordinated the campaign "Operation Metro 2000" during the World Mathematical 
Year 2000, making Montreal the first city in the world with mathematics posters 
in its subway. As Chair of the CMS International Affairs committee, she 
spearheaded an initiative to increase the presence of Canadian lecturers at the 
International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2010). She was Co-chair of the 
2003 Canadian Mathematics Education Forum in Montreal, an event which brought 
to the forefront the issue of mathematics education in aboriginal communities, 
and whose success led to two subsequent fora in Toronto and Vancouver. She was 
the organizer for the Canadian side of the first Canada-France mathematics 
meeting in Toulouse in 2004, and helped assemble the mathematical community for 
the very large second Canada-France Mathematics Congress in Montreal in 2008. 
For the latter, she represented the CMS as a member of the scientific program 
committee and also served as local organizer. She coordinated two recent 
Canadian bids, attempting to bring the International Congress of Mathematicians 
back to Canada (the second prepared jointly with Bruno Rémillard).

This aligns with her numerous mathematical outreach activities, 
ranging from delivering lectures in schools and CEGEPS, to organizing 
student conferences, math camps or public lectures, all of which aim 
to stimulate public or student engagement with mathematics.

Christiane Rousseau recently led one of Canada's major mathematics research 
institutes as Interim Director of the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM). 
She joined the faculty at the Université de Montréal in 1979, and has served a 
term as Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. In 1999 she won 
the Abel Gauthier prize of the Association Mathématique du Quebec (AMQ).

Professor Rousseau is a distinguished mathematical researcher, working 
in the field of dynamical systems, with numerous publications in 
leading scientific journals. Her well received monograph "Mathematics 
and Technolog" (co-authored with Yvan Saint-Aubin), describes a 
strikingly broad set of case-studies of the applications of 
mathematics, in a manner highly accessible to students.

Professor Rousseau's accomplishments span all aspects of her profession. Her 
dedication to the mathematical community and her outstanding efforts on behalf 
of mathematics, make her an ideal recipient of the Society’s highest award for 
service.

The 2009 Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service will be awarded to Dr. 
Christiane Rousseau at the 2009 CMS Winter Meeting in Windsor.

For more information, contact:

Anthony To-Ming Lau
President and
Chair – CMS Distinguished Awards
Canadian Mathematical Society
president at cms.math.ca
(780) 492-0398


Johan Rudnick
Executive Director
Canadian Mathematical Society
director at cms.math.ca
(613) 733-2662 ext 721


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About the Canadian Mathematical Society (www.cms.math.ca)

The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is the main national organization whose 
goal is to promote and advance the discovery, learning, and application of 
mathematics. The Society's activities cover the whole spectrum of mathematics 
including: scientific meetings, research publications, and the promotion of 
excellence in mathematics education at all levels. The CMS has a number of 
awards and prizes that are annually given to individuals in recognition of 
outstanding contributions to the advancement of mathematics.

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