[cmath] 2012 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics

[Alejandro Adem]

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The 2012 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics
has been awarded to Theodore Kolokolnikov, Dalhousie University
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CAIMS and PIMS are pleased to announce that the 2012 CAIMS/PIMS Early 
Career Award in Applied Mathematics has been awarded to Prof. Theodore 
Kolokolnikov of Dalhousie University.

Prof. Kolokolnikov has been given this award for his highly influential 
contributions to the study of pattern formation in systems governed by 
nonlinear differential equations.

Prof. Theodore Kolokolnikov is a versatile researcher who has made 
significant contributions to the study of phenomena modeled by nonlinear 
differential equations. He uses a wide range of mathematical techniques 
including asymptotic methods, PDE theory, complex analysis, dynamical 
systems, special functions, and scientific computation. He combines these 
diverse tools in novel ways to derive precise, quantifiable predictions 
about the shape and dynamic behaviour of solutions of differential 
equations. His work is motivated by and has wide applications to the 
natural sciences. These include such varied topics as models of laser 
fusion, patterns in chemical reactions, phytoplankton distribution in 
oceans, hot spots in microwave heating, models of crime, cell aggregation 
in chemotaxis, and biological swarming.

Prof. Kolokolnikov obtained his PhD from the University of British 
Columbia in 2004. He held postdoctoral positions at the University of 
Brussels and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined Dalhousie 
University in 2006, where he is currently an Associate Professor.

The award consists of a cash prize of $1,000 and a commemorative plaque 
that will be presented at the CAIMS Annual Meeting in Toronto in June 
2012. Prof. Kolokolnikov will deliver a plenary lecture at the meeting
as part of the award ceremony.