James Mayrand Credit: Amélie Philibert
James Mayrand Credit: Amélie Philibert - Oxford University professor James Maynard is one of four mathematicians to receive the prestigious 2022 Fields Medal. James Maynard, an Oxford University professor who did his postdoctoral work at Université de Montréal, has been named one of four recipients of the 2022 Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics. Maynard held a CRM-ISM postdoctoral fellowship at UdeM in 2013-2014 under the supervision of mathematics professor Andrew Granville. In 2019, with UdeM professor Dimitris Koukoulopoulos, Maynard proved the 1941 Duffin-Schaeffer conjecture. While in Montreal, Maynard was a member of the number theory laboratory of the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) hosted by UdeM. The CRM receives major federal funding from NSERC and its laboratory structure, based on funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, and is unique in North America. "Beyond an extraordinary individual achievement, this award is an fantastic example of what is possible when resources from different provincial, national and local resources are engaged in close coordination in the pursuit of excellence," said CRM director Octav Cornea.
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