Rising Winnipeg-born (Vancouver) mathematics star Adam Oberman has added to his multiplying set of accolades, winning the second annual Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics from the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS) and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS).

The SFU professor, who ranks among the world’s top young applied mathematicians, has brought his abilities to bear as a mathematical analyst and computational scientist on some of the most difficult and timely problems in nonlinear partial differential equations, or PDEs.

Last month he was awarded the coveted Monroe H. Martin prize, given only once every five years, for solving a complex PDE called the Infinity Laplace equation that has stumped other researchers for more than 40 years. His solution has far-reaching implications for applications such as digital mapping, brain imaging, 3D image compression and probabilistic games.

“This award recognizes his stellar accomplishments,” says PIMS director Alejandro Ádem. “It is also an indication of the outstanding research program in mathematics at Simon Fraser University."

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