CV - Steven Rayan | University of Saskatchewan

Academic Employment

2024— Deputy Head, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2024— Site Director, University of Saskatchewan Site of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), Canada / USA
2022— Director, Interdisciplinary Programming, College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2022— Full Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2020—2022 Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2016—2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2011—2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto (St. George and Scarborough), Canada

Education

2007—2011 PhD / DPhil in Mathematics, University of Oxford, UK
2006—2007 MSc in Mathematics, McGill University, Canada
2002—2006 BSc (Honours, Distinction) in Mathematics, Queen's University, Canada

Selected Fellowships, Scholarships, Prizes, and Grants

2024—2029 NSERC Discovery Grant
2024—2027 Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) Regional Innovation Ecosystems (RIE) Award
2023 Finalist / First Runner Up, Cozzarelli Prize (US National Academy of Sciences)
2023 USSU Teaching Excellence Award (University of Saskatchewan)
2021 New Researcher Award (University of Saskatchewan)
2020—2025 CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund
2020—2023 PIMS Collaborative Research Group Award (for quanTA)
2019 New Researcher Award - Science (College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan)
2019—2022 Tri-Agency New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration Grant
2019 PIMS-CNRS Europe Fellowship (held at Institut Henri Poincaré in 2023)
2018 Ethel Raybould Fellowship (University of Queensland)
2018 New Teacher Award - Science (College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan)
2017—2024 NSERC Discovery Grant
2017 USSU Teaching Excellence Award (University of Saskatchewan)
2012—2016 Fields Institute General Scientific Activity Grants
2012 F.V. Atkinson Teaching Award (University of Toronto)
2009—2011 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship D (held at University of Oxford)
2007—2010 Commonwealth Scholarship (held at University of Oxford)
2006—2007 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship M (held at McGill University
2005 Nellie & Ralph Jeffery Prize in Mathematics (Queen's University)
2002—2006 Canada Millennium Excellence Laureate (held at Queen's University)
2002—2006 Queen's University Chancellor's Scholarship

Invited Talks

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Selected Committee Chair / Director Roles

2023— Director (West), Board of Directors, Canadian Mathematical Society
2023— Chair, Research, Scholarly, and Artistic Work (RSAW) Steering Group, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan
2023— Chair, Committee of Interdisciplinary Program Chairs (CIPC), College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan
2022—2024 Chair, Research, Scholarly, and Artistic Work (RSAW) Committee, University of Saskatchewan
2022—2023 Co-Chair, Research, Scholarly, and Artistic Work (RSAW) Steering Group, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan
2022— Lead, Signature Area of Research in Quantum Innovation, University of Saskatchewan
2021— Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies Committee, College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan
2020—2021 Co-Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies Committee, College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan
2020—2024 Co-Scientific Director, 2024 Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting (Saskatoon)
2020—2022 Co-Chair, Multidisciplinary Review / Evaluation Committee, New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) — Exploration Stream, Canadian Tri-Agency
2020—2022 Chair, Bylaws Committee, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan
2019—2024 Chair, Graduate Programs (MSc, MMath, PhD), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Saskatchewan
2019— Director, Centre for Quantum Topology and Its Applications (quanTA), University of Saskatchewan
2018—2021 Chair, Postdoctoral Advisory Committee, College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan

For a complete CV, feel free to email me at steven.rayan (at) usask.ca.