Academic Employment

  • 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—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

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.