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Jean-Pierre Bourguignon awarded honorary doctorate
The University of Warwick has awarded the eminent mathematician Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa. The award was conferred by the Chancellor Cathy Ashton (The Rt Hon. The Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG PC) on 16 January 2023. The Oration can be found hereLink opens in a new window.
Jean-Pierre Bourguignon is a French mathematician. His research concerns differential geometry and mathematical aspects of theoretical physics. A graduate from the French École Polytechnique, he holds a these d’État in Mathematical Sciences from University of Paris VII. He taught Mathematics at the École Polytechnique for over 25 years and was also Director of the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies. He is a former President of the Mathematics Society of France and the European Mathematical Society. He is also a former President of the European Research Council.
Professor Bourguignon and the Chancellor of the University of Warwick
PhD scholarships for Maths CDT
The Warwick Mathematics Institute hopes to offer 15+ fully funded PhD scholarships for our CDT in MathematicsLink opens in a new window. The WMI provides an exciting framework for students who wish to pursue a PhD in any area of Mathematics, whether it be in pure and/or applied mathematics. Our next Open DayLink opens in a new window on 7 December 2022.
Weldon Prize awarded to SPI-M-O and Zeeman modellers
This year’s Weldon Prize has been awarded to the SPI-M-O group (including members of the Warwick Zeeman InstituteLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window) in recognition for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards committee said "Under great pressure to deliver results quickly, and under immense public scrutiny, SPI-M-O both built on existing science and developed new epidemiological and statistical techniques to understand the spread of the virus and how it might be controlled. The importance of good and timely disease modelling for policymakers has never been as clear."
The Warwick team (including Keeling, Dyson, Tildesley, Thompson, Hill, Davis, Moore, Guzman-Rincon, Leng and others) has made multiple contributions to understanding and predicting the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020-2022, generating results for both SPI-M-O/SAGE and JCVI. This award reflects this joint effort. Congratulations to all involved!
Read more about the award hereLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window.
Ferran Brosa Planella awarded Faraday Institute grant
Ferran Brosa Planella has been awarded a grant:
VIPER - Validated and Integrated Platform for battEry Remaining useful life
This £219,823 project is led by WMG and funded by The Faraday Institution under the Industry Sprint scheme. The Warwick team consists of Dhammika Widanalage (PI), James Marco (Co-I) and Ferran (Co-I). The project is in collaboration with Eatron Technologies.