Board of Directors

Tim Alderson is currently the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus.  Dr. Alderson received his PhD in Pure Mathematics in 2002 from the University of Western Ontario, and has been a faculty member at UNB Saint John.  Dr. Alderson has served as an Atlantic Director for the Canadian Mathematical Society, and is a fellow of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications.  His research interests are in coding theory, and finite geometries.

Dr Alvarez received his PhD in 2007 from Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France. After postdoctoral and non-tenure-track positions at Ryerson University, he joined the University of Prince Edward Island in 2016. His research interests are in the areas of financial mathematics, stochastic processes and statistics.

Alex Bihlo is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. Bihlo received his PhD in 2011 from the University of Vienna. After a few postdoctoral stops at the University of Montreal, McGill University, Memorial University and the University of British Columbia he joined Memorial University as a faculty member in 2015. His research interests are in applied mathematics, numerical analysis, geophysical fluid dynamics and machine learning.

Ivan Booth earned his BSc in applied mathematics and physics from Memorial University in 1995 and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Waterloo in 2000. After a post-doc at the University of Alberta he returned home to Newfoundland in 2002 and has been a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics ever since. His research is in general relativity with a focus on black holes.

Caroline Cochran is an Instructor II in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Acadia University. She received her PhD from Dalhousie University in 2011 as a Killam Scholar and is the recipient of the Faculty of Science Teaching Award from Acadia University. Caroline is an active organizer of mathematical outreach initiatives in the Annapolis Valley and co-founded the Junior Mathematics and Computer Science Camp in 2019. Her research interests are in mathematics education and mathematical physics.

Travis Fridgen is currently Acting Dean of Science at Memorial University in St. John’s.

Andrew Irwin is the Director of AARMS.  He has a PhD in Mathematics from Queen’s University (Kingston) and post-doctorial experience at Rutgers University.  He developed his applied mathematics teaching and research program at Mount Allison University for more than a decade.  He is currently a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Dalhousie University.  His research interests focus on statistical and mathematical models in biological oceanography, spanning temporal scales from days to centuries and spatial scales from the flask to the ocean basin.

Dr. Shafiqul Islam  is the Associate Dean (interim) of the School of Mathematical  and Computational Sciences (SMCS) at the University of Prince Edward Island.  He received both his M. Sc. Mathematics and Ph. D. in Mathematics   from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Since 2006, Dr. Shafiqul Islam  has been a faculty member at the University of Prince Edward Island. His research interests are mostly in Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems.

Prof. Theodore Kolokolnikov obtained his PhD from UBC in 2004. His research interests include pattern formation in PDEs,  dynamical systems, mathematical modelling, stochastic processes, multi-particle systems and computational graph theory. He has been at Dalhousie University since 2006.

Dalhousie Dean of Science. Bio to come.

Dr. David MaGee is the vice-president (research) at the University of New Brunswick. He received both his BSc in chemistry and his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from UNB. Dr. MaGee has been active with UNB in a faculty role since 1990, serving in many capacities, including assistant professor, associate professor, professor, chair of the department of chemistry, and dean of science, in addition to serving on numerous university committees.

Dr. Messinger received her BSc from the University of Prince Edward Island and her MSc and PhD from Dalhousie University.  After positions at the University of Montana and Toronto Metropolitan University (then Ryerson University), she joined Mount Allison University in 2010.  Her research interests are in graph theory.

Dane Sheppard is the Director of Technology for The Black Arcs, Inc. He manages Black Arcs’ research collaborations and guides internal development across topics including geospatial analysis, agent-based mobility modelling, synthetic populations, and automated data pipelines.

Tara Taylor is Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at St. Francis Xavier University.  She completed her PhD at Dalhousie University.  Her research involves fractals, geometry, topology, and connections between math and art.  She is involved in various outreach programs such as the Connecting Math to Our Lives and Communities program at StFX.  She received an Outstanding Teacher Award in 2020.