NSERC Evaluation Group – Ottawa Week
Your ticket to Hollywood, sort of Have you watched American Idol? Do you remember the week when the contestants come to Hollywood to sing their heart out for a chance at the top 24? That is reminiscent of the judging process I am involved with now. NSERC First thing: I am so busy with the judging…
Chennai floods, R.I.P. Barry Cooper, and NSERC EG
I was shocked to hear this morning about the devastating Chennai floods, leaving the city immobilized and many stranded at the airport. I visited Chennai in 2011 enroute to a conference in Coimbatore. The people there are resilient and resourceful, and I wish them all the best. For now, the organizers of the International Conference on…
NSERC
I was excited to be asked to serve on the NSERC DG’s Mathematics and Statistics Evaluation Group. For those not familiar with the Canadian academic grants scene, NSERC is the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, which holds annual competitions for grants for faculty in STEM disciplines. NSERC is part of the so-called tri-council, which includes…