May 5-23, 2025
From May 5-23, 2025 the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) will be running our popular Math to Power Industry workshop (M2PI 2025). This hybrid workshop pairs industry problems with mathematical talent, aiming to benefit both trainees participating in the program and our industrial partners. If you are interested in participating as either a trainee or as an industry partner, please select one of the options below for more details.
For examples of previous successful M2PI projects and to get an idea of how the program operates, please see the past editions section.
M2PI is a full-time training and work-integrated learning opportunity for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the mathematical sciences (undergraduate students are also eligible to apply). Successful applicants will commit to full-time participation from May 5–23, 2025, during which time they will receive specialized professional and technical training while collaborating in teams on industry-specific problems under the guidance of an industry mentor.
Following the workshop, participants’ work will be showcased at a virtual graduation event and published in the form of a report. At the graduation event, participants will showcase their skills to a large audience including potential employers in both academic and non-academic fields.
Student applications will open in January 2025. In the meantime, please join our mailing list to stay up to date and to be notified as soon as applications are open.
For examples of previous successful projects and details of the training program, please see our previous editions pages.
From May 5-23, 2025 PIMS is hosting a virtual workshop called Math to Power Industry (M2PI 2025). This program pairs industry problems with mathematical talent, benefiting both M2PI participants and our industry partners by tackling real world problems. We are currently accepting problem statements for M2PI 2025. To see examples of problems from previous years, and the solutions provided by M2PI participants, please see our past editions pages. If you would like to submit a problem please complete our problem submission form.
If you would like to submit a job opportunity to the M2PI community or have another questions about the M2PI program, please contact us.
The intended outcome of M2PI is that partner organizations will have the opportunity to engage with highly skilled talent, while also receiving innovative solutions to the math challenge submitted to the workshop.
We encourage mentors from your organization to connect with student participants face-to-face at the M2PI graduation event (tentatively scheduled for May 26, 2025). This event will also offer partner organizations the chance to present job openings, internships, and other career opportunities to students. Additionally industry partners will be able leverage the M2PI network to help fill internship and permanent positions during and after the workshop through M2PI’s communication channels.
Explore the projects and reports from previous editions
Math to Power Industry 2022 (M2PI 2022) will take place July 11-29, 2022. We are now inviting non-academic partner organizations to consider particpation in this workshop.
The final-report for m2pi 2021 is now available. It features projects from
Projects, reports, team members and other details are available on the MathIndustry 2020 page. .
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MathIndustry (Math to power industry) is a professional development school positioned to benefit Canadian industry because:
The drastic decrease in economic activity caused by the pandemic combined with cost explosions in other governmental programs will lead to significant cuts in higher education budgets. Reductions in the capacity of universities to hire new faculty and postdocs will essentially eliminate a career pathway for a generation of young researchers. This talent pool should be effectively redirected toward activities that drive Canada’s economic recovery.
The important role that mathematical scientists play in defining government policy responses to the pandemic is analogous to the role these experts should play across Canada’s industry sectors. Governmental decisions regarding when or how to optimally implement policies to flatten the curve rely upon predictive models, data analysis, and other mathematical insights. Effective business decision-making similarly requires expertise in modeling, computation, statistics, optimization (mathematical sciences). Studies by Deloitte have revealed the enormous impact the mathematical sciences have on the UK Economy and the Dutch Economy. Goals for the MathIndustry include economic stimulation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, placement of recent mathematical science PhDs into jobs in western Canada, and an ongoing improvement to Canada’s Business Enterprise Research and Development capacity.
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and partners are offering a virtual rapid response program to train and place young mathematical scientists into jobs in important industry sectors in western Canada (agrifood, energy, forestry, health care, mining). This program will start with a training bootcamp (software best practices, business, communications, project management), group collaborations with industry partners, and create a funnel leading to job placements in industry.
If you'd like to stay up to date with M2PI, please consider joining the m2pi mailing list. The list is used for announcements related to M2PI as well as opportunities relevant to participants.
If instead you have a question or are interested in participating as an industry mentor or student participant, please complete this form.