TORONTO, ON – June 23, 2022: Created in 2002 to mark the Institute's 10th Anniversary, the designation of Fields Institute Fellow is awarded annually to a select group of people in recognition of their outstanding contributions.

Collaboration is the backbone of mathematical progress. It’s also really hard. Put a group of mathematicians together and see what happens when they get near a chalkboard. Let’s just say there’s a reason coffee is a line item in most department budgets. But once the chalk dust settles, something beautiful and new can emerge.