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Dr. Michael Lamoureux

Contact information

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-8214

Background

Educational Background

BSc Honours Mathematics, University of Alberta, 1982

MSc Mathematics, Stanford University, 1983

PhD Mathematics, University of California Berkeley, 1988

Research

Areas of Research

Functional Analysis, Numerical Methods, Applications to Imaging and Signal Processing

Using methods of functional and harmonic analysis for computational challenges in seismic and medical imaging.

Recent Students:
Heather Hardeman (PhD 2019), Da Li (PhD 2021) Kieran Li (PhD 2021) RJ Vestrum (MSc 2021)

C*-algebras

The structure of algebras of linear operators on Hilbert space, that arise in physics and computation. 

Industrial Mathematics

The use of a broad swath of mathematical techniques to solve concrete problems in industry, from physical modelling of industrial processes to computational challenges in data collection and analytics. 

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Projects

Callysto Canada

An ongoing partnership with Cybera Inc and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences to create online educational tools supporting computational thinking and data science skills for students in K-12. Supported the the CanCode initiative of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. https://callysto.ca 


CREWES

The Consortium for Research in Elastic Wave Exploration Seismology (CREWES) is an applied geophysical research group concentrating on the acquisition, analysis, inversion and interpretation of multicomponent seismic data. Supported by NSERC and Industrial sponsors. https://crewes.org/

Awards

  • Peak Scholar in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Knowledge Engagement, The University of Calgary. 2017
  • Plenary Speaker, PIMS Young Researchers Conference, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences. 2017
  • Distinguished Speaker, Applied Math Series, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences. 2012
  • Killam Resident Fellow, 2007
  • CSEG Best Oral Paper Award: A stable approach to depth migration, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists. 2005
  • Profile, Math with a Human Face, Canadian Math Society. 2005
  • University of Calgary Great Teacher Award, 2004
  • CSEG Best Paper Award: Gabor Deconvolution, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysics. 2003
  • Professor of the Year, 1st and 2nd Year Engineering Students, 1997
  • Student Union Teaching Excellence Award, 1996

Publications