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Nathan Ng
Professor of Mathematics
University of Lethbridge
Nathan Ng
Professor of Mathematics
University of Lethbridge
I am a professor at the University of Lethbridge. My research is in analytic number theory, particularly L-functions. I grew up in Vancouver and am of mixed Chinese–English descent. I completed my early schooling in East Vancouver before attending Capilano College and the University of British Columbia for my undergraduate studies in mathematics.
I moved to Toronto to complete a Master’s degree where I did a Master's project with John Friedlander, followed by a PhD at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of David Boyd. My doctoral thesis, Limiting Distributions and Zeros of Artin L-functions, was awarded the Canadian Mathematical Society Doctoral Prize in 2001.
Following my PhD, I held several postdoctoral and visiting positions, including at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), the University of Georgia, Université de Montréal, and the University of Michigan. I later served as an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa before moving to the Prairies to join my now wife at the University of Lethbridge.
I have been actively involved with the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences as a Collaborative Research Group principal investigator, site director, and organizer of numerous research activities. I gratefully acknowledge the support of NSERC for my research program, and in particular for supporting my supervision of highly qualified personnel.
Education
Education
Nov. 2000 — Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
Nov. 1995 — Master of Science, University of Toronto
May 1994 — Bachelor of Science, University of British Columbia
1990–1992 — Capilano College
Employment and Work Experience
Employment and Work Experience
July 2019 – present — Professor, University of Lethbridge
July 2010 – June 2019 — Associate Professor, University of Lethbridge
Jan. 2008 – June 2010 — Assistant Professor, University of Lethbridge
July 2004 – Dec. 2009 — Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of Ottawa
Jan. 2006 – June 2006 — Visitor, Centre de recherches mathématiques, Université de Montréal
Sept. 2004 – Aug. 2005 — Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
July 2002 – Aug. 2004 — Postdoctoral Fellow, Université de Montréal
Jan. 2002 – June 2002 — Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ
Aug. 2001 – June 2002 — Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Jan. 2001 – June 2001 — Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Academic Awards and Honours
Academic Awards and Honours
2001 — Canadian Mathematical Society Doctoral Prize
2001 – 2003 — NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
1999 – 2000 — Killam Predoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia
1999 — Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of British Columbia
1997 – 1999 — NSERC PGSB Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia
1994 – 1995 — Simcoe Fellowship, University of Toronto
1992 – 1994 — Chancellor’s Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia
1992 — Governor General’s Bronze Medal, Capilano College
1990 – 1994 — Canada Scholarship
PIMS Activities (Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences)
PIMS Activities (Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences)
April 2022 – March 2025 — Principal Investigator, PIMS Collaborative Research Group: L-functions in Analytic Number Theory
July 2019 – present — PIMS Site Director (University of Lethbridge)
July 2019 – present — Co-organizer of numerous outreach activities
July 2019 – June 2023 — Chair, PIMS Digital Collaboration Committee
2018 – 2020 — Member, PIMS Postdoctoral Panel
2008 – present — Organizer of seminars and conferences, including the Lethbridge Number Theory and Combinatorics Seminar, Alberta Number Theory Days, and CNTA XII
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