• Here is a recent CV

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2018-
• SIAM Fellow, 2010-
• CAIMS Research Prize, 2010

• B.Sc., Tel-Aviv University, 1966-69
• M.Sc.,Tel-Aviv University, 1969-71
• Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1972-75

• Assistant Scientist, MRC, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975-76
• Assistant Professor, Computer Science, UBC, 1976-81
• Associate Professor, Computer Science, UBC, 1981-86
• Professor, Computer Science, UBC, 1986-2018
• Professor emeritus, Computer Science, UBC, 2018-

• Acting Head, Department of Computer Science, UBC, 1987-88
• Director, Institute of Applied Malthematics (IAM), UBC, 1993-98
• Member, various University committees, including Science Dean search (1998), Mathematics Head search (1997), Computer Science Head search (1994)
• Chair or member, various Department committees, including Acting Head for Promotions & Tenure (2000)

• Chair or member, NSERC Grant Selection Committee, Computing & Information Science, 1992-95
• Member, Fields Institute Board of Directors, 1994-96
• Chair or member, NSERC Reallocation Committee, Computer Science, 1993, 1997
• CRC College of Reviewers, 2000-
• Member, AARMS Advisory Committee, 2003-2010
• Member, MCA Steering Committee, 2011-2013

• Associate Editor, SIAM J. Scientific Computing, 1993-98, 2012-2017
• Associate Editor, Vietnam J. Math, 2012-
• Associate Editor, Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly, 1995-2017
• Associate Editor, BIT, 2003-2010
• Associate Editor, SIAM Fundamentals of Algorithms book series, 2009-2014

Uri M. Ascher
Computer Science Department
2366 Main Mall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z4