The main objective of Atlantic Algebra Centre (AAC), a Type I Memorial University Research Centre, is the promotion of research and study in Algebra and its applications at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) and other universities in Atlantic Canada. Algebra has been a strong point in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of MUN since a couple of decades prior to the creation of AAC.

At its start in 2006, AAC enjoyed the support of the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) and Memorial University. At the beginning of our work, we received invaluable advice from the Advisory Board: Yuri Manin (Max Planck Institute and Northwestern University), Sudarshan Sehgal (University of Alberta), and Efim Zelmanov (University of San Diego). We maintain strong ties with our colleagues at various universities in Canada and around the world.

Atlantic Algebra Centre is governed by the Board of Directors, currently: Mikhail  Kochetov (Director), Yuri Bahturin (Founding Director), Edgar Goodaire, Mike Parmenter, and Yiqiang Zhou.

We organize Algebra mini courses by prominent scholars (1–3 times a year), regular workshops (once every one or two years), colloquia and seminar talks, and exchange visits of faculty and graduate students. We are grateful for the financial support that we received for our activities over the years from AARMS, Fields Institute, and PIMS.