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Welcome to UW Department of Mathematics

We are devoted to research and teaching, and want to spread our excitement about mathematics to the rest of the world.

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Math News and Events

Events

News

  • Daniel Erman

    Daniel Erman wins Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award

    Daniel Erman has won a Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award.   The award is meant to recognize research and teaching excellence in faculty who are at mid-career. The mid-career designation generally means faculty 10 to 20 years …

  • Former Van Vleck Professor wins a major grant in Korea

    Our former Van Vleck postdoc Donghyun Lee (currently, an associate professor in Postech) won a Hanwoomul Phagi Basic Research grant from the Korean Ministry of Science (the total amount of his award is about two …

  • Jose Rodriguez

    José Rodriguez has won a Sloan Fellowship

    José Rodriguez has been awarded a Sloan Fellowship, one of two awarded to UW-Madison faculty.  These awards are given to early-career scholars who represent the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential …

  • Karan Srivastava and Boyana Martinova win Campus TA awards

    Two of our TAs have won Campus TA awards.  Karan Srivastava has won an Exceptional Service Award, and Boyana Martinova has won an Early Excellence Award. Both will be recognized by an awards ceremony on …

  • UW does well in Putnam Exam

    The UW did well again in the 83rd Putnam math competition. Our team ranked 14th nationwide (plus Canada). Our student Haran Mouli ranked 25-100, Jonah Guse ranked 101-210. Additionally, Kyle Boone, Yangkun Dai, Tianlong Huang, Yuval …

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