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Math News and Events
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- December 9Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar| Matthew Colbrook (Cambridge)2:25 PM, 901 Van Vleck Hall
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News
Stovall and Cai named 2023 AMS Fellows
Betsy Stovall and Jin-Yi Cai have been named as 2023 AMS Fellows. This program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics. Jin-Yi Cai has been …
November 9, 2022
In Memorium: Seymour Parter
Seymour Parter died on October 21, 2022. He got his Ph.D. from Courant Institute in 1957 after spending several years working on early computers at Los Alamos. He had a joint appointment in both the …
October 24, 2022
Jean-Luc Thiffeault named as APS Fellow
Jean-Luc Thiffeault was named as an 2022 Fellow by the American Physical Society. He is cited “for innovative contributions to the understanding of mixing and transport in dynamical systems, including the development of topological methods, …
October 24, 2022Former faculty Melanie Matchett Wood wins Macarthur Fellowship
Melanie Matchett Wood, who was a faculty member here from 2011-2019, has won a Macarthur Fellowship. These awards are unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits …
October 12, 2022- More News