Professor Emeritus Michael Voichick died on July 1, 2021. Michael Voichick received his PhD from Brown University in 1962 where his thesis was on function theory. He was the John Welsey Young Research Instructor at …
Jordan Ellenberg featured on BYUradio’s podcast Top of Mind
Jordan Ellenberg continued on his tour to promote his new book “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy” as a guest on BYUradio’s podcast “Top of Mind”. Link: https://www.byuradio.org/TOP-2021-06-17-Geometry
Undergrad Sam Christianson awarded Hilldale Fellowship
Undergraduate Sam Christianson has been awarded a 2021-2022 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship. Working in the Madison Applied Math Lab alongside VISP graduate student Hongyi Huang and Associate Professor Saverio Spagnolie, Sam is exploring the dynamics …
Ellenberg visits Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss new book, “Shape”
Math may seem as though it only exists in an abstract part of our lives, but a new book shines a light on the geometry of everything around us. University of Wisconsin-Madison math professor Jordan …
Chanwoo Kim named as Brain Pool Fellow
Chanwoo Kim has been awarded a Brain Pool Fellowship of the Ministry of Science and Technology of South Korea. This program is designed to invite outstanding scientists for the enhancement of research competence through joint research …
Ifrim hosts fluid dynamics program at MSRI
Mihaela Ifrim is one of the organizers of Spring 2021 semester’s program on Mathematical Problems in Fluid Dynamics at MSRI. Her outstanding research contributions span a broad range of topics in nonlinear partial differential equations, …
Ellenberg combines Math with other pursuits in Quanta Article
In a recent article in Quanta, Jordan Ellenberg discusses combining math with writing and how geometry came to be the topic of his most recent book, Shape. Link: https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-number-theorist-who-connects-math-to-other-creative-pursuits-20210527/
Jordan Ellenberg on Lincoln’s rhetoric routine using geometry
What did Abraham Lincoln study to hone his legendary rhetoric? Geometry! Jordan Ellenberg draws from his new book, “Shape” for this essay in the Wall Street Journal. Link: https://on.wsj.com/3oQ9v63
Ellenberg publishes article in The Atlantic on pandemic risk assessments
In conjunction with the release of his book, Jordan Ellenberg published an article on pandemic risk assessements, and how we react to advice intended to assist them in avoiding COVID-19. He notes that decision making …
Ellenberg’s new book “Shape” debuts, reviewed in NYT
Jordan Ellenberg’s new book, “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else.”, was published recently and reviewed by the New York Times. The review notes that Ellenberg is “rather spectacular” at …