Assistant Professor Qin Li has been awarded an NSF Career Grant. Her application on Applicable Kinetic Computation with Boundaries and Rough Media will start in September 1, 2018. Congratulations, Qin!
Faculty
Melanie Wood named one of Top 50 in STEM
Melanie Matchett Wood has been named as one of the Top 50 Women in STEM, as published by TheBestSchools.org. https://thebestschools.org/features/50-top-women-in-stem/ Congratulations, Melanie!
Jordan Ellenberg featured in Nova’s “Prediction by the Numbers”
Appearing on the PBS program “Nova,” UW–Madison professor and math expert Jordan Ellenberg explained how understanding simple facts about probability can help people in their everyday lives. “Prediction by the Numbers” aired Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018.
Autumn Kent named Vilas Associate
Autumn Kent was appointed a Vilas Associate through the university’s prestigious Vilas Associates competition. The Vilas Associate appointment is awarded to a faculty with new, ongoing, significant and high-quality research. The Divisional Research Committees of …
Stechmann named Vilas Associate
Samuel Stechmann was appointed a Vilas Associate through the university’s prestigious Vilas Associates competition. The Vilas Associate appointment is awarded to a faculty with new, ongoing, significant and high-quality research. The Divisional Research Committees of the …
In Memoriam: Ed Fadell
Professor Emeritus Ed Fadell passed away on Jan. 11 at age 91 (almost 92). After graduating from OSU with a PhD degree, he went to Harvard as an assistant professor for three years before coming …
Remembering Sufian Husseini
Sufian Husseini passed away late December 30, 2017 in Salem, Oregon, after months of health struggles. He was a faculty member from 1961 until his retirement in 2001. Sufian obtained his PhD at Princeton under …