Jordan Ellenberg is expanding the impact of his service to the UW by hosting a first-year student course on writing and data. First-year Interest Groups (FIGs) are usually groups of 3 classes that are open …
Faculty
Autumn Kent named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Autumn Kent has been named a 2024 fellow of the American Mathematical Society. The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and …
Nan Chen awarded Office of Naval Research Young Investigators Award
Nan has just received Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research — congratulations, Nan! Link: https://www.nre.navy.mil/2024-young-investigators
Spagnolie’s research on dancing raisins leads to new ideas about bubbles and floating objects in them
Saverio Spagnolie recently published an Arxiv paper on what started as a simple exploration of the behavior of raisins in carbonated water, something he noticed during a kitchen experiment with his daughter. As he proceeded to …
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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 …
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 …
Saverio Spagnolie named Vilas Associate
Professor Saverio Spagnolie has been named a Vilas Associate. The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Recipients are chosen competitively by the Divisional Research Committees of the …
Jose Rodriguez wins Distinguished Honors Faculty Award
Jose Rodriguez has won a Distinguished Honors Faculty Award. Each year, the L&S Honors Program solicits student nominations of faculty members (or instructional academic staff) who have had a special impact as instructors of Honors …