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UW-Madison does well in Putnam Competition

Posted on February 25, 2022

UW-Madison did very well during the annual MAA Putnam Competition.  Our university ranked #25 nationwide, including Canada, out of 427 other institutions. Our student Ivan Hu received honorable mention. Joseph Cai and Nitwit Jongsawatsataporn ranked …

Posted in Awards, mediamention, Students

Justin Sukiennik awarded 2021 Forward in Access Award

Posted on December 9, 2021

Justin Sukiennik, Associate Faculty Associate, has been named a recipient of one of the 2021 Forward in Access Awards.  Justin, who serves as our Co-Director of the Precalculus Program, was honored for creating an inclusive …

Posted in Awards, Staff, Students

Undergrad Sam Christianson awarded Hilldale Fellowship

Posted on June 9, 2021

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 …

Posted in applied math, Awards, Students

Math major among recipients of Goldwater Scholarship

Posted on April 8, 2021

Gage Siebert, of Fremont, Wisconsin, was among three UW-Madison students named as Goldwater Scholars. He is majoring in physics and mathematics.  As a freshman, he studied the origins of life in Professor David Baum’s lab …

Posted in Awards, Students, Uncategorized

Senior Math Major among finalists for Rhodes Scholarship

Posted on November 23, 2020

University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alex Plum competed this year as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most celebrated college award for postgraduate international study. The 32 American winners of Rhodes Scholarships were …

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2017 Talent Search Winner Named Goldwater Scholar

Posted on April 13, 2020

Mostafa Hassan, of Greenfield, Wisconsin, has been named 1 of 4 Goldwater Scholars for the UW this year.  He will graduate in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer engineering. He is a …

Posted in accolades, Awards, mediamention, Students

Putnam Exam Results for UW Undergrads Impressive

Posted on February 20, 2020

The UW has scored 15th nationwide in the annual Putnam competition.  Sivakorn Sanguanmoo received an honorable mention. Two undergrads, Sivakorn Sanguanmoo and Ruiting Tong, made the top 200. The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is the …

Posted in Awards, Students

Alumna teaches math through knitting

Posted on January 28, 2020

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel features Sara Jensen, a UW–Madison alumna and professor at Carthage College (Ph.D., 2014, Isaacs), who teaches students math through knitting. And we’re not just talking potholders. Someone actually knitted a working Rubik’s …

Posted in Alumni, Former, mediamention, Students

Support plus drive equals success

Posted on May 10, 2019

A supportive environment helped a group of female graduate students in mathematics reach lofty goals. Already a leader in the number of women hired as faculty members, the department hopes to continue improving the experience …

Posted in Awards, Former, Graduate Students, Students

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student awarded Department of Energy fellowship

Posted on April 1, 2019

Jason Turner, a doctoral candidate in Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF). Turner, from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is in Samuel Stechmann’s group. Only …

Posted in Awards, Graduate Students, Students
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