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UW-Madison does well in Putnam Competition
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 Nitit Jongsawatsataporn ranked …
Justin Sukiennik awarded 2021 Forward in Access Award
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 …
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 …
Math major among recipients of Goldwater Scholarship
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 …
Senior Math Major among finalists for Rhodes Scholarship
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 …
2017 Talent Search Winner Named Goldwater Scholar
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 …
Putnam Exam Results for UW Undergrads Impressive
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 …
Alumna teaches math through knitting
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 …
Support plus drive equals success
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 …