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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Department of Mathematics News
JUNE 2024
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Message from the Chair
 As the summer sets in, we conclude an extremely busy and productive year for our department. Activities at the Brin Mathematics Research Center ramped up with eight workshops, three distinguished lectures and other special events, including the first-of-its-kind meeting of the Big10 Math Department Chairs.
This summer we will host the first Brin Maryland Mathematics Camp for advanced high school students who show exceptional promise in mathematical sciences. We will also host a Research Experience for Undergraduates, with students from all over the country spending eight weeks in our department. This spring, we brought the arts to the department with monthly concerts in the Yorke Rotunda through a new partnership with the School of Music and tango lessons. We also had a very busy hiring season. Six new professors will join our department: Uri Bader (Brin Professor, moving from Weizmann Institute), Ron Peled (Brin Professor, moving from Tel Aviv University), Andrew Lawrie (Professor, moving from MIT), Yun Yang (Associate Professor, moving from UIUC), Or Hershkovits (Associate Professor, moving from Hebrew University), and Arka Adhikari (Assistant Professor, moving from Stanford). We look forward to welcoming our new colleagues and their families to Maryland. We also want to congratulate Jonathan Fernandes and Danul Gunatilleka for their promotion to Senior Lecturer and Tamas Darvas, Adam Kanigowski and Christian Zickert for their promotion to Professor. Debbie Franklin is retiring after 31 years with our department. We are very grateful for everything Debbie has done for our department and wish her all the best with this new phase in her life. We welcomed two new staff members in the business office: Rosemel Raqueno and Brittani Flores. Congratulations also to all of our graduates! We would love to hear from you. Please keep in touch! Wishing you a great summer break,
~Doron |
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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS |
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Fighting Disease with Mathematics
Abba Gumel uses mathematical models to understand how diseases spread—and how to stop them. More » |
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Mathematics Faculty Awarded 2024 Teaching Innovation Grants
The grants will allow Kendall Williams, Jonathan Fernandes, Mestiyage Gunatilleka and Lawrence Washington to pursue new courses and programs in mathematics. More » |
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Jacqueline Dwyer-Xec and Archana Khurana Receive Do Good Innovator Awards
They were recognized for their efforts to create an engaging learning environment where every student feels they can belong. More » |
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Maria Cameron Receives 2024 MURI Award
The Department of Defense grant will support Cameron’s project on disorder-influenced collective dynamics of nonlinear oscillator systems. More » |
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Kayo Ide Joins Consortium to Improve Accuracy of Weather Forecasts
Ide will lend her data assimilation expertise to the new $6.6 million initiative recommended for funding by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More » |
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DEPARTMENT NEWS |
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Department Receives $27.2 Million Gift to Support Mathematics Research and Outreach
The grant will endow the Brin Mathematics Research Center, establish a new Brin Endowed Chair in Mathematics and pilot a new Brin math camp for Maryland high school students. More »
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Adding a Calculus Boost for Local High Schoolers
Virtual course and summer program taught by math faculty give Prince George’s County students free college math experience. More » |
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UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development
The institute will support interdisciplinary research and education that promote responsible use of AI and prepare the future workforce for an AI-infused world. More » |
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Faculty Members, Alumni and Students Receive Awards
Read more about the members of our community who have been honored recently for their outstanding contributions to the university and the field of mathematics. More » |
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STUDENT NEWS |
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Pilot Project
Air Force officer and UMD statistics graduate student Maddie Fischer sees her math skills take flight. More » |
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Career Q&A with Mathematics and Economics Major Hayley Pinkowitz
Pinkowitz sought University Career Center support and landed a Navy Federal Credit Union internship. More » |
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Two Math Alums Awarded 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Marcus Benyamin (B.S. ’17, mathematics; B.S. ’17, chemical engineering) and Siri Neerchal (B.S. ’21, mathematics; B.S. ’21, history) received the prestigious awards. More » |
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Two Math Majors Named Goldwater Scholars
Juniors Yash Anand and Jerry Shen received the scholarships that encourage students to pursue advanced study and research careers in STEM fields. More » |
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UMD’s Putnam team Ranks 8th Among 471 institutions in 2023 Putnam Math Competition
Team members were Vincent Trang, Daniel Yuan, Omar Habibullah and Andrew Parker. More » |
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ALUMNI NEWS |
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The Unexpected Path to a Dream Job
Sandeep Ramesh (B.S. ’22) spins a fantasy sports internship into a full-time job at DraftKings. More » |
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Addressing the Challenge of a Changing Climate
NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Katherine Calvin (B.S. ’03) shared her story at the 2024 CMNS Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. More » |
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EVENTS |
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Brin MRC Summer School on Tracer Mixing in Fluids Across Planetary Scales
LEARN MORE » |
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Brin MRC Summer School on PDE and Randomness
LEARN MORE » |
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Logic at Maryland
LEARN MORE » |
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Macroscopic Behavior of Deterministic Systems
LEARN MORE » |
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Recent Trends in Homogeneous and Teichmuller Dynamics
LEARN MORE » |
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Representation Theory and Lie groups: In Celebration of the Career of Jeffrey Adams
LEARN MORE » |
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Statistical Theory of Deep Neural Network Models
LEARN MORE » |
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Disease Dynamics and Human Behavior
LEARN MORE » |
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WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! |
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Department of Mathematics
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, University of Maryland
William E. Kirwan Hall / 4176 Campus Drive / College Park, MD 20742
301.405.5047 / math.umd.edu |
