Department of Mathematics News

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

DECEMBER 2020

Message from the Chair

$Doron Levy$ This has been a Fall semester like no other. In spite of the unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic, our staff, students and faculty rose to the occasion and created a wonderful virtual educational and research environment.

We are very happy to welcome to our department many new members. We are also sending our best wishes to colleagues who retired last year; we are looking forward to a day in which we can celebrate their careers in person. And on that note, we would like to wish a Happy 90th Birthday to Joe Auslander!

These unusual times also brought us new opportunities. In collaboration with the School of Education, we started a pilot program of teaching calculus to local high school students. In addition, an organizational change within our college brought the Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling (CSCAMM) to our department. CSCAMM will have an expanded scope as a Math Research Center that will host workshops, visitors and educational activities organized by members of our department.

I invite you to read about some of the exciting things that happened in our department over the past semester. Please keep sending us your latest news and updates. We may not be together in person, but we are still one family.

~Doron

Faculty NEWS

$Joel Cohen and John Millson$

Joel Cohen and John Millson Retire
Two professors look back on long, distinguished careers. More »

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New Faculty and Staff Members Arrive
We welcomed 13 new faculty and staff members to the math family this fall. More »

Department News

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UMD Launches Online Calculus Course for Prince George’s County Public School Students
This program enables students in the local community to access college-level math instruction. More »

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High School Students Earn Math Credits by Exam
Program lightens the load on students and strengthens ties with Maryland high schools. More »

$University of Maryland Mathematics Professor Leonid Koralov teaches the probability and statistics course to students in the machine learning and data science graduate programs run by the UMD's Science Academy.$

Strong Fall Enrollment in Data Science and Machine Learning Programs for Working Professionals
Science Academy courses are taught on weekday evenings and students can earn a master's in less than two years. More »

$Honors and Awards$

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 »

Student & ALumni News

$Marshall Scholar Nataliya Stepanova$

Senior Nataliya Stepanova Named 2021 Marshall Scholar
She will pursue a master's degree in speech and language processing at the University of Edinburgh. More »

$Philip Merrill Scholarship recipients Siri Neerchal and Mary Yilma$

Seniors Siri Neerchal and Mary Yilma Recognized as Merrill Presidential Scholars
The program honors the university’s most successful seniors. More »

$Zuping Wang$

Pediatrician Pursues New Career in Mathematics
Ph.D. student Zuping Wang hopes to combine her medical background with mathematics to help discover new cancer therapies. More »

$Daniel Lozier$

Alumnus Daniel Lozier Joins NIST Gallery of Distinguished Scientists, Engineers and Administrators
Lozier honored for contributions to online NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions. More »

Events

Sun.

DEC20

Commencement Ceremonies
Participate in the live virtual Campus Commencement Ceremony at 1 p.m. and then watch the pre-recorded CMNS Commencement Celebration video at 2 p.m. Both commencements will be available at commencement.umd.edu.

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The Department of Mathematics
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, University of Maryland
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