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Sarah Park and Karen Mortensen in front of the Mathematical Models collection.
Historical math models recreated by students using 3D printing
 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students recreated some of the historical mathematical models owned by the U. of I. math department using a 3D printer. The Illinois math department has nearly 400...
Portrait of Alexander Yong wearing gray button-up and black jacket
Alexander Yong named as first recipient of George Francis Student Engagement Award
 The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Professor Alexander Yong will be the first recipient of the George Francis Student Engagement Award. This grant will provide $12,500 in funding to Yong’s Illinois Combinatorics Lab for Undergraduate Experiences (ICLUE...
University of Illinois students David Balut, Alyssa Shih, Dmitriy Shvydkoy and Annie Zeng
Four Illinois students receive Goldwater scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois juniors David Balut, Alyssa Shih, Dmitriy Shvydkoy and Annie Zeng were awarded Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences,...
On the left is a portrait of Maddy Ritter wearing a green button-up and on the right is a portrait of Nathan Dunfield wearing a gray suit jacket and white button-up.
Maddy Ritter and Nathan Dunfield recognized by campus and LAS teaching awards
The Department of Mathematics is excited to announce that two of our members have each received two teaching awards. Both PhD Student Maddy Ritter and Professor Nathan Dunfield have received the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Additionally, from the College of Liberal Arts...
Michelle Delcourt to the left wearing burgundy sweater and Anton Bernshteyn to the right wearing a black jacket and white button-up in front of UCLA poster.
Two mathematics PhD alumni named Sloan Research Fellows
The Mathematics Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign would like to congratulate two of our alumni, Michelle Delcourt and Anton Bernshteyn, for being two of 126 scholars who received the 2025...

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