2023-04-12
- Ada Stelzer, a second-year mathematics PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was recently awarded a graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to pursue research in algebra, number theory, and combinatorics.
Stelzer, who holds baccalaureate degrees in mathematics and anthropology from Lawrence University, says she is excited and honored to have...
2023-04-10 - URBANA, Ill.— The Department of Mathematics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, through its combinatorics research training group, is pleased to announce the 2023 Schubert Summer School & Conference. Schubert Summer School is a 10-day workshop and conference event focusing on Schubert calculus and...
2023-04-10 - URBANA, Ill.—Research suggests that participation in math and science outreach programs can help reduce students’ anxiety about math, leading to more positive attitudes toward the subject. The Summer Illinois Math (SIM) Camp is a week-long math camp for middle and high school students hosted by the Department of Mathematics at the University...
2023-04-03 - In the 2007–2008 academic year, the Department of Mathematics established three instructional awards to honor faculty for outstanding efforts in teaching. The department has chosen winners for these awards annually, with only one exception. The height of the pandemic during the 2020-2021 school year created obstacles to naming recipients, according to former members of the awards selection...- 2023-03-28 - Dr. Samal Abdikerimova (PhD, mathematics, ’22) and Professor Runhuan Feng have been awarded the (UK) Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Geoffrey Heywood Prize in 2022 for their paper, “Peer-to-...
2023-03-10 - URBANA, Ill.—In anticipation of impending construction work on the building, no courses will take place in Altgeld Hall starting Fall 2023. The University of Illinois is currently working with the Illinois Capital Development Board to renovate Altgeld Hall, which has served as the home of the mathematics department since 1956. The renovation is part of the Altgeld & Illini Halls Project,...
2023-02-24 - The Department of Mathematics has selected six graduate students to receive honors for academic excellence. The Phillipe Tondeur Dissertation Prize, which recognizes students in their final...
2023-02-17 - Professor Eugene Lerman has been named a 2023 recipient of the LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Lerman has taught mathematics at Illinois for 25 years, and for him to win this award was no surprise to his colleagues. “Eugene Lerman is one of the most effective teachers of highly advanced pure and applied mathematics in the undergraduate setting,” reads the...- 2023-02-15 - Two mathematics graduate students—Marissa Chesser and Mina Nahvi—have been named recipients of the LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants. Marissa Chesser Chesser joined the Department of Mathematics as a graduate...
- 2023-02-14 - URBANA—The Department of Mathematics at Illinois has named two recipients for the 2023 Bateman Prize in Number Theory: Robert Dicks and Maria Siskaki. The Bateman Prize is awarded to a graduate students in recognition of outstanding research in number theory. The prize was initiated in 1999 by the department’s number theory group, who chooses recipients for the award each year. Maria...
2023-01-30 - The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has named Illinois mathematics alumnus Freeman A. Hrabowski (MA, ’71, mathematics; PhD, '75, education; honorary PhD, '04, education) the 2023 recipient of the Public Welfare Medal. According to a press release from NAS, the medal—which recognizes extraordinary...
2023-01-23 - The Department of Mathematics is saddened to learn that Dr. Padmini Joshi (PhD '69) passed away on January 2, 2023, at the age of 95. Joshi first came to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1962, to fill a half-time teaching assistantship. After receiving her doctorate from Illinois in 1969, Joshi left to teach at Ball State University. In 2021,...
2022-12-20 - Illinois Geometry Lab students host poster session in Altgeld Hall On December 8, 2022, members of the Illinois Geometry Lab (IGL) presented results of their Fall 2022 projects in 239 Altgeld Hall. Among the seven projects hosted this fall,...- 2022-12-20 - Holmes receives LAS Academic Professional Award Amber Holmes, who serves as student services coordinator for NetMath, has been named one of three recipients of the 2022-2023 LAS Academic Professional Award. The LAS Academic Professional Award was established in 1993 to identify and honor academic professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the...
2022-12-12 - People who knew Reed Oei often described him as a star. “Reed was the most determined person I ever met,” said Christopher Settles, a frequent collaborator of Reed’s. Phillipp Hieronymi, former director of the Illinois Geometry Lab, described Reed as “a brilliant and exceptional student and researcher.” Yet somehow, simply calling Reed a star feels like a cosmic understatement. From the...