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Topical Collection on Population Dynamics in Honor of Glenn Webb
Oct. 31, 2023—Populations are ubiquitous in nature. All natural beings and natural phenomena can be viewed as populations. A central feature of all populations is their dynamic capacity – their ability to change. The understanding of population dynamics requires mathematical description, mathematical formulation, and mathematical analysis. These mathematical requirements have been central in the history of science....
Professor Margalit Delivers Mary Cartwright Accompanying Lecture
Oct. 23, 2023—Professor Dan Margalit was invited by the London Mathematical Society to deliver the 2023 Mary Cartwright Accompanying Lecture, which is organized by the Committee for Women and Diversity in Mathematics. More information is available here.
Shanks Conference on L-functions and Automorphic Forms
Oct. 9, 2023—On May 13-16, 2024, the Vanderbilt Department of Mathematics will host the Shanks International Conference on L-functions and Automorphic Forms. The conference will feature 24 speakers and covers topics on automorphic forms, L-functions, and the relation between the two. Kannan Soundararajan will be honored as the 36th Shanks Lecturer.
Osin awarded Simons Fellowship
Oct. 8, 2023—Professor of Mathematics Denis Osin received a prestigious Simons Fellowship. According to the Simons Foundation: “The Simons Fellows program extends academic leaves from one term to a full year, enabling recipients to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances. The foundation is proud to support the work of these...
Shanks Workshop on Combinatorics and Graph Theory
Oct. 7, 2023—On March 9-10, 2024, the Vanderbilt Department of Mathematics will host the Shanks Workshop on Combinatorics and Graph Theory. The workshop will bring together young researchers from different institutions and backgrounds to discuss recent developments on structural graph theory, extremal combinatorics, and graph colorings.
Chair of Mathematics, Dan Margalit co-organizing a variety show with Nancy Scherich
Oct. 4, 2023—Chair of Mathematics, Dan Margalit is co-organizing a variety show with Nancy Scherich, winner of the 2017 Dance Your Ph.D. competition. The show is called Mathematics: A Quick Revue, and it will be held on January 5, 2024 in conjunction with the 2024 Joint Mathematics Meetings. The performance will take place at the Alcazar Theater...
New Department Leadership
Aug. 23, 2023—Dan Margalit has joined the Vanderbilt faculty as Stevenson Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics. Margalit is a leading expert on low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory. A brief video introducing Professor Margalit and some other new A&S faculty is available here. The Vanderbilt article announcing Margalit’s arrival is available here.
Stevenson Chair Promotions
Aug. 11, 2023—Professors Akram Aldroubi and Jared Speck were appointed as Stevenson Chairs. Aldroubi is a leading expert in sampling theory, harmonic analysis, and their applications to signal and image processing. Speck is a leading expert on the mathematics of general relativity and shock waves.
Distinguished Professor Promotion
Aug. 11, 2023—Ed Saff was appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics. Professor Saff is Director of the Center for Constructive Approximation which publishes the journal Constructive Approximation (Springer Nature). He has authored 25 books and almost 300 papers in approximation theory, potential theory, complex analysis, and numerical analysis.
University Award
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Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
May. 30, 2023—Colin Bloomfield, a PhD student in Mathematics, won the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Further details are available here.
Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow
May. 2, 2023—John Rafter, a Principal Senior Lecturer in the Vanderbilt Math Department, has been chosen as a Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow. The award is given annually to faculty who exhibit excellence in teaching effectiveness, imaginative and innovative teaching practices inside and outside the classroom, and for extraordinary contributions in designing and advising undergraduate Immersion experiences. Further...
SIAM Fellow
Apr. 3, 2023—Professor Ed Saff has been chosen as a member of the 2023 class of SIAM Fellows. A complete list of the 2023 SIAM Fellows is available here.
Alumni Reunion
Oct. 11, 2022—The Department was pleased to welcome alumni back to Vanderbilt during Reunion Weekend, October 6th to 9th, 2022. Some alumni preferred to just wander around the math building, but the department also held a reception on Friday afternoon and several faculty members had a lively discussion with some alumni about their careers after Vanderbilt and...
2022 Award Winners Honored at Annual Ceremony
May. 17, 2022—Six students and one postdoc were recognized for outstanding achievements at the recent Department of Mathematics annual awards ceremony. The 2022 B.F. Bryant Prize for Excellence in Teaching was shared by graduate students Colin Bloomfield, Ishan, and Samuel Rizzo. The award recognizes graduate teaching assistants who have demonstrated concern for and accomplishments in teaching, qualities...
Sifan Yu receives Summer Research Award
May. 16, 2022—Sifan Yu was the recipient of a Summer Research Award (SRA). The College of Arts and Science Summer Research Award program is designed to help graduate students with outstanding potential to accelerate progress on their research. SRAs provide funds for research expenses related to the doctoral thesis, other advanced research projects, or scholarly activities that...
Srivatsav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli is this year’s Founder’s Medalist for the Graduate School
May. 13, 2022—Srivatsav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli, from Chennai, India, is this year’s Founder’s Medalist for the Graduate School. Founder’s Medal for First Honors is awarded for outstanding achievement in the graduating class. Cornelius Vanderbilt’s gifts to the university included endowment of this award, first given in 1877. Sri is graduating with a doctor of philosophy in mathematics. Elayavalli...