Spotlight
Prof. Disconzi Awarded Chancellor’s Research Award
Apr. 23, 2026—Prof. Marcelo Disconzi was awarded a Chancellor‘s Research Award at the 2025 Fall Faculty Assembly. This is one of the highest honors that the University can bestow for research. From the A&S communications: Marcelo Disconzi, associate professor of mathematics, was nominated for his work presented in “First-Order General-Relativistic Viscous Fluid Dynamics,” published in the journal Physical Review X....
Department of Mathematics Welcomes Four New Assistant Professors
Apr. 9, 2026—The Department of Mathematics is thrilled to announce that four new Assistant Professors will join the department in 2026–27: Thomas Brazelton, Karen Butt, Sayan Das, and Gregory Patchell. These hires represent a new phase of growth for the department as we continue our expand our reach and impact. Their work covers the gamut from dynamics...
Prof. Brandt awarded Dean’s Faculty Fellowship
Mar. 20, 2026—Prof. Madeline Brandt, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, has recently been awarded a Dean’s Faculty Fellowship from the Dean of the College of Arts & Science, Tim McNamara. Prof. Brandt’s research is in combinatorial algebraic geometry. In other words, she uses combinatorial tools – such as graphs – to study shapes defined by...
John Jumper BS Math ’07 wins Nobel Prize
Jul. 16, 2025—John Jumper, who received a BS degree in Mathematics and Physics from Vanderbilt in 2007, has won a share of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Jumper works as American Director at Google DeepMind Technologies. His team created the AI model AlphaFold, which predicts protein structures from their amino acid sequence. About his work Jumper...
Department hosts International Constructive Functions 2025 Conference
Jul. 3, 2025—The Vanderbilt University Department of Mathematics hosted the international Constructive Functions 2025 which was held on the university campus May 19-22. The conference was in large part a recognition of the mathematical work of Distinguished Professor Edward Saff, as well as a celebration of his 80th birthday. The local organizers of the conference were Liudmyla...
Prof. Simonett receives Madison Sarratt Prize
Apr. 25, 2025—Prof. Gieri Simonett received the Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. This is a prestigious, and well-deserved, university-wide award. This is a major recognition for one of our cherished colleagues. As per the College of Arts and Science news release, Simonett has 30 years of experience teaching at Vanderbilt, working with students to...
Prof. Dan Margalit and Isaiah Williams ’25 Unravel Mysteries of Math
Nov. 17, 2024—A new video made by the College of Arts & Science communications team aims to answer some of the frequently searched questions about mathematics. Prof. Dan Margalit, Chair of Mathematics and Stevenson Chair, along with undergraduate Isaiah Williams, class of ’25 fielded questions and answered them in the madcap video made by Liz Chagnon. The...
Anna Marie Bohmann named Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow
Jun. 12, 2024—We are delighted to share the news that Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Anna Marie Bohmann, was named as a 2024 Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow. This is a highly prestigious award that comes with a $40K research fund. This year only 13 faculty were chosen from across the university. You can read the official...
Margalit awarded 2024 Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
Nov. 28, 2023—The American Mathematical Society has awarded Dan Margalit, Stevenson Chair in Mathematics, and Benson Farb (Univeristy of Chicago), the 2024 Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition. The award is in recognition of their book, A Primer on Mapping Class Groups, published by Princeton University Press in 2012. The Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition is given annually...