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Prof. Marcelo Disconzi publishes autobiographical children’s book
December 14, 2023 – Prof. Marcelo Disconzi published a children’s book in the “Who, Me?” series. Books in the series are designed to help young readers understand that scientists are regular people like themselves who are excited about learning and discovering new things and who decided to work hard in school in order to create scientific opportunities for themselves....
Prof. Anna Marie Bohmann receives Nordhaus Award
December 7, 2023 – Prof. Anna Marie Bohmann is the recipient of the 2023 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the Natural Sciences award. This is a prestigious, college-wide award. Prof. Bohmann is known throughout Vanderbilt as a brilliant lecturer and an energetic advocate for her students. We are lucky to have her in our ranks! The award was presented...
Prof. Jared Speck to deliver AMS Invited Address
November 30, 2023 – Stevenson Chair Jared Speck will give one of three invited lectures at the Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, to be held at Florida State University, March 23-24, 2024. The title of his talk is Singularity Formation for the Equations of Einstein and Euler and the abstract is as follows: In recent...
Prof. Dan Margalit awarded 2024 Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
November 28, 2023 – The American Mathematical Society has awarded Benson Farb and Dan Margalit 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 for a book or substantial survey or...
Prof. Costas Tsinakis Publishes New Book with Vanderbilt-Affiliated Colleagues
November 11, 2023 – Prof. Costas Tsinakis has published a new book entitled “Residuated Structures in Algebra and Logic” in the AMS book series Mathematical Surveys and Monographs. His two co-authors also have affiliations with Vanderbilt: George Metcalfe is a former Vanderbilt postdoc, while Francesco Paoli has visited Vanderbilt several times. The book is available from the American Mathematical...
Prof. Dietmar Bisch Awarded Funding by SMRI
November 9, 2023 – Prof. Dietmar Bisch was awarded funding by the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) in its recent August 2023 competition for the SMRI International Visitor Program. The funding will support a research visit by Prof. Bisch to Australia. He aims to use it in Spring 2025 to work with colleagues at SMRI, University of Sydney, University...
Prof. Dietmar Bisch Awarded Major Interdisciplinary Grant
November 9, 2023 – Prof. Dietmar Bisch was awarded the three-grant W911NF-23-0026 from the US-Army Research Office. Entitled “Von Neumann Subfactors, Noncommutativity and Quantum Computing,” the $571,783.00 grant provides substantial support for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The research lies at the intersection of pure mathematics and quantum information theory.
Topical Collection on Population Dynamics in Honor of Glenn Webb
October 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
October 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: https://www.lms.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=87
Shanks Conference on L-functions and Automorphic Forms
October 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.