News & Announcements

The Department of Mathematics congratulates Professor Yunqing Tang for receiving the 2022 SASTRA Ramanujan prize. According with the SASTRA Ramanujan press release,

This annual $10,000 prize is for outstanding contributions by individuals not exceeding the age of 32 in areas of mathematics influenced by Ramanujan in a broad sense. The age limit has been set at 32 because Ramanujan achieved so much in his brief life of 32 years.

Season's greetings from the UC Berkeley Department of Mathematics! Another exciting year is coming to a close, and with that, we are happy to share our 2021 departmental newsletter with you. Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year ahead.

Congratulations to Professor Nicolai Reshetikhin, who was selected as a 2022 Fellow of the AMS in recognition for his contributions to the theory of quantum groups, integrable systems, topology, and quantum physics.

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Faculty who will be Invited Speakers at the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians:

Mina Aganagic (Algebraic and Complex Geometry, Mathematical Physics)
Richard Bamler (Geometry, Topology, Partial Differential Equations)
Bernd Sturmfels (Algebra, Combinatorics, Mathematics of Computer Science)
Sug Woo Shin (Number Theory)

Please bring a photo ID with you to the exam. We will provide you with a pencil. Good luck!

You may visit Q.R. Exam page for more information about requirements and resources.

The Mathematics Department congratulates Professor Lin Lin recipient of a Simons Investigator award.

Each year, the Simons Foundation requests nominations from a targeted list of institutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland for the Simons Investigator programs. Simons Investigators are outstanding theoretical scientists who receive a stable base of research support from the foundation, enabling them to undertake the long-term study of fundamental questions.

In celebration of Pride Month and in recognition of the impact that LGBTQ+ individuals have had on mathematics and history around the world, the Staff Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging has collected a series of links and information on the origins and history of Pride Month as well resources and stories from the broader math community to share with you.  You can find these links and resources (here). 

Please join us in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and honor the rich heritage and incredible contributions the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community have made to the field of Mathematics and the world. In recognition of AAPI month, we are highlighting the remarkable accomplishments and lasting impact Dr. Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), co-founder and founding director of MSRI, made on the Berkeley community and mathematics.

The award, established in 2020 by The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching, is presented to UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and student instructors in recognition of the embraced challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and engaged in or supported excellent teaching. These instructors and staff used innovative methods and worked beyond their traditional roles to ensure that students remained engaged and supported, and were challenged to do meaningful work under extraordinary circumstances.

Alan Hammond, Professor, University of California, Berkeley has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Dr. Hammond received the award for making major advances in two of the most difficult and deepest questions of modern probability arising from central questions of statistical physics, and for substantial progress on rigorous study of self-avoiding walk. 

The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO Resource Guide on Anti-Asian Violence

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March is Women's History Month and to celebrate we encourage you to take some time to learn more about the experiences and contributions of women to mathematics. To get you started, check out the stories, links, posters, and resources we've collected. We'll be adding more content later this month, including a page dedicated to profiles of UC Berkeley women in mathematics so keep an eye out for our next announcement.