Department of Mathematics

Congratulations to Undergraduate Math Major Kaavya Valiveti! She has been selected to receive an Honorable Mention in the 2016 Alice T. Schafer Prize for Excellence in Mathematics competition.Read more about Kaavya Valiveti named Honorable Mention for 2016 Alice T. Schafer Prize

In the 2015 AMS Election, Kenneth A. Ribet was elected president. He will serve as president-elect beginning in 2016 and will begin his two-year term as AMS president in 2017.Read more about Kenneth Ribet elected as president of the AMS

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected James Demmel as one of AAAS Fellows for 2015, in recognition of their contributions to innovation, education, and scientific leadership.Read more about James Demmel becomes a Fellow of the AAAS

Congratulations to Professor Ian Agol for winning the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics! The award is due to his "spectacular contributions to low dimensional topology and geometric group theory, including work on the solutions of the tameness, virtual Haken and virtual fibering conjectures."Read more about Ian Agol wins the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics