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Special Math Department Tea -- Staff Appreciation of Faculty
The “Staff Appreciation of the Faculty” tea will be at 1:30 PM on Thursday December 9 in 114 McAllister. The faculty is grateful to the office staff who prepare or donate food items and who put this event together.
12 / 06 / 2010

He and Zhao receive GTA teaching awards.
We congratulate Andong He and Yanxiang Zhao as the recipients of the 2010 Departmental Graduate Assistant Teaching Awards. These awards are given by the department to Graduate Teaching Assistants who have made outstanding contributions to teaching. They are selected by the GTA Oversight Committee, base on faculty classroom visits, student evaluations, as well as solicited and unsolicited student comments. These awards are departmentally funded, with cash award of $250 each. In addition, Andong and Yanxiang will receive award certificates at the annual departmental awards recognition night in April 2011.
11 / 18 / 2010

He and Zhao receive GTA teaching awards.

We congratulate Andong He and Yanxiang Zhao as the recipients of the 2010 Departmental Graduate Assistant Teaching Awards. These awards are given by the department to Graduate Teaching Assistants who have made outstanding contributions to teaching. They are selected by the GTA Oversight Committee, base on faculty classroom visits, student evaluations, as well as solicited and unsolicited student comments. These awards are departmentally funded, with cash award of $250 each. In addition, Andong and Yanxiang will receive award certificates at the annual departmental awards recognition night in April 2011.

11 / 18 / 2010

Distinguished Visiting Professor.
Professor Giovanni Forni of the University of Maryland will by our Distinguished Visiting Professor for this academic year. He will be visiting the department for the first part of next semester (January/February 2011). Forni is the recipient of the 2008 Brin Prize in Dynamical Systems.
11 / 09 / 2010

Press release on NRC rankings.
The Eberly College of Science has produced a press release about our department’s national research rankings. The announcement includes supporting quotes from the presidents of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, all of whom have Penn State connections.
11 / 09 / 2010

Joel Miller to join faculty.
Dr. Joel Miller, who was offered a faculty position in Mathematics and Biology last spring, has now accepted the offer. He will arrive in our department in Spring 2012.
10 / 25 / 2010

PMASS program kicks off.
PMASS is our new MASS-like program for outstanding mathematics students at an early stage of their undergraduate work. The program kicks off this spring. For more detailed information, please communicate with the director of the MASS program, Professor Sergei Tabachnikov.
10 / 25 / 2010

MASS / Math Club special event.
This evening at 6:00 in 114 McAllister, there will be a special event sponsored by the Math Club and the MASS program. Professor Robert Connelly of Cornell University will give an entertaining public lecture, entitled “Rigid Polyhedra or Why Most Things Don’t Fall Down”.
10 / 11 / 2010

We are #9!
Our Ph.D. program here in the Department of Mathematics ranks 9th in the USA, according to the National Research Council Quality Measure criterion at http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/mathematics/. A University press release concerning the recent NRC survey can be found at http://live.psu.edu/story/48956/. The press release features our department among several in the Eberly College of Science with “exemplary ratings that place them among the best programs in the nation.”
10 / 11 / 2010

We are #9!

Our Ph.D. program here in the Department of Mathematics ranks 9th in the USA, according to the National Research Council Quality Measure criterion at http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/mathematics/. A University press release concerning the recent NRC survey can be found at http://live.psu.edu/story/48956/. The press release features our department among several in the Eberly College of Science with “exemplary ratings that place them among the best programs in the nation.”

10 / 11 / 2010

Conference on Undergraduate Research in Mathematics.
Our Department of Mathematics will host its 2011 Conference on Undergraduate Research in Mathematics on November 4-5, 2011. This conference will showcase mathematical research by undergraduate students through 15-minute contributed talks. Financial support is available.
09 / 30 / 2010

Math Department ranking -- a dramatic increase!
The US National Academies periodically conduct a Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctoral Programs. The ranking of Penn State's Department of Mathematics has risen dramatically. According to the previous assessment, in 1995, we were rated 37th nationally. The current assessment rates us approximately 10th or 11th! The detailed report is available at http://www.nap.edu/rdp/. (The new ratings are expressed in terms of confidence intervals. With 90 percent confidence, we are somewhere between 5th and 16th.) This dramatic increase reflects our efforts and accomplishments in research and graduate education.
09 / 28 / 2010

Math Department ranking -- a dramatic increase!

The US National Academies periodically conduct a Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctoral Programs. The ranking of Penn State's Department of Mathematics has risen dramatically. According to the previous assessment, in 1995, we were rated 37th nationally. The current assessment rates us approximately 10th or 11th! The detailed report is available at http://www.nap.edu/rdp/. (The new ratings are expressed in terms of confidence intervals. With 90 percent confidence, we are somewhere between 5th and 16th.) This dramatic increase reflects our efforts and accomplishments in research and graduate education.

09 / 28 / 2010

October visitors.
The Department of Mathematics welcomes these visitors for the coming month: Prof. Michael Lin from Ben Gurion University is visiting 10/1/10-11/12/10. Host: Professor Arkady Tempelman. Office: 419A McAllister. Prof. Claude Roger from University of Lyon 1 is visiting 10/10/10-12/5/10. Host: Professor Sergei Tabachnikov. Office: 232 McAllister. Prof. Sergei Ivanov from Steklov Institute of Mathematics at St. Petersburg is visiting 10/15/10-12/15/10. Host: Professor Dmitri Burago. Office: 234 McAllister. Prof. Sergey Kryzhevich from The Saint Petersburg State University is visiting 10/1/10-11/30/10. Host: Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin. Office: 232 McAllister. Prof. Robert Coquereaux from CPT/CNRS Case 907 is visiting 10/4/10-10/18/10. His host is Host: Professor Adrian Ocneanu. Office: 232 McAllister. Prof. Amadeu Delshams from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya is visiting 10/23/10-11/5/10. Host: Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin. Office: 421 McAllister. Dr. Simon Covez from Universite Nantes is visiting 9/25/10-12/15/10. Host: Professor Ping Xu. Office: 419A McAllister.
09 / 28 / 2010

October visitors.

The Department of Mathematics welcomes these visitors for the coming month:

Prof. Michael Lin from Ben Gurion University is visiting 10/1/10-11/12/10. Host: Professor Arkady Tempelman. Office: 419A McAllister.
Prof. Claude Roger from University of Lyon 1 is visiting 10/10/10-12/5/10. Host: Professor Sergei Tabachnikov. Office: 232 McAllister.
Prof. Sergei Ivanov from Steklov Institute of Mathematics at St. Petersburg is visiting 10/15/10-12/15/10. Host: Professor Dmitri Burago. Office: 234 McAllister.
Prof. Sergey Kryzhevich from The Saint Petersburg State University is visiting 10/1/10-11/30/10. Host: Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin. Office: 232 McAllister.
Prof. Robert Coquereaux from CPT/CNRS Case 907 is visiting 10/4/10-10/18/10. His host is Host: Professor Adrian Ocneanu. Office: 232 McAllister.
Prof. Amadeu Delshams from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya is visiting 10/23/10-11/5/10. Host: Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin. Office: 421 McAllister.
Dr. Simon Covez from Universite Nantes is visiting 9/25/10-12/15/10. Host: Professor Ping Xu. Office: 419A McAllister.

09 / 28 / 2010

Mathematics Department picnic.
A departmental picnic will be held at Spring Creek Park on Saturday, September 25. Games at noon, food at 2 p.m.
09 / 20 / 2010

Penn State University / Peking University cooperative program.
Our Department of Mathematics is partnering with Peking University in China for a joint mathematics program. Penn State students work in small groups with Peking University students either at University Park or in Beijing. For the past two years Penn State math students have visited Beijing. This year, twelve Peking University math students studied at University Park. Both programs are planned to run again in 2011. Interested Penn State students may contact Assistant Professor James Brannick.
09 / 14 / 2010

Penn State University / Peking University cooperative program.

Our Department of Mathematics is partnering with Peking University in China for a joint mathematics program. Penn State students work in small groups with Peking University students either at University Park or in Beijing. For the past two years Penn State math students have visited Beijing. This year, twelve Peking University math students studied at University Park. Both programs are planned to run again in 2011. Interested Penn State students may contact Assistant Professor James Brannick.

09 / 14 / 2010

Dynamical Systems Workshop.
The 21st Dynamical Systems and Related Topics Workshop will take place in our department during October 21‐24. This has been a regular event in our department each fall since 1991!
09 / 07 / 2010

Courtesy appointments.
The courtesy title of “Professor of Mathematics” has been renewed for the following colleagues based in other departments: James Brasseur in Mechanical Engineering, Francesco Costanzo in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Ed Green in Economics, Lyle Long in Aerospace Engineering. We are grateful for the perspectives and connections that they bring to our department.
09 / 07 / 2010

Visitors.
We welcome these visitors: Mr. Nick Early from Louisiana State University is visiting 8/23/10-7/31/11. Professor Sergei Tabachnikov is his host and 19 McAllister is his office. Mr. Jonas Seebach from Aarhus University is visiting 8/25/10-3/10/11. Associate Professor Nate Brown is his host and 308 McAllister is his office. Prof. Blanca Ayuso from Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona is visiting 9/1/10-10/1/10. Professor Ludmil Zikatanov is her host and 232 McAllister is her office. Prof. Ravi Rao from Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, TIFA is visiting 9/16/10-11/30/10. Evan Pugh Professor Paul Baum is his host and 428 McAllister is his office. Prof. Lili Ju from University of South Carolina is visiting 9/15/10-12/10/10. Willaman Professor Qiang Du is his host and 209 McAllister is his office. Prof. Anatoly Neishtadt from Loughborough University is visiting 9/20/10-9/29/10. Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin is his host and his office is 321 McAllister. Mr. Jinxin Xue from University of Maryland is visiting 8/23/10-12/20/10. Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin is his host and his office is 211 McAllister.
08 / 30 / 2010

Visitors.

We welcome these visitors:

Mr. Nick Early from Louisiana State University is visiting 8/23/10-7/31/11. Professor Sergei Tabachnikov is his host and 19 McAllister is his office.
Mr. Jonas Seebach from Aarhus University is visiting 8/25/10-3/10/11. Associate Professor Nate Brown is his host and 308 McAllister is his office.
Prof. Blanca Ayuso from Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona is visiting 9/1/10-10/1/10. Professor Ludmil Zikatanov is her host and 232 McAllister is her office.
Prof. Ravi Rao from Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, TIFA is visiting 9/16/10-11/30/10. Evan Pugh Professor Paul Baum is his host and 428 McAllister is his office.
Prof. Lili Ju from University of South Carolina is visiting 9/15/10-12/10/10. Willaman Professor Qiang Du is his host and 209 McAllister is his office.
Prof. Anatoly Neishtadt from Loughborough University is visiting 9/20/10-9/29/10. Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin is his host and his office is 321 McAllister.
Mr. Jinxin Xue from University of Maryland is visiting 8/23/10-12/20/10. Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin is his host and his office is 211 McAllister.

08 / 30 / 2010

Reimann joins the faculty.
We welcome Jan Reimann who has just joined our department as an Assistant Professor. Jan received his Ph.D. from Heidelberg in 2004, and was recently a Morrey Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include mathematical logic and foundations, measure and integration, dynamical systems, and ergodic theory.
08 / 16 / 2010

New fixed-term appointments.
We welcome these new colleagues on fixed-term appointments: Amine Benkiran received his Master’s degree from Penn State University. Amine’s research interests include partial differential equations. Amine will be an instructor. Geng Chen received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2010. Geng’s research interests include partial differential equations, fluid mechanics, and numerical analysis. Geng will be a research associate and will be working with Associate Professor Kris Jenssen. John Cleveland received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 2009. John’s research interests include evolutionary game theory, continuous structured population models, viral dynamics, topology, infinite dimensional manifolds, transcendental number theory, and quantum Physics. John will be a lecturer. Hillary Einziger received her Ph.D. from The George Washington University in 2010. Hillary’s research interests include Hopf algebras, lattice theory, graph theory, and noncrossing partitions. Hillary will be a lecturer. Marcel Guardia received his Ph.D. from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in 2010. His research interests are dynamical systems and ergodic theory and partial differential equations. Marcel will be a research associate and will be working with Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin. Steve Hair expects to receive his Ph.D. from Penn State University in 2010. Steve’s research interests include geometry and algebraic topology. Steve will be a lecturer. Nestor Handzy received his Ph.D. from Penn State in 2005. Nestor’s research interests include mathematics education and fluid mechanics. Nestor will be a lecturer. Jun Hu received his Ph.D. from the Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, CAS, in 2004. His research interests include numerical analysis and scientific computing, adaptive finite element method, and numerical analysis of plate, shell. Jun will be a research associate working with Pentz Professor Jinchao Xu. Xiaozhe Hu received his Ph.D. from Zhejiang University in 2009. Xiaozhe’s research interests include adaptive finite element method, variational inequality, and Eigenvalue problems. Xiaozhe will be a postdoc working with Pentz Professor Jinchao Xu. John Kahl received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2010. John’s research interests include fluid mechanics, partial differential equations, optimal transport, and probability on infinite dimensional spaces. John will be a lecturer. Sun Kim received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois of Urbana, Champaign, in 2010. Sun’s research interests include number theory, q-series, partitions, and covering systems. Sun will be a lecturer and will be working with Evan Pugh Professor George Andrews. Jing Li received her Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario, London, in 2008. Jing’s research interests include mathematical biology, differential equations, and applied dynamical systems. Jing will be a postdoc working with Assistant Professor Tim Reluga. Chenying Wang received her Ph.D. from Penn State University in 2010. Chenying’s research interests are combinatorics and computer science. Chenying will be a lecturer.
08 / 16 / 2010

New fixed-term appointments.

We welcome these new colleagues on fixed-term appointments:

Amine Benkiran received his Master’s degree from Penn State University. Amine’s research interests include partial differential equations. Amine will be an instructor.
Geng Chen received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2010. Geng’s research interests include partial differential equations, fluid mechanics, and numerical analysis. Geng will be a research associate and will be working with Associate Professor Kris Jenssen.
John Cleveland received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 2009. John’s research interests include evolutionary game theory, continuous structured population models, viral dynamics, topology, infinite dimensional manifolds, transcendental number theory, and quantum Physics. John will be a lecturer.
Hillary Einziger received her Ph.D. from The George Washington University in 2010. Hillary’s research interests include Hopf algebras, lattice theory, graph theory, and noncrossing partitions. Hillary will be a lecturer.
Marcel Guardia received his Ph.D. from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in 2010. His research interests are dynamical systems and ergodic theory and partial differential equations. Marcel will be a research associate and will be working with Distinguished Professor Vadim Kaloshin.
Steve Hair expects to receive his Ph.D. from Penn State University in 2010. Steve’s research interests include geometry and algebraic topology. Steve will be a lecturer.
Nestor Handzy received his Ph.D. from Penn State in 2005. Nestor’s research interests include mathematics education and fluid mechanics. Nestor will be a lecturer.
Jun Hu received his Ph.D. from the Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, CAS, in 2004. His research interests include numerical analysis and scientific computing, adaptive finite element method, and numerical analysis of plate, shell. Jun will be a research associate working with Pentz Professor Jinchao Xu.
Xiaozhe Hu received his Ph.D. from Zhejiang University in 2009. Xiaozhe’s research interests include adaptive finite element method, variational inequality, and Eigenvalue problems. Xiaozhe will be a postdoc working with Pentz Professor Jinchao Xu.
John Kahl received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2010. John’s research interests include fluid mechanics, partial differential equations, optimal transport, and probability on infinite dimensional spaces. John will be a lecturer.
Sun Kim received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois of Urbana, Champaign, in 2010. Sun’s research interests include number theory, q-series, partitions, and covering systems. Sun will be a lecturer and will be working with Evan Pugh Professor George Andrews.
Jing Li received her Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario, London, in 2008. Jing’s research interests include mathematical biology, differential equations, and applied dynamical systems. Jing will be a postdoc working with Assistant Professor Tim Reluga.
Chenying Wang received her Ph.D. from Penn State University in 2010. Chenying’s research interests are combinatorics and computer science. Chenying will be a lecturer.

08 / 16 / 2010

Hager appointed as Public Scholarship Fellow.
Senior Lecturer James Hager will participate as a Penn State Public Scholarship Fellow during the 2010-2011 academic year. The Public Scholarship program is based on the premise that ethical engagment and democratic capacity benefit from a university curiculum that enables students to discover ways in which the sciences, arts, humanities and professions inform the decisions individuals make as citizens of local, national, and global communities.
08 / 11 / 2010

Hager appointed as Public Scholarship Fellow.

Senior Lecturer James Hager will participate as a Penn State Public Scholarship Fellow during the 2010-2011 academic year. The Public Scholarship program is based on the premise that ethical engagment and democratic capacity benefit from a university curiculum that enables students to discover ways in which the sciences, arts, humanities and professions inform the decisions individuals make as citizens of local, national, and global communities.

08 / 11 / 2010

Stienon promoted to Associate Professor.
Our colleague Mathieu Stienon will rejoin us this semester after a period of leave spent at the University of Paris at Jussieu. We congratulate Mathieu on his award of tenure and promotion to associate professor.
08 / 10 / 2010

July visitors.
We welcome these visitors to our department for the month of July. Mr. Valerio Capraro from Rome “Tor Vergata” University is visiting 7/9/10-7/23/10. The office is 308 McAllister and his host is Associate Professor Nate Brown. Mr. Yulong Liu from Peking University is visiting 7/10/10-8/20/10. His office is 332 McAllister and Associate Professor Xiantao Li is his host. Prof. Zhiping Li from Peking University is visiting 7/12/10-8/20/10. His office is 316 McAllister and Associate Professor Xiantao Li is his host. Prof. Robert Scheichl from University of Bath is visiting 7/19/10-8/31/10. The office is 209 McAllister and the host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov. Mr. Nico Schloemer from University of Anwerp is visiting 7/19/10-9/17/10. His office is 209 McAllister and the host is Willaman Professor Qiang Du. Dr. Ingo Witt from University of Goettingen is visiting 7/20/10-8/20/10. His office is 428 McAllister and his host is Assistant Professor Thomas Krainer (Altoona).
07 / 08 / 2010

July visitors.

We welcome these visitors to our department for the month of July.

Mr. Valerio Capraro from Rome “Tor Vergata” University is visiting 7/9/10-7/23/10. The office is 308 McAllister and his host is Associate Professor Nate Brown.
Mr. Yulong Liu from Peking University is visiting 7/10/10-8/20/10. His office is 332 McAllister and Associate Professor Xiantao Li is his host.
Prof. Zhiping Li from Peking University is visiting 7/12/10-8/20/10. His office is 316 McAllister and Associate Professor Xiantao Li is his host.
Prof. Robert Scheichl from University of Bath is visiting 7/19/10-8/31/10. The office is 209 McAllister and the host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov.
Mr. Nico Schloemer from University of Anwerp is visiting 7/19/10-9/17/10. His office is 209 McAllister and the host is Willaman Professor Qiang Du.
Dr. Ingo Witt from University of Goettingen is visiting 7/20/10-8/20/10. His office is 428 McAllister and his host is Assistant Professor Thomas Krainer (Altoona).

07 / 08 / 2010

Vaserstein's paper appears in Annals of Mathematics.
Professor Leonid Vaserstein has published a paper in Annals of Mathematics, a premier journal in core mathematics. The paper is "Polynomial parametrization for the solutions of Diophantine equations and arithmetic groups" (Annals of Mathematics, volume 171, March 2010, pages 979–1009).
05 / 17 / 2010

Li and Yee promoted to Associate Professor.
Assistant Professors Xiantao Li and Ae Ja Yee have both been granted permanent academic tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Mathematics effective July 1, 2010. Congratulations, Xiantao and Ae Ja!
05 / 17 / 2010

Levi and Tabachnikov receive MAA grant for highschool math enrichment.
Professors Mark Levi and Sergei Tabachnikov have received the M. Dolciani Mathematical Association of America (MAA) grant. This grant is for projects designed to develop mathematical enrichment programs for talented students in middle schools or high schools. The goal of the program is to interest students who are ready for more challenges in the study of mathematics and encourage them to further their mathematical studies. Levi and Tabachnikov, in collaboration with G. Summers, a State High teacher, will run a biweekly mathematical physics club in the State College Area High School. The club's goals are to show student connections of mathematics with other sciences, primarily physics; to expose students to the unity of mathematics, exploring interrelations between algebra, calculus and geometry; and to demonstrate the beauty of mathematics, in particular, by solving challenging problems.
05 / 17 / 2010

Levi and Tabachnikov receive MAA grant for highschool math enrichment.

Professors Mark Levi and Sergei Tabachnikov have received the M. Dolciani Mathematical Association of America (MAA) grant. This grant is for projects designed to develop mathematical enrichment programs for talented students in middle schools or high schools. The goal of the program is to interest students who are ready for more challenges in the study of mathematics and encourage them to further their mathematical studies. Levi and Tabachnikov, in collaboration with G. Summers, a State High teacher, will run a biweekly mathematical physics club in the State College Area High School. The club's goals are to show student connections of mathematics with other sciences, primarily physics; to expose students to the unity of mathematics, exploring interrelations between algebra, calculus and geometry; and to demonstrate the beauty of mathematics, in particular, by solving challenging problems.

05 / 17 / 2010

Jan Reimann to join faculty.
Dr. Jan Reimann has accepted our offer of a faculty position as a tenure-track assistant professor. His research area is computability theory. He plans to join us in August 2010.
04 / 20 / 2010

Prof. Brezzi to deliver Marker Lectures.
Prof. Franco Brezzi, of the University Institute of Advanced Studies in Pavia, Italy, will deliver this year's series of Marker Lectures in the Mathematical Sciences. The first lecture will begin at 8 PM Monday, April 19 and the remaining three lectures will begin at 4:30 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, April 20, 21, 22. All of the lectures will take place in 114 McAllister Building.
04 / 12 / 2010

SIAM student chapter.
In February the Penn State student chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) elected new officers. They are: Yanxiang Zhao, President; Yanping Ma, Vice President and Treasurer; Kun Zhou, Vice President; Tao Wang, Webmaster. Recently Tom Manteuffel, former president of SIAM, gave a general talk entitled What is computational mathematics? Jingyan Zhang will represent the chapter at the SIAM annual meeting July 12-16, 2010 in Pittsburgh. More information about our SIAM student chapter is available here and here.
04 / 12 / 2010

SIAM student chapter.

In February the Penn State student chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) elected new officers. They are: Yanxiang Zhao, President; Yanping Ma, Vice President and Treasurer; Kun Zhou, Vice President; Tao Wang, Webmaster. Recently Tom Manteuffel, former president of SIAM, gave a general talk entitled What is computational mathematics? Jingyan Zhang will represent the chapter at the SIAM annual meeting July 12-16, 2010 in Pittsburgh. More information about our SIAM student chapter is available here and here.

04 / 12 / 2010

Srikrishnan to receive Hoover Award.
We congratulate Mr. Vivek Srikrishnan as this year's recipient of the Charles H. Hoover Memorial Award. This award is given each year by the Department of Mathematics to graduate teaching assistants who have demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching. This and other awards will be presented at the Department of Mathematics Open House, an event which will take place on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
04 / 08 / 2010

Srikrishnan to receive Hoover Award.

We congratulate Mr. Vivek Srikrishnan as this year's recipient of the Charles H. Hoover Memorial Award. This award is given each year by the Department of Mathematics to graduate teaching assistants who have demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching. This and other awards will be presented at the Department of Mathematics Open House, an event which will take place on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

04 / 08 / 2010

Basu and Mu to receive GTA Awards.
We congratulate Mr. Sankha Basu and Ms. Ge Mu as the Spring 2010 recipients of our Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Awards. These awards are given by the Department of Mathematics to teaching assistants who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching, as determined by faculty visits, student evaluations, and solicited and unsolicited student comments. These teaching awards are departmentally funded. The value of the award is $250. In addition, Sankha and Ge will receive award certificates to be presented at the Department of Mathematics Open House on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
04 / 08 / 2010

Basu and Mu to receive GTA Awards.

We congratulate Mr. Sankha Basu and Ms. Ge Mu as the Spring 2010 recipients of our Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Awards. These awards are given by the Department of Mathematics to teaching assistants who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching, as determined by faculty visits, student evaluations, and solicited and unsolicited student comments. These teaching awards are departmentally funded. The value of the award is $250. In addition, Sankha and Ge will receive award certificates to be presented at the Department of Mathematics Open House on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

04 / 08 / 2010

Climenhaga and Ma to receive ZZRQ Award.
We congratulate Mr. Vaughn Climenhaga and Ms. Yanping Ma as this year's recipients of the ZZRQ Award. This award is to honor and recognize outstanding achievement by doctoral candidates who have contributed to the sense of community within the department. The award is made possible through annual contributions from alumni and friends of the Department of Mathematics. These and other awards will be presented at the Department of Mathematics Open House on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
04 / 08 / 2010

Climenhaga and Ma to receive ZZRQ Award.

We congratulate Mr. Vaughn Climenhaga and Ms. Yanping Ma as this year's recipients of the ZZRQ Award. This award is to honor and recognize outstanding achievement by doctoral candidates who have contributed to the sense of community within the department. The award is made possible through annual contributions from alumni and friends of the Department of Mathematics. These and other awards will be presented at the Department of Mathematics Open House on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

04 / 08 / 2010

Visitors.
Our Department of Mathematics welcomes the following visitors. Prof. Blanca Ayuso from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid is visiting 4/5/10-5/15/10. Her office is 209 McAllister and her host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov. Prof. Raytcho Lazarov from Texas A&M University is visiting 4/2/10-4/7/10. His office is 234 McAllister and his host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov. Dr. Thomas Jordan from University of Bristol is visiting 4/3/10-4/8/10. His office is 234 McAllister and his host is Chowla Assistant Professor Dan Thompson. Prof. Stephanie Alexander from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is visiting 4/5/10-4/9/10. Her office is 232 McAllister and her host is Associate Professor Anton Petrunin. Dr. Ilya Goldsheid from the University of London is visiting 4/13/10-4/19/10. His office is 209 McAllister and his host is Distinguished Professor Yakov Pesin.
04 / 05 / 2010

Visitors.

Our Department of Mathematics welcomes the following visitors.

Prof. Blanca Ayuso from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid is visiting 4/5/10-5/15/10. Her office is 209 McAllister and her host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov.
Prof. Raytcho Lazarov from Texas A&M University is visiting 4/2/10-4/7/10. His office is 234 McAllister and his host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov.
Dr. Thomas Jordan from University of Bristol is visiting 4/3/10-4/8/10. His office is 234 McAllister and his host is Chowla Assistant Professor Dan Thompson.
Prof. Stephanie Alexander from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is visiting 4/5/10-4/9/10. Her office is 232 McAllister and her host is Associate Professor Anton Petrunin.
Dr. Ilya Goldsheid from the University of London is visiting 4/13/10-4/19/10. His office is 209 McAllister and his host is Distinguished Professor Yakov Pesin.

04 / 05 / 2010

Xu appointed to Pentz Professorship.
Distinguished Professor Jinchao Xu was recently appointed as the Francis R. and Helen M. Pentz Professor of Science. Congratulations, Jinchao!
03 / 29 / 2010

Departmental Awards Ceremony.
From 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday April 13 will hold our annual departmental awards ceremony where we will present various student and faculty awards including Professor Augustin Banyaga's 25-year chair.
03 / 22 / 2010

Wilkinson is an ECoS Star.
The Eberly College of Science recently recognized Staff Assistant Kelli Wilkinson as an ECoS Star. This is in recognition of having done something above and beyond or successfully tackling a particularly difficult task. Congratulations, Kelli!
03 / 15 / 2010

Job candidate: Jan Reimann.
Our fifth job candidate talk for the year will be on Thursday, March 18 at 2 PM in 114 McAllister. Jan Reimann will speak on "Definability and Randomness".
03 / 15 / 2010

Rodriguez-Hertz to join department as full professor.
Dr. Federico Rodriguez-Hertz has accepted our offer of a faculty position as full professor. His research area is smooth dynamics. He plans to join us effective January 1, 2011.
03 / 15 / 2010

Schwede to join department as faculty member.
Dr. Karl Schwede has accepted our offer of a faculty position. His research area is algebraic geometry. He plans to join us effective January 1, 2011.
03 / 15 / 2010

Visitors.
We welcome the following visitors. Dr. Oleg Ageev from Moscow State University is visiting 3/12/10-4/9/10. His office is 209 McAllister and his host is Shibley Professor Anatole Katok. Dr. Bernd Ammann from Regensburg University is visiting 3/14/10-3/20/10. His office is 234 McAllister and his host is Professor Victor Nistor. Ms. Yuxin Cai from Shanghai University is visiting 3/15/10-5/14/10. Her office is 232 McAllister and her host is Professor Yuxi Zheng. Dr. Giuseppe Coclite from the University of Bari is visiting 3/16/10-4/7/10. His office is 419A McAllister and his host is Eberly Professor Alberto Bressan. Dr. Volodymyr Rybalko from the B. Verkin Inst. for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering is visiting 3/17/10-4/16/10. His office is 308 McAllister and his host is Professor Leonid Berlyand. Dr. Raul Ures from IMERL is visiting 3/25/10-4/8/10. His office is 428 McAllister and his host is Shibley Professor Anatole Katok.
03 / 15 / 2010

Visitors.

We welcome the following visitors.

Dr. Oleg Ageev from Moscow State University is visiting 3/12/10-4/9/10. His office is 209 McAllister and his host is Shibley Professor Anatole Katok.
Dr. Bernd Ammann from Regensburg University is visiting 3/14/10-3/20/10. His office is 234 McAllister and his host is Professor Victor Nistor.
Ms. Yuxin Cai from Shanghai University is visiting 3/15/10-5/14/10. Her office is 232 McAllister and her host is Professor Yuxi Zheng.
Dr. Giuseppe Coclite from the University of Bari is visiting 3/16/10-4/7/10. His office is 419A McAllister and his host is Eberly Professor Alberto Bressan.
Dr. Volodymyr Rybalko from the B. Verkin Inst. for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering is visiting 3/17/10-4/16/10. His office is 308 McAllister and his host is Professor Leonid Berlyand.
Dr. Raul Ures from IMERL is visiting 3/25/10-4/8/10. His office is 428 McAllister and his host is Shibley Professor Anatole Katok.

03 / 15 / 2010

Job candidate: Joel Miller.
Our fourth job candidate talk for the year will be on Thursday, February 25 at 2 PM in 114 McAllister. Joel Miller will speak on "Impact of small-scale details on SIR epidemics".
02 / 22 / 2010

Job candidate: Karl Schwede.
Our third job candidate talk for the year will be on Thursday, February 18 at 2 PM in 114 McAllister. Karl Schwede will speak on "Singularities of polynomials in characteristic 0 and characteristic p".
02 / 15 / 2010

Waterhouse elected to Faculty Senate.
Professor William Waterhouse has been elected to a 4-year term as a Faculty Senator. Congratulations, Bill!
02 / 09 / 2010

Beane and Youstic are ECoS Stars.
The Eberly College of Science recently recognized Lecturer Robbie Beane and IT Specialist Andy Youstic as ECoS Stars. This is in recognition of having done something above and beyond or successfully tackling a particularly difficult task. Congratulations, Robbie and Andy!
02 / 09 / 2010

Bressan receives Amerio Prize.
Later this month Eberly Professor Alberto Bressan will spend a few days in Italy, to receive the Luigi and Wanda Amerio Prize from the Academy of Sciences and Letters of the Istituto Lombardo. This is a mathematical prize given to an Italian mathematician who has given particularly relevant contributions to the field of mathematical analysis. The Istituto Lombardo was founded by Napoleon in 1797. Its first president was Alessandro Volta. The prize has been recently established to commemorate the mathematician Luigi Amerio (1912--2004). The first recipient was Antonio Ambrosetti. The award ceremony will take place on Feb.25 in Milan, Palazzo Brera, best known for the Pinacoteca di Brera which contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings.
02 / 07 / 2010

Bressan receives Amerio Prize.

Later this month Eberly Professor Alberto Bressan will spend a few days in Italy, to receive the Luigi and Wanda Amerio Prize from the Academy of Sciences and Letters of the Istituto Lombardo. This is a mathematical prize given to an Italian mathematician who has given particularly relevant contributions to the field of mathematical analysis. The Istituto Lombardo was founded by Napoleon in 1797. Its first president was Alessandro Volta. The prize has been recently established to commemorate the mathematician Luigi Amerio (1912--2004). The first recipient was Antonio Ambrosetti. The award ceremony will take place on Feb.25 in Milan, Palazzo Brera, best known for the Pinacoteca di Brera which contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings.

02 / 07 / 2010

Job candidate: George Barmpalias.
Our second job candidate talk for the year will be on Thursday, February 4 at 2 PM in 114 McAllister. George Barmpalias will speak on Computability and Randomness. Dr. Barmpalias is a candidate for an assistant professor position.
02 / 01 / 2010

Climenhaga and Kibelbek win Martin award for excellent teaching.
Two of our graduate teaching assistants, Vaughn Climenhaga and Jonas Kibelbek, have each been honored with a university-wide teaching award. The Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes graduate assistants for outstanding teaching performance. This award is jointly sponsored by the Graduate School, through the Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award endowment, and the Office of the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education. The program is open to graduate students who have served as graduate assistants for at least two semesters within the last two years (Fall 2007 to Fall 2009). Typically, ten awards are made in the amount of $500 each. Congratulations to Vaughn and Jonas!
02 / 01 / 2010

Climenhaga and Kibelbek win Martin award for excellent teaching.

Two of our graduate teaching assistants, Vaughn Climenhaga and Jonas Kibelbek, have each been honored with a university-wide teaching award. The Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes graduate assistants for outstanding teaching performance. This award is jointly sponsored by the Graduate School, through the Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award endowment, and the Office of the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education. The program is open to graduate students who have served as graduate assistants for at least two semesters within the last two years (Fall 2007 to Fall 2009). Typically, ten awards are made in the amount of $500 each. Congratulations to Vaughn and Jonas!

02 / 01 / 2010

Job candidate: Federico Hertz
Our first job candidate talk for the year will be on Thursday, January 28 at 2 PM in 114 McAllister. Federico Rodriguez Hertz will give a talk on Homotopy and Dynamics. Dr. Hertz is a candidate for a full professor position.
01 / 25 / 2010

Visitors
We welcome these visitors. Prof. Alexander Shen from CNRS, LIF, University of Marseille is visiting approximately February 22 through April 14. His office will be 209 McAllister and his host will be Professor Stephen Simpson. Ms. Yuxin Cai from Shanghai University is visiting February 15 to May 14. Her office is 232 McAllister and her host is Professor Yuxi Zheng.
01 / 25 / 2010

Visitors.
We welcome the following visitors. Prof. Wensheng Zhang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences is visiting 1/26/10-7/26/10. Prof. Zhang's office is 308 McAllister and Distinguished Professor Jinchao Xu is the host. Prof. Yuriy Burago from the Steklov Institute for Mathematics in St. Petersburg is visiting 1/14/10-2/20/10. His office is 419A McAllister and his host is Associate Professor Anton Petrunin. Prof. Federico Rodriguez Hertz from IMERL is visiting 1/2/10-1/31/10. His office is 428 McAllister and his host is Shibley Professor Anatole Katok. Prof. Blanca Ayuso from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid is visiting 1/7/10-1/31/10. Prof. Ayuso's office is 209 McAllister and her host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov.
01 / 18 / 2010

Visitors.

We welcome the following visitors.

Prof. Wensheng Zhang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences is visiting 1/26/10-7/26/10. Prof. Zhang's office is 308 McAllister and Distinguished Professor Jinchao Xu is the host.
Prof. Yuriy Burago from the Steklov Institute for Mathematics in St. Petersburg is visiting 1/14/10-2/20/10. His office is 419A McAllister and his host is Associate Professor Anton Petrunin.
Prof. Federico Rodriguez Hertz from IMERL is visiting 1/2/10-1/31/10. His office is 428 McAllister and his host is Shibley Professor Anatole Katok.
Prof. Blanca Ayuso from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid is visiting 1/7/10-1/31/10. Prof. Ayuso's office is 209 McAllister and her host is Associate Professor Ludmil Zikatanov.

01 / 18 / 2010

Henderson wins Climate and Diversity Award.
Professor Diane Henderson has been chosen as a winner of the first ever Eberly College of Science Dean's Climate and Diversity Award. Diane is extremely deserving of this award as she has provided our department as well as the ECoS with truly outstanding service and help in a variety of ways. Her award will be presented at a reception in the Gateway, 3:00-4:30 PM, Friday, January 22.
01 / 11 / 2010

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