Rutgers Mathematics

08/10/2023

Congratulations, Professor Narayanan!

Congratulations to Bhargav Peruvemba Narayanan, Rutgers University professor of mathematics, for receiving the Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence.
The award recognizes the exceptional research accomplishments of newly-promoted and tenured faculty members.
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Rutgers University—New Brunswick

08/02/2023

Congratulations, John! Thanks for all you do for mathematics students! 🎉

Congratulations to John A. Kerrigan, a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, for receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Lecturer.

The award honors part-time lecturers (PTLs) or adjunct faculty from any discipline who have demonstrated excellence in classroom instruction. Important attributes for consideration include exceptional creativity and/or curricular, pedagogical, or experiential innovations; a deep commitment to excellence in classroom instruction; and demonstrable contributions to student learning and advancement.

This award especially recognizes the longer-term institutional impacts that exceptional PTLs may have on strengthening the academic fabric and vitality of programs through their successive teaching at the university over multiple years.
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10/26/2022

Learn about a new language this week!

09/07/2022

Congratulations to math and physics professor Joel L. Lebowitz for receiving the Dirac Medal, an international award given to scientists who have made significant contributions to theoretical physics.

He is renowned in scholarship and public service. Learn more about his accomplishments below.

Congratulations to math and physics professor Joel L. Lebowitz for receiving the Dirac Medal, an international award given to scientists who have made significant contributions to theoretical physics.
Lebowitz, the George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics, joined the Rutgers faculty in 1977 and has received numerous honors for his scholarship and his public service.
Read a vintage interview with Lebowitz in which he discusses his life, including being sent to Auschwitz at the age of 14. go.rutgers.edu/Lebowitz

Read more about the Dirac Medal here: www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2022/8/2022-dirac-medal-winners-announced.aspx

The medal is awarded by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, operates under a tripartite agreement between the Italian Government, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

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07/05/2022

Congratulations to Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska.
Dr Viazovska has won one of this years' Fields Medals for solving the sphere packing problem (how to pack spheres as tightly as possible) in dimension 8 and, partly joint with our own Professor Steve Miller, chair of mathematics at Rutgers, New Brunswick, in dimension 24.

05/06/2022

Did you know?

Robert Adrain fled Ireland for the US after being a leader in the failed Rebellion of 1798 and became a professor of applied mathematics at Rutgers known for his mathematical investigation of the shape of the earth. Adrain published some of the earliest mathematical journal articles produced in the US and was a elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1813.

Robert Adrain fled Ireland for the US after being a leader in the failed Rebellion of 1798. He settled in PA and NJ, living in New Brunswick when he was on the faculty at Rutgers U. He was an applied mathematician, most famous for his method of least squares. His broad interests in physics, astronomy, and geography led to his mathematical investigation of the shape of the earth. Adrain published some of the earliest mathematical journal articles produced in the US. In addition to his post at Rutgers U, he also served as a mathematics professor at Columbia U and Princeton U. Adrain was a elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1813. Portrait attributed to Charles Cromwell Ingham, 1823.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Adrain?wprov=sfti1

04/05/2022

Scarlet Speakers from the Heart of New Brunswick: "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" features Professor Alex Kontorovich on April 7, 2022, at noon.

Scarlet Speakers from the Heart of New Brunswick: "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" with
Professor of Mathematics Alex Kontorovich.

Please join us virtually on April 7, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.

To register, visit go.rutgers.edu/ScarletSpeakers_MirrorsandMath

Rutgers Alumni Association

03/23/2022

Today is the day!

Join in to support our students and excellence at Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences!

THE DEAN"S GIVING DAY CHALLENGE!
An amazing opportunity this Wednesday, , to support SAS students When the number of donors to SAS funds reaches 500, it will unlock $10,000 for the SAS Scholarship Fund that provides tuition assistance. See all SAS Funds here: go.rutgers.edu/SupportSAS

Read the message from Executive Dean Peter March:

Dear Colleagues: This Wednesday, March 23 is the 2022 Rutgers Giving Day, and this year will mark the first time that SAS representation will expand to include 17 departments and areas, reflecting the broad span of our academic programs. Fourteen are new to Rutgers Giving Day and I want to thank the leaders of those areas for choosing to be pioneers and helping raise our collective visibility.
Given our expanded representation, I, along with leaders of the Rutgers Alumni Association and the Dean’s Advisory Council are putting forth a challenge on Wednesday – Rutgers Giving Day:

The first 500 donors to any of the SAS Participating Funds will not only contribute to supporting their areas of interest but will also help unlock $10,000 for the SAS Scholarship Fund. This fund provides students with tuition assistance.

Please consider sharing this challenge on social media (using the hashtag ) and help encourage others to support SAS. It is a vote of confidence in our beloved community, of our strength in numbers.

Sincerely,

Peter

Rutgers Alumni Association

03/09/2022

Through researching possible mathematical formulas for seemingly random systems — from bacterial growth to the evolution of stock prices — the Department of Mathematics’ own Li-Cheng Tsai has been recognized as an outstanding early-career researcher and awarded a 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship.

Learn more about Tsai’s research in stochastic analysis and his 2-year fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in the link below!

https://go.rutgers.edu/r0ozughv

Through researching possible mathematical formulas for seemingly random systems — from bacterial growth to the evolution of stock prices — the Department of Mathematics’ own Li-Cheng Tsai has been recognized as an outstanding early-career researcher and awarded a 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship.

Learn more about Tsai’s research in stochastic analysis and his 2-year fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in the link below!

https://go.rutgers.edu/r0ozughv


Rutgers Mathematics

03/01/2022

STUDENTS: Do you have an idea for a research project? Are you interested in gaining research experience and working with a team of your peers? The Interdisciplinary Research Team (IRT) Fellowship program provides an opportunity for you to work as a team with fellow students on an interdisciplinary research project. This year we want YOU to submit a project proposal idea.
Apply today and find more information at the link below!
go.rutgers.edu/irtstudent

STUDENTS: Do you have an idea for a research project? Are you interested in gaining research experience and working with a team of your peers? The Interdisciplinary Research Team (IRT) Fellowship program provides an opportunity for you to work as a team with fellow students on an interdisciplinary research project. This year we want YOU to submit a project proposal idea.

Apply today and find more information at the link below!

go.rutgers.edu/irtstudent

01/27/2022

First-gen students, check this out! We want to hear from you!

Are you a proud first-generation college student who wants to talk about your experiences at Rutgers?

Apply today to serve as a panelist for Voices of Diversity: “First-Generation College Student Stories,” Friday, February 25, 10:00 - 11:30am (ET) via Zoom.

Instructors want to learn from you!

Apply at the link below by Friday, February 4, at 8:00 AM.

go.rutgers.edu/FirstGen

These panels are designed by our Student Advisory Board to give you the space to tell professors more about your unique experiences and perspectives as a first-generation college student. What do you wish your professors knew about being a first-generation college student? Are there ways you think they could ​better support you in your classes?