David Jerison Receives Simons Fellowship

David Jerison was awarded a 2018 Simons Fellowship in Mathematics. This award is granted to scientists with great research potential based on their accomplishments over the past five years.

Congratulations David!

Congratulations To Our New
PhDs in Mathematics!

Four Earn 2018 Johnson Prize

The Charles W. and Jennifer C. Johnson Prize for a research paper accepted for publication in a major journal went to four students in 2018:

• Ewain Gwynne
  Almost sure multifractal spectrum of SLE
  Duke Mathematical Journal
• Jonasz Slomka
  Spontaneous mirror-symmetry breaking induces inverse energy cascade in 3D active fluids
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Amelia Perry and Alex Wein
  Optimality and Sub-optimality of PCA for Spiked Random Matrices and Synchronization
  Annals of Statistics

Congratulations!

Kevin Sackel and Jane Wang Receive Housman Awards

Graduate students Kevin Sackel and Jane Wang have each been awarded the Charles and Holly Housman Award for excellence in teaching. This award is presented to graduate students in mathematics for skill and dedication in undergraduate teaching.

Congratulations Kevin and Jane!

Sammy Luo Receives Jon A. Bucsela Prize

Math major Sammy Luo '18 received the 2018 Jon A. Bucsela Prize in Mathematics for distinguished scholastic achievement, professional promise, and enthusiasm for mathematics.

Congratulations Sammy!