Larry Guth named 2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellow

Congratulations to Larry Guth, who receives MIT's highest honor in undergraduate teaching, the Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellowship.

The 10-year fellowship is awarded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar’s Office to recognize faculty, who have made exemplary and sustained contributions to the teaching and education of undergraduates at MIT.

Past Department MacVicar Fellows include David Jerison, Haynes Miller, Arthur Mattuck, and Michael Sipser.

Congratulations Larry!

Read more in the MIT News.

Dor Minzer and Lisa Piccirillo Receive Sloan Fellowship

Dor Minzer and Lisa Piccirillo have been awarded 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships. Dor and Lisa, who recently joined our department as assistant professors, are among eight MIT researchers awarded.

The Sloan Foundation awarded these fellowships to 128 U.S. and Canadian researchers, who will each receive $75,000 to be spent over a two-year term on any expense supportive of their research.

Congratulations Dor and Lisa!

George Lusztig Receives Simons Fellowship

Professor George Lusztig was awarded a 2021 Simons Fellowship in Mathematics. Outstanding mathematicians recognized by the Simons Fellows program are able to extend sabbatical leaves from one term to a full year, enabling recipients to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances.

Congratulations George!

PRIMES and Marisa Gaetz Receive MLK Jr. Leadership Award

From Left: Marisa Gaetz, Pavel Etingof, Slava Gerovitch, and Tanya Khovanova

The 2021 MIT Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award recognizes the PRIMES program and Marisa Gaetz '20, now a doctoral candidate, at the 47th Annual MLK Jr. Celebration on February 10, 2021.

PRIMES is recognized "for deep and coordinated commitment to improving diversity in mathematics."

Marisa is recognized for her efforts to improve diversity and inclusivity within the math community, including as a PRIMES Circle mentor, and for her work with The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI) at MIT.

Congratulations to Marisa and to PRIMES leaders Pavel Etingof, Slava Gerovitch, and Tanya Khovanova!