Congratulations to Tamas Darvas, Adam Kanigowski, and Yanir Rubinstein for being named Simons Fellows.
Congratulations to Scott Wolpert, professor emeritus of mathematics, who was named principal investigator of a new project to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in mathematics departments. The project is funded by a $600,000 grant from the NSF, and it will provide DEI training to six representatives of math and statistics departments over two successive summers. Participants will ultimately launch DEI initiatives in their respective schools that put what they learned into practice.
Our announcement is available on the CMNS website: https://cmns.umd.edu/news-
Congratulations again, Scott!
Congratulations to Abba Gumel being featured in a new Scientific American Article.
The title is “How Mathematics Can Predict and Help Prevent the Next Pandemic” (link to the article).
What a great advertisement to Maryland. It is a great honor to have Abba as our colleagues.
Congratulations Abba!
Eighteen current students and recent alums of the University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Across the university, 34 current students and recent alums were among the 2023 fellowship winners announced by the NSF. The college’s 18 awardees include seven current graduate students, three current undergraduates and eight recent alums.
Perrin is a graduate students in the AMSC program. Elliot graduated with a double degree in physics and mathematics in 2022.
See https://cmns.umd.edu/
Congratulations to Deven Bowman, a junior physics and mathematics dual-degree student, who was named a 2023 Goldwater Scholar! Deven has done research with Eun-Suk Seo and Steve Rolston and studied abroad in Florence with Luis Orozco. This summer he’ll be at Caltech working on LIGO. And, fun fact, both of his parents are UMD physics alums!
Deven and two bioengineering majors from UMD are among 413 Scholars named this year. Over the last 15 years, UMD’s nominations yielded 49 scholarships—the most in the nation.
https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/news/science-terp-deven-bowman-named-2023-goldwater-scholar