Alessio Figalli wins the Fields Medal
August 1 , 2018
Alessio Figalli wins the Fields Medal at the ICM 2018 in Rio de Janeiro. Now at ETH Zurich, he was a
professor at the Department of Mathematics at UT Austin from 2009 until 2016. We congratulate
Alessio for this incredible honor.
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Luis Caffarelli receives 2018 Shaw Prize in Mathematics
May 15 , 2018
The Shaw Foundation has announced that the 2018 Laureate of the Shaw Prize
in the Mathematical Sciences is Luis Caffarelli.
This is one of the world's most highly distinguished prizes for mathematics.
Awarded by the Hong Kong-based Shaw Foundation, the Shaw Prize honors recent breakthroughs by
researchers in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and life science and medicine.
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UT Actuarial to receive the 2018 CAS University Award
June 18 , 2018
The University of Texas at Austin has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 CAS University Award
by the Casualty Actuarial Society. Congratulations to the members of our
Actuarial Studies Program for this great distinction, and especially to Alisa Havens Walch for her
extraordinary service. Alisa will represent our program at the CAS annual meeting in Las Vegas.
Mark Daniels to receive Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
June 18 , 2018
Mark Daniels will be awarded the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award. We congratulate Mark for this
great distinction
Israel and Ward have been awarded a MURI Grant
April 26 , 2018
Arie Israel and Rachel Ward have been awarded a highly competitive Multidisciplinary University
Research Initiative (MURI) grant from the Department of Defense, as co-PIs in a research team that
includes members from the Cockrell School of Engineering, Princeton University, and Northwestern
University.
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Joe Neeman has been awarded a Sloan Fellowship
Feb 17 , 2018
The Sloan Foundation today announced that
Joe Neeman has been awarded a 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.
The complete list of recipients is available at
https://sloan.org/fellowships/2018-fellows
Award to Luis Caffarelli
Jan 11 , 2018
The Royal Spanish Mathematical Society and the Argentine Mathematical Union
have decided to award the Centennial Award for the arrival in Argentina of Rey
Pastor to Luis Caffarelli, of the University of Austin in Texas, in
recognition of his career and his activity in fostering relations between Argentina
and Spain.
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Dec 6 , 2017
Bill Wolesensky will receive a President's Associates Teaching Excellence
Award. We congratulate Bill for this wonderful distinction in recognition of
his outstanding teaching and contributions to CNS.
Dec 5 , 2017
Uri Triesman has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS). He received this honor for distinguished
contributions to practices, tools and policies that increase equity and excellence
in mathematics learning, and for leadership to expand engagement in this goal.
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Lewis Bowen to receive 2017 Brin Prize
Oct 9 , 2017
Professor Lewis Bowen will receive the 2017 Brin Prize in Dynamical Systems.
The prize is awarded every two years to mathematicians who have made outstanding advances in the field of dynamical
systems and are within 14 years of their PhD.
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The work of Alexis Vasseur and Cheng Yu will be the topic of a presentation at the Seminaire
Bourbaki in IHP, Paris
June 7, 2017
The Sèminaire Nicolas Bourbaki (Bourbaki Seminar) is a series of seminars (in fact public lectures
with printed notes distributed) that has been held in Paris since 1948. It is one of the major
institutions of contemporary mathematics, and a barometer of mathematical achievement, fashion, and
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James Carter Smith won the Marjorie Morales Award for Excellence in Mathematics Research
May 1 , 2017
James "Carter" Smith, an undergraduate in mathematics, won the Marjorie Morales Award for Excellence
in Mathematics Research. He participated the Undergraduate Research Forum 2017 with a project titled
"Determining a Number Through its Sum of Divisors." Carter's graduate mentor on the project was
Alessandro Rezende de Macedo and Dr. Mark Daniels was project advisor.
Mathematics is Ranked No. 12 in World by U.S. News
Oct 25 , 2016
U.S. News and World Report ranked UT Mathematics No. 12 in the
world. UT Austin is ranked No. 30 in the world in its latest ranking of
Best Global Universities.
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Engquist receives the 2016 ICCM International Cooperation Award
Oct 12 , 2016
Bjorn Engquist received the 2016 International Congress of Chinese
Mathematicians (ICCM) International Cooperation Award for his significant
contributions in nurturing and mentoring a large number of outstanding
Chinese mathematicians, and his strong support of the Chinese mathematical
community throughout his career.
Rachel Ward received 2016 IMA Prize in Mathematics and its Applications
Oct 12 , 2016
The IMA Prize in Mathematics and its Applications is awarded annually to a
mathematical scientist who is within 10 years of having received his or
her Ph.D. degree. The award recognizes an individual who has made a
transformative impact on the mathematical sciences and their applications.
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Irene Gamba to give SIAM plenary address
Aug 13 , 2016
Irene has been
invited to give a plenary lecture at the annual Joint Mathematics
Meeting in Atlanta in January 2017. Irene will deliver the SIAM Invited
Address.
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Travis was awarded the 2016 Andrè Lichnerowicz Prize
July 11 , 2016
Travis Schedler was awarded the 2016 Andrè Lichnerowicz Prize in Poisson
geometry (shared with Pavel Mnev) at the "International Conference on Poisson Geometry
in Mathematics and Physics" conference, held on July 4-8 at ETH Zurich.
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