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 Mathamatical 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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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 reputation. Read More ...

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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