Author: Michael

Professors Ralf Schiffler and George Yin named Fellows of the AMS, Class of 2026

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I am absolutely delighted to announce that two (2) of our department faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, Class of 2026! They are:

 
In an email from the AMS, Ravi Vakil, President of the AMS, said: “I am honored to congratulate the 2026 Class of AMS Fellows. Their research and service endeavors help ensure the health of the mathematical sciences on a daily basis. AMS Fellows are selected from a substantial pool of accomplished candidates. Their collected achievements highlight the many ways individuals devote themselves to our beautiful and essential subject. I am proud to work alongside them to support and advance our discipline.”

 
For more, please see the news announcement:

 
Congratulations, George and Ralf!
 
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UConn Math Department Annual Awards Day

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The Mathematics Department held its annual Awards Day event on April 25, 2025. This is the day when the department celebrates the achievements of our students. The event featured: the annual initiation ceremony for 12 new Pi Mu Epsilon society inductees; awards recognizing successes in the Putnam Competition and the department’s Stuart Sidney Math Competition; the Cigna Award for Outstanding Actuarial Science Major; the Connie Strange Graduate Community Award; the Louis J. DeLuca Memorial Award; and the Michael Neumann Dissertation Award. The event was held in Monteith Building at the Storrs campus. Congratulations to all the winners!

UConn Math Department hosts inaugural Graduate Research Forum

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The Mathematical Science Research Collaboratory (MSRC) and the Graduate Program of the Department of Mathematics jointly launched a series of Graduate Research Forums, where graduate student speakers give talks to the general audience of mathematical faculty and students. The inaugural Forum was held on January 25, 2025 and attracted a large attendance of graduate students and faculty.

UConn Math Department hosts Eastern Regional MATHCOUNTS competition

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Last Sunday, Feb. 23rd, our department hosted an Eastern Regional MATHCOUNTS competition. This is an official part of the National MATHCOUNTS competition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathcounts). We have hosted the Eastern Connecticut Regional competition for several years now, and it has been supported by the Department of Mathematics and UConn’s CLAS. This year we had around 150 middle school students (mathletes) registered to compete from 15 middle schools. In addition to the competition itself, the day featured a welcome message from the CLAS Dean, an engaging presentation by Alexandra Hain (Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, https://cee.engr.uconn.edu/people/hain-alexandra), and a trivia competition organized by our PhD students. The event would not be possible without many volunteers including
Jake Brown,
Andrew DeLapo,
Chinmay Dharmendra,
Caylee Spivey
Alec Wendland,
Keith Conrad,
Griff Elder,
Mihai Fulger,
Nicole Massarelli,
Ian Hoffman, and
members of UConn Alpha Phi Omega, and UConn Math office members.