Professor Guozhen Lu was elected to the Connecticut Academy of the Arts and Sciences (CAAS) with membership commencing in 2023-2024 academic year. The CAAS was founded in 1799 and is the third-oldest learned society in the United States. Its purpose is the dissemination of scholarly information. For the past 200 years, the Academy has fulfilled this mission through lectures and extensive publications such as Memoirs and Transactions of the Academy that started in 1810. Monthly presentations during the academic year (September-May) provide an opportunity for both the lay person and scholar to hear distinguished speakers discuss current work in the sciences, arts, and humanities.
News
UConn Mathematics Awarded GAANN Fellowship Grant from US Department of Education
The UConn Mathematics Department has been awarded a GAANN grant (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) from the Department of Education. The grant will provide five fellowships per year for three years to graduate students with excellent records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue a doctoral degree in mathematics at UConn, a field designated as an area of national need.
Professor Guozhen Lu named Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics
Professor Guozhen Lu has been named a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics. The citation for Guozhen says this honor is:
For his sustained support and service to AWM, mentorship of early and mid-career female scientists, and advocacy in the career advancement of talented female mathematicians, including recognition in the form of honors and awards.
Congratulations, Guozhen!
As described on the AWM website, the AWM Fellows Program recognizes members who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the support and advancement of women in the mathematical sciences, consistent with the AWM mission: “to create a community in which women and girls can thrive in their mathematical endeavors, and to promote equitable opportunity and treatment of women and others of marginalized genders and gender identities across the mathematical sciences.”
This is the first time a member of the UConn Mathematics Department’s faculty has been named a Fellow of the AWM. Guozhen was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Class of 2023) earlier this year and is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (Class of 2018).
For more about Guozhen recent appointments see our news section. Please also see UConn Today.
Professor Guozhen Lu appointed Editor-in-Chief of Forum Mathematicum
Guozhen Lu has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Forum Mathematicum, a premier journal in general mathematics.
Dr. Lu is currently also the Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Nonlinear Studies, a major journal in Nonlinear Analysis, Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations, as well as Editor-in-Chief of the de Gruyter flagship book series Studies in Mathematics.
In addition, Dr. Lu has served on the editorial boards of multiple mathematical journals, including the general mathematical journal Bulletin des Sciences Mathematiques (also known as Darboux journal founded by Gaston Darboux in 1870), one of the oldest mathematical journals currently still in existence.
Society of Actuaries Center of Actuarial Excellence Award
The UConn Mathematics Department‘s Actuarial Science program continues its extraordinary record of recognition and excellence. The Society of Actuaries has awarded the University of Connecticut the Center of Actuarial Excellence designation for another period of five years, up to June 30, 2029. Our Actuarial Science program benefits from its strong ties with the School of Business and strong support from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Professor Keith Conrad joins the American Mathematical Monthly as Associate Editor
Professor Keith Conrad has joined the American Mathematical Monthly as an Associate Editor. The Monthly is a publication of the Mathematics Association of America and is arguably the most widely read mathematics journal in the world.
Professor Lozano-Robledo interviewed about using TikTok to tackle ‘Math Phobia’
Professor Roby Co-Organizing Conference on Statistical and Dynamical Combinatorics
Professor Roby Co-Organizing Conference Honoring Richard P. Stanley
Professor Gordina named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to report that Masha Gordina has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Please see the official announcement below.
Congratulations, Masha!
Ambar
Maria Gordina, Professor, University of Connecticut, has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Dr. Gordina received the award for significant contributions to stochastic analysis and stochastic differential geometry and service to the IMS.
For almost 90 years, the title of IMS Fellow has represented a prestigious honor. Each Fellow has exhibited exceptional mastery in statistical or probabilistic research and/or has showcased remarkable leadership that has left a lasting impact on the field. Established in 1935, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics is a member organization that fosters the development and dissemination of the theory and applications of statistics and probability. The IMS has over 4,700 active members throughout the world. Approximately 10% of the current IMS membership has earned the fellowship status. The announcement of the 2024 class of IMS Fellows can be viewed here: https://imstat.org/2024/05/17/2024-ims-fellows-announced/