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- NEWS
News
Roger Nelsen Awarded the 2024 Beckenbach Book Prize
Roger Nelsen, professor emeritus of mathematics, has been awarded the 2024 Beckenbach Book Prize by the Mathematical Association of America for his latest book titled Nuggets of Number Theory: A Visual Approach.
2024 Project Descriptions for Rogers Program
Summer science research
Q&A with Andy Fry, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Science
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Science Andy Fry’s studies combine aspects of algebraic geometry, moduli spaces, matroid theory, and general combinatorics.
Students Take a Deep Dive Into Software Development
Peter Drake, associate professor of computer science, teaches a 400-level capstone course that enables students to address real-world problems through software development.
DSCI Hackathon
A DSCI event held the weekend of February 10th, our first ever hacakathon! This year’s hackathon was a data visualization contest using Watzek library circulation data. 14 students (6 Teams) competed over 3 hours to produce an original data visualization of this unique data. Their contest submissions are available here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10KIybkT_6Y-lHqEtFSfXauUNQtywpj7FGobqDVKQ9Uw/edit?usp=sharing
The winning team, Connor Smyth and Alex Denuzzo, produced a visualization of how Covid affected undergraduate book loans.2023 Project Descriptions for Rogers Program
Summer science research
Caitlyn Wilde earned 2nd place in computing poster session
Undergraduate student Caitlyn Wilde earned 2nd place at the student poster exhibit hosted by the Annual CCSC Northwestern Regional Conference held at the Portland Community College Sylvania Campus, November 5th and 6th, 2022.
Mathematical Sciences Hike 2022
This fall, students and professors in the Mathematical Sciences department took a hike through our very own Tryon Creek Park trails down to Marshall Park. The weather was amazing as they concluded the hike with lunch and cupcakes. It was a great time for students to bond and connect with the professors in the department.
Shaking Up Disaster Preparedness With Video Games
Cascadia 9.0 was developed as part of an ongoing research project to determine what motivates young adults to prepare for earthquakes and other natural disasters. Using video games as research and outreach tools, L&C researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to disaster preparedness.
Liz LeJeune BA ’22 Receives AAUW Senior Woman Recognition Award
Liz LeJeune BA ’22 is this year’s recipient of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Senior Woman Recognition Award, which honors outstanding scholarship as well as significant contributions to campus and community life.
Scholar, Dancer Prepares for Yale Law After Winning College’s Highest Honor
Paige Underwood BA ’22, a political science and mathematics double major, received this spring’s Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest honor. Named for an esteemed professor, the award recognizes a senior whose abilities and commitment have combined to produce work of the highest distinction.
- EVENTS
Past Events
Math Colloquium
Listening for singularitiesLiz Stanhope, L&CHopefully you’ve had the chance to set a glass resonating by running your finger around its rim. (If not, try it sometime!) You’ll notice that differently shaped glasses make different sounds. A question that some geometers like to ask is if you can hear the shape of an object in the sound frequencies that it produces. In this talk we’ll listen (in a super-powered, mathematical way) to mathematical objects that might be smooth, like a round ball, or might have singular points, like the pointy bit at the knotted end of a balloon. Our question is if the (super-powered) sound frequencies of an object allow us to determine whether or not the object has singular points.
JR Howard 254All are welcome!
Navigating Tech Careers: Charting Your Path in Today’s Digital Landscape
Join us for an inspiring afternoon dedicated to exploring the landscape of technology careers for women and nonbinary individuals. This event aims to empower and inform students about the diverse opportunities available in the tech industry, and to provide insight into overcoming challenges and succeeding in a dynamic field. We’ll feature a variety of speakers and panelists who are making strides in tech and who can share their experiences, advice, and strategies for building a fulfilling career.
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE:https://membership.anitab.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1881180
Book Talk with Roger Nelsen!
Celebrating Roger Nelsen
Come hear Roger talk about it!
Beckenbach Book Prize winner for
Nuggets of Number Theory: A Visual Approach
