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Math News and Events
Events
- March
- March 19Graduate Number Theory SeminarYifan Wei - Periods and Class Field Theory2:25 PM, B139 Van Vleck Hall
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- March 20
- March 20Graduate Applied Math SeminarDionel Jaime - On Limitations of Polynomials Interpolation3:30 PM, B123 Van Vleck Hall
- March 20Analysis SeminarXiaoqi Huang (LSU) - Curvature and growth rates of log-quasimodes on compact manifolds3:30 PM, B223 Van Vleck Hall
News
Alumnus Mark Wilson is next editor of Notices of the AMS
Mark Wilson (Ph.D., 1995, Passman) is the next editor-in-chief of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. He starts a 3 year term on January 1, 2025. Link: https://www.ams.org/news?news_id=7191 In addition, he has a new …
February 28, 2024Benedek Valko named Vilas Associate
Benedek Valko has been named a Vilas Associate. The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Recipients are chosen competitively by the divisional Research Committees on the basis …
February 12, 2024New MSRI Conference announced inspired by work of Georgia Benkart
Established researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in all related fields and industry are invited to the special workshop “Advances in Lie Theory, Representation Theory, and Combinatorics” at SLMath (MSRI) in Berkeley, California and online. …
February 8, 2024Sébastien Roch wins Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor Award
Sébastien has won a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship, awarded by the Provost’s office. Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships (VDAP) recognize UW–Madison faculty members whose distinguished scholarship has advanced the confines of knowledge, and whose excellence also …
February 5, 2024John Cobb awarded NSF Postdoc
John Cobb, who is advised by Michael Kemeny and Daniel Erman, has been awarded an NSF postdoc! Congratulations! https://johndcobb.github.io/
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