University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: accolades

MXM featured on UW Foundation article about Expanding the Borders of the Badger Experience

The Madison Experimental Math (MXM) program was featured as part of an article published to the UW Foundation’s website on the Badger experience and how donations help fund extraordinary programs for students.  MXM was founded in 2021.  Since it’s inception, 297 students have participated, gaining experience with hands-on investigative experiences, working in a team, and …

Mihaela Ifrim awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Through her work with the NSF, Mihaela Ifrim has been awarded a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).   Established by President Clinton in 1996, PECASE recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers. The award recognizes innovative and far-reaching developments in science and technology, expands …

Dima Arinkin featured as 1 of 11 involved in settling the Geometric Langlands conjecture

Quanta recently featured an article on the settlement of the Langlands conjecture, and our own Dima Arinkin was one of the people involved in the proof. This problem, first presented by Robert Langlands, a professor at Princeton, in 1967.  The Langlands conjecture holds sway in three separate areas of mathematics: number theory, geometry and something …

Parvarthi Kooloth awarded AWM dissertation prize

Our recently-graduated PhD student Parvathi Kooloth has won one of the two AWM Dissertation Prizes, which will be presented at the JMM.  Parvathi did her PhD under Leslie Smith’s supervision. Congratulations, Parvathi! *** The Association for Women in Mathematics is pleased to announce that the 2024 AWM Dissertation Prizes will be presented to Abigail Hickok …

Stovall and Cai named 2023 AMS Fellows

Betsy Stovall and Jin-Yi Cai have been named as 2023 AMS Fellows.  This program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics. Jin-Yi Cai has been named “For contributions to computational complexity theory, especially in the areas of complexity dichotomy.” Betsy Stovall has been named “For …

Jordan Ellenberg wins 2023 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award

Jordan Ellenberg and Grant Sanderson will receive the 2023 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award during a prize reception at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 4:25 p.m. Jordan Ellenberg receives the 2023 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award for his clear and entertaining prose …