University of Wisconsin - Madison
Mariya Soskova was one of 26 faculty winners of the 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant professors and tenured faculty within 20 years of their tenure date are eligible. Link: https://news.wisc.edu/2022-23-vilas-associates-competition-awardees-announced/ Congratulations to Mariya!
Justin Sukiennik, Associate Faculty Associate, has been named a recipient of one of the 2021 Forward in Access Awards. Justin, who serves as our Co-Director of the Precalculus Program, was honored for creating an inclusive educational experience for all students. He was recognized, among with 7 others, and awarded with a commemorative plaque. Link: https://students.wisc.edu/news/2021-forward-in-access-awards-2/
Undergraduate Sam Christianson has been awarded a 2021-2022 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship. Working in the Madison Applied Math Lab alongside VISP graduate student Hongyi Huang and Associate Professor Saverio Spagnolie, Sam is exploring the dynamics of bodies in gas-filled fluids using experiments and numerical simulations. The research aims to analyze and characterize the “dancing raisins” …
Chanwoo Kim has been awarded a Brain Pool Fellowship of the Ministry of Science and Technology of South Korea. This program is designed to invite outstanding scientists for the enhancement of research competence through joint research in R&D fields in Korea and to build a global cooperative research network.
Daniel Erman has won a Romnes Fellowship! The Romnes is viewed as one of the more significant awards here at UW–Madison. The H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship awards are made possible by the impressive research efforts of UW–Madison faculty and staff. Link: https://research.wisc.edu/professorships-and-faculty-fellowships/h-i-romnes-faculty-fellowships/
Catalysts for Science Policy collaborated with local Madison brewery, Delta Beer Lab, to feature art inspired by active research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on their 2021 spring New England IPA label. Math graduate student John Cobb and artist Abra Schlub collaborated to create the winning label, melding art and algebraic geometry. Their submission notes, …
Gage Siebert, of Fremont, Wisconsin, was among three UW–Madison students named as Goldwater Scholars. He is majoring in physics and mathematics. As a freshman, he studied the origins of life in Professor David Baum’s lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Siebert then interned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, studying the radio emission …
Jenny Yeon, TA in the Math Department, has won a Continuity of Instruction Award for her efforts to support instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jenny served as a Head TA in Math 221 in Spring 2020, successfully crafting an online strategy for the tough change to all online instruction. She served as a Technical TA …
Hao Shen and Chanwoo Kim have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Awards. The Career awards are the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities …
Laurentiu Maxim has been selected as 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 of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education on the basis of a detailed proposal. Congratulations, Max!