Four Cornell professors elected to national academy
A&S professors Steven Strogatz and Peter Wolczanski are among Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences.
A&S professors Steven Strogatz and Peter Wolczanski are among Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences.
In honor of Math and Statistics Awareness Month, we’re looking back on luminaries from the last century-plus whose excellence helped establish Cornell University as a leader in mathematical and statistical discovery.
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
The study builds on a foundation of theoretical work conducted by co-authors including Marten Wegkamp, professor of mathematics.
The Cornell and Ithaca communities can see a unique blend of mime and mathematics during two days of events planned by the Cornell Department of Mathematics on April 19 and 20.
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After becoming the first Black person to earn a PhD in the field, Elbert Cox, PhD 1925, spent a lifetime inspiring others to follow.
This fifth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program was launched in 2019.
Professor John Hubbard, one of the first mathematicians to study the famed Mandelbrot set, was also among the first to discover the fractal was "connected."
A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in an upcoming lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness.
A&S young alumni are among this year’s group of 150 scholars, who are from 43 countries and 114 universities. Schwarzman Scholars, an international program, nurtures a network of future global leaders.
Two professors in the Department of Mathematics were recently named fellows in the American Mathematical Society.
The College hosted a new pre-graduation reception in the Groos Family Atrium of Klarman Hall for December graduates and their families.
With Professor Strogatz helping to lead the charge, the Math 101 initiative will attempt to decrease disparities, democratize the subject and better prepare young people to solve math problems.
Two professors in the Department of Mathematics were recently elected to the American Mathematical Society.
Strogatz’s work, along with that of communications professor Neil Lewis Jr. (CALS), was selected for the awards from among 500 entries published or aired in 2023.
Banerjee will participate in a two-year academic leadership and governance fellowship.
Three A&S faculty members are recipients of 2023 Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Awards, which honor a sustained commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students.
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The competition allows students to work on open-ended real world problems, showcasing the multifaceted nature of applied mathematics.
Eighty-four students have been selected as National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows in 2023, comprising the largest group of new fellows Cornell has ever fielded in one year.
Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
Yunan Yang, Mathematics
Rachel Webb, Mathematics
Daniel Stern, Mathematics
Yusheng Luo, Mathematics
Philippe Sosoe, mathematics, is among those at Cornell who recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.
The Scientific Artificial Intelligence Center is being launched with a grant from the Office of Naval Research.
The professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.
Quanta Magazine profiles math professor Kathryn Mann for her contributions to a series of new papers describing elusive dynamical systems.
The work, along with a few subsequent papers, ushered in the modern era of network science – the results of which are ubiquitous in today’s world.
Distinguished mathematician, award-winning teacher and well-known science communicator Steven Strogatz has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Winokur chair.
Forty-three student scholars, including nine from Arts and Sciences, were honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23.
This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
Anna Asch is a mathematics major.
Ben Caplan is majoring in Spanish and mathematics.
Jeremy Jung is a mathematics and computer science major.
Jeffrey Backus is a physics and mathematics major.
Five faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences were featured on a “Cornell week” on The Academic Minute radio program from May 1-5.
“Ellenberg is a distinguished mathematician and a master of public communication."
Three Arts and Sciences professors “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."
Karen Vogtmann is among 120 members and 30 international members who were elected in 2022, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.