Mathematics | Michigan State University

Seminars

Monday, March 25
Informal Geometric Analysis Seminar
Speaker: Gorapada Bera, MSU
Title: Taubes' approach to Casson Invariant
Time: 1:40 PM - 2:50 PM
Place: C517 Wells Hall

Conversations among Colleagues
Speaker: Paul Irving and Daryl McPadden , Physics, MSU
Title: Group based assessments
Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Place: C109 Wells Hall

Tuesday, March 26
Dynamical Systems
Speaker: Huyi Hu, MSU
Title: The essential coexistence phenomenon in Hamiltonian dynamics
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Place: C117 Wells Hall

Wednesday, March 27
Analysis and PDE
Speaker: Yash Jhaveri, Institute for Advanced Study
Title: Higher Regularity of the Singular Set in the Thin Obstacle Problem
Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Place: C517 Wells Hall

Student Geometry/Topology
Speaker: Dongsoo Lee
Title: Knot Floer homology obstructs ribbon concordance
Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Place: C304 Wells Hall

For a full schedule of seminars, click here.

Contact

Department of Mathematics
Michigan State University
619 Red Cedar Road
C212 Wells Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-0844
Fax: (517) 432-1562

College of Natural Science

Events

2018 Simon Lecture

The sixth Ronald H. and Mary E. Simon Actuarial Science Lecture was held Oct. 25 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Michigan State University.

You can read more about this event at: https://natsci.msu.edu/news/simon-lecture-connects-actuarial-science-students-faculty-and-industry-professionals/.

Recalculating Gateway Mathematics

See how new approaches and course offerings from the Department of Mathematics helps contribute to student success in "Recalculating Gateway Mathematics at MSU"

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Eliot Bongiovanni has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. These highly competitive awards provide three years of full support to pursue Ph.D. studies in a STEM field, which Eliot will do in mathematics at Rice University. NSFGRFP Recipient Announcement Article.

Spotlight

Kristen Hendricks named a 2019 Sloan Research Fellow

Kristen Hendricks is one of 20 mathematicians to receive a 2019 Sloan Research Fellowship for her pioneering work applying Floer Theory to low-dimensional topology and symplectic geometry. Click here to learn more about this year's Sloan Fellowship recipients.

Efstratia (Effie) Kalfagianni named a 2019 American Mathematical Society Fellow

Professor Efstratia Kalfagianni has been named both an Outstanding Faculty member of the College of Natural Science and a 2019 American Mathematical Society Fellow for her research establishing intrinsic connections between quantum 3-manifold invariants, hyperbolic geometry and the topology of surfaces.

Beth Gagnier receives the 2018 Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award

Beth Gagnier has been awarded the 2018 Jack Breslin University Distinguished Staff Award. Gagnier and other honorees will receive their awards at a reception scheduled for May 21st at 12:30 p.m. in the Kellogg Center. Click here to read more about the MSU Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award.

Zhenqi Wang receives NSF CAREER Award

Zhenqi Wang received a prestigious 2019 NSF CAREER award supporting her work on smooth rigidity of hyperbolic dynamical systems. Her proposal incorporates efforts to enhance early career development of women in mathematics.

Ilya Kachkovskiy receives NSF CAREER Award

Ilya Kachkovskiy received a prestigious 2019 NSF CAREER award support his work on transport in disordered, deterministic systems. His proposal incorporates efforts to enhance high school outreach and undergraduate research mentoring.

Katrina Gensterblum Named Dean's Research Scholar

Undergraduate student Katrina Gensterblum has been named a Dean's Research Scholar by the College of Natural Science for the 2018-2019 academic year. As a member of the group, Katrina will represent the College of Natural Science at speaking engagements around the country. Click here for more information about Dean's Research Scholars.

Nikkita Ngalande Awarded 2019 Rhodes Scholarship

Nikkita Ngalande has been awarded a very prestigious 2019 Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oxford University. On course to receive her BSc in Actuarial Science, her research focuses on the fiscal sustainability of local governments within Michigan. For more information about Nikkita Ngalande being named a Rhodes Scholar, please visit the MSU Today article here.

Sarah Klanderman Awarded a University-Wide Excellence-in-Teaching Citation

Graduate Student Sarah Klanderman was recently awarded a university-wide Excellence-in-Teaching Citation. This award follows the Nat-Sci Excellence-in-Teaching Citation she received from the College of Natural Sciences last fall. Excellence-in-Teaching Citations are awarded to graduate TAs who have fulfilled their classroom responsibilities with a distinguished level of care and skill. Congratulations to Sarah! Click here for more information about the 2018 Excellence-in-Teaching Citations.