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Mathematics faculty recognized for excellence in teaching and service to students

Ryan Martin and Yiu Tung Poon, both professors of mathematics, have been recognized by the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for their research, teaching and service excellence. Martin has received the Scott Hanna Professorship in Mathematics, and Poon has earned a Scott Hanna Faculty Fellowship. Both were formally recognized … Continue reading Mathematics faculty recognized for excellence in teaching and service to students

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Stinga’s co-advisee awarded 2023 Association for Women in Mathematics Dissertation Prize

María Soria-Carro has been awarded one of the three 2023 Association for Women in Mathematis (AWM) Dissertation Prize: https://awm-math.org/awards/awm-dissertation-prize/ Soria-Carro graduated in 2022 from the University of Texas at Austin with a PhD in Mathematics dissertation entitled “Regularity of elliptic transmission problems and a new family of integro-differential operators related to the Monge-Ampère equation.” … Continue reading Stinga’s co-advisee awarded 2023 Association for Women in Mathematics Dissertation Prize

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A project and a conference: Insight to FSI PDE modeling behavior

Pelin Guven Geredeli, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and CoMFRE affiliate, is conducting two projects that hope to advance multiphase-flow discoveries. New techniques for fluid-structure interactions The NSF-Applied Mathematics research project “Control Theory, Qualitative Analysis, and Approximation of Coupled Structure-Flow Interaction Systems” intends to generate novel techniques to analyze well-posedness, develop control … Continue reading A project and a conference: Insight to FSI PDE modeling behavior

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Pelin Guven Geredeli earns grants from National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation

Pelin Guven Geredeli, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, has earned two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as a grant from the Simons Foundation. The first $200,000 NSF award will fund her research project, “Control Theory, Qualitative Analysis and Approximation of Coupled Structure-Flow Interaction Systems.” The NSF will support this … Continue reading Pelin Guven Geredeli earns grants from National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation

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Timothy McNicholl recognized for teaching, research and service excellence

Timothy McNicholl, professor of mathematics, has been awarded the Scott Hanna Professorship in Mathematics by Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. McNicholl was selected for his outstanding contributions to university teaching, research and service as well as to the larger field of mathematics. This award was created after the late Scott Hanna … Continue reading Timothy McNicholl recognized for teaching, research and service excellence

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Two Department of Mathematics Members Receive Postdoctoral Awards

Two members of the department of mathematics have been recognized for their work within the graduate college. Dr. Shira Zerbib has been awarded the Iowa State Graduate College Postdoctoral Mentoring Award for 2021 in recognition of her excellence in mentorship of postdoctoral scholars. Dr. Mohsen Aliabadi has been recognized for his work with the Iowa … Continue reading Two Department of Mathematics Members Receive Postdoctoral Awards

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AMS-Simons Travel Grants Awarded

Abdul Basit (mentored by Shira Zerbib) and Matthew Mastroeni (mentored by Jason McCullough) each received the AMS-Simons Travel Grant (http://www.ams.org/programs/travel-grants/AMS-SimonsTG). The AMS-Simons Travel Grants Program acknowledges the importance of research interaction and collaboration in mathematics, and aims to facilitate this for recent PhD recipients. These grants will provide support for travel and conferences and for collaborative work. Each grant will … Continue reading AMS-Simons Travel Grants Awarded