Eric Weber, Mathematics Department Chair, discusses student success initiatives, alumni engagement, and department support in this issue’s chair statement.
Math Matters – Spring 2025
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Hearing the Will of the People in the Vote: The Mathematics of Quantifying Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering, the partisan manipulation of district boundaries which are redrawn every decade, raises critical issues of fairness and proportional representation. Duke University’s Distinguished Professor, Jonathan Mattingly, discusses this pressing issue as an invited speaker for the Miller Family Endowed Mathematics Lecture Series.
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Humans of Iowa State – Steve Butler
Steve Butler, Morrill Professor and YouTube star, discusses his Iowa State story and what life as a campus celebrity is like.
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2025 Awards Ceremony
Join us on May 2nd, 2025, for the Department’s annual celebration of achievements. We’ll honor our undergraduate, graduate, and faculty members.
See faculty award highlights from this year here.
This event will be livestreamed on Friday, May 2nd, 2025 at 4:30PM CDT.
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Alumni Colloquium: Mathematics as a Liberal Art
In this year’s Alumni Colloquium, Al Erisman highlights how mathematics, beyond its scientific rigor, can illuminate everyday relationships, policy issues, and business purposes through simple to advanced examples, all without requiring any mathematical expertise.
This event will be livestreamed on Friday, May 2nd, 2025, at 3:20PM CDT.
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A Journey Through Numbers
Mathematics and Data Science Senior Ryan Freidhoff reflects on his journey at Iowa State, his passion for math and data, and gives a glimpse of what is to come post-graduation.