ProfessorMurliM.Gupta
DepartmentofMathematics Fall2016
GreetingsfromtheChair
WelcometotheGWMathematicsDepartmentNewsletter.Wehavehadagreatyearhereandhopeyouhavehadagreatyeartoo!
Wewouldlovetohearfromyou!Contactusatmath@gwu.eduandtelluswhatyouaredoing!Visitusonthe7thfloorofPhillipsHallanytimeandseeoldfriends,attendaseminarorcolloquiumorjoinusatourFridaycoffeehourfrom2-3p.m.Duringyourvisit,wehopeyouwillmeetsomeofourcurrentundergraduateandgraduatestudentsandtellthemaboutlifeafterGW.
MurliM.GuptaChair,GWMathematicsDepartment
DepartmentSpotlights
FacultyandStaffNews
MathematicsfacultyoutsidetheMonroeHall
ProfessorMurliM.GuptaiscontinuinginthepositionoftheMathematicsDepartmentchair.ProfessorDanUllmanhasreturnedtotheMathematicsDepartmentafterfouryearsasassociatedeanforundergraduatestudiesintheColumbianCollege.
MathematicsandArt
ThispictureispartofthefinalprojectofJessicaLockosk iintheMathematicsandArtDean’sSeminar.ItwasinspiredbyartistM.C.Escher.
InSpring2016ProfessorRobbieRobinsonpresentedaDean’sSeminarentitledMathematicsandArttostudentsattheCorcoranSchooloftheArtsandDesign.
PiMuEpsilon
PiMuEpsiloninduction
InSpring2016,theGWChapter(DCGamma)ofthePiMuEpsilonMathematicsHonorSocietywasreactivated.Thiswasaccomplishedbythejointeffortofstudentsandfaculty.Thechapter’sfacultyadvisorwasProfessorJosephBonin.It’spermanentfacultycorrespondentwasProfessorAlexanderShumakovitch.
DepartmentAnnouncements
We'reHiring!
TheDepartmentofMathematicsoftheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinvitesapplicationsforatenure-trackpositionattherankofassistantprofessor.Ourprioritiesareanalysis,combinatoricsandlogic.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbeexpectedtoteachatallundergraduateandgraduatelevels,excelinresearch,interactwithresearchersinmathematicsandotherdisciplinesandbecomeactivelyinvolvedinthelifeofthedepartmentandtheuniversity.
BasicQualifications:ApplicantsmustpossessaPhDinmathematics,haveanexcellentresearchrecordasevidencedbypublications,workinprogressandresearchfundingandexcellentteachingcredentialsasdemonstratedbylettersfrompeersorsupervisors.
ApplicationProcedure:Applicationsshouldbesubmittedon-lineathttp://www.mathjobs.organdincludecoverletter,CV,researchstatement,teachingstatementandfourlettersofrecommendationincludingoneaddressingteachingability.Onlycompleteapplicationswillbeconsidered.ReviewofapplicationswillbeginDecember1,2016andwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.Employmentoffersarecontingentonthesatisfactoryoutcomeofastandardbackgroundscreening.
TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityisanEqualOpportunity/AffirmativeActionemployerthatdoesnotunlawfullydiscriminateinanyofitsprogramsoractivitiesonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,age,disability,veteranstatus,sexualorientation,genderidentityexpressionoronanyotherbasisprohibitedbyapplicablelaw.
FacultyKudos
Ourfacultyareactiveinexternalgrantactivities:threeofourfaculty(SvetlanaRoudenko,MariaGualdaniandMaxAlekseyev)currentlyhaveNSFCAREERgrantsworthmorethan$400keach.
Fiveofourfaculty(RobbieRobinson,AlexShumakovitch,JozefPrzytycki,ValentinaHarizanovandYanxiangZhao)currentlyhavetheCollaborationGrantsforMathematiciansfromSimonsFoundation,worth$35,000each.
ProfessorValentinaHarizanovco-publishedwithAliEskandarian(GWPhysicsDepartment)andJenniferChub,PhD’09(UniversityofSanFrancisco),abooktitledLogicandAlgebraicStructuresinQuantumComputingandInformation,CambridgeUniversityPress,336pages,March2016.
ProfessorsAlexanderShumakovitch,ValentinaHarizanov,JozefPrzytycki,YongwuRong,RadmilaSazdanovicandHaoWuorganizedtheKnotsinWashingtonXLIconferenceatGWinDecember2015.ThisconferencewassponsoredbytheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)andCCASandattractedconsiderablenumberofinternationalparticipants.
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AttendeesatKnotsinWashingtonXLII(KnotsintheTriangle)conference,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity
CurrentStudents
HakimWalker(picturedrightwithhisposteratGWResearchDays2016)andLaraElSherifreceivedMathematicsDepartmentGraduateTeachingAwardsfor2015-16.
HakimWalkerwasalsoadmittedtotheEdwardAlexanderBouchetGraduateHonorSociety.
SergeyAganezovwontheVSTCGraduateFellowshipfor2015-2016academicyear.Hewasalsoadmittedtoseveralcompetitiveschoolsandworkshops.
SeungYeopYangwontheFirstPrizeinMathematicsatGWResearchDays2016.HepresentedseveralinvitedtalksatAMSSectionalMeetings.
AnudeepKumarwasawardedtheClayMathematicsInstitutetravelsupportfortheIHESSummerSchoolonNonlinearWavesheldinJuly2016.HewasalsoinvitedtojoinMSRIasaProgramAssociateintheNewChallengesinPDEforfall2015.
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DepartmentAchievements
RecentgraduateswithPhDinmathematics:CarlHammarsten(currentlyvisitingassistantprofessoratLafayetteCollege);LeahMarshall(currentlyattheUSCensusBureau);TomSavitsky(postdoctoralpositioninbioinformatics&biostatisticsatTexasA&MHealthScienceCenter,TexasA&MUniversity);DavidShoup(currentlyassistantprofessoratAlverniaUniversity);JingWang(currentlyassistantprofessoratChristianBrothersUniversity).
WerecentlymodifiedourqualifyingexamstructureforPhDstudentstomakeittransparentandeasytonavigate.Wedroppedthecredithourrequirementsformaster’sprogramsfrom36credithoursto30andeliminatedthequalifyingexamrequirements.In2016,wegraduatedfourmaster’sandthreePhDgraduates.
Werecentlyreformedouradvisingsystemresultinginmanyimprovements.Thisyear,wehavealargenumber(121)ofdeclaredmathmajorsand52mathminors;thenumberofmathmajorshasdoubledinfiveyears.Thisyearwehad33graduates.WehaveworkedwiththeNSFfundedDATAmasterprogramandtheJointUndergraduateMathematicsandPhysicsScholarships(JUMP)program.Fourundergraduateseniorswroteanddefendedtheirseniorthesesthisyear.
DepartmentEvents
Alumni!PleasejoinusonThursday,January5,fortheGWMathematicsAlumniReceptionatthe2017JointMathematicsMeetingsinAtlanta.Clickhereformoreinformationandtoregister.
Wehadamajormovefromthe2ndfloorofMonroeHalltothe7thfloorofPhillipsHallatthebeginningof2016.Despiteconcernsfortheexpecteddisruptions,themovewentwellandwearenowwellsettledintoournew,roomierspaces.
ThebiginternationalconferenceinGreece(KnotsinHellas2016)wasreportedinaGreekdailynewspaperIAvgi(“TheDawn")publishedinAthens,Greece.ThephotographshowsconferenceparticipantsincludingourstudentsSujoyMukherjee,XiaoWang,SeungYeopYang,withProfessorJozefPrzytycki,AlexanderShumakovitchandourformerPhDstudentRadmilaSazdanovic.
AlumniUpdates/ClassNotes
McCarthyAnum-Addo,BS’08,iscurrentlyascientistwiththeU.S.DepartmentofNavy.Anum-AddorecentlystartedanonprofitcalledTheADDUPProjectINC.TheADDUPProjectisaneducationalnonprofittoprovidevolunteermentorstounderservedandat-riskstudents.
BrianBargh,MA’13,isworkingasadatascientistatRecursionPharmaceuticals.Theyareusingmathandmachinelearningtofindtreatmentsforraregeneticdiseases.
YosefBerman,MA’12,isworkingforGoogle.BermandescribesthebestpartsofarwaseatinglunchwithProfessorBrianKernighan.
MaryMargaretButler,BS’12,iscurrentlyworkingasasystemsanalystatafinancialplanningcompanyinSt.Louis,Mo.ButlerhasearnedagraduatecertificateingeospatialintelligencefromPennState,andiscurrentlystudyingfortheSeries7Exam(relatingtofinancialregulations).
JenniferChubb,PhD’09,iscurrentlyatenure-lineprofessorofmathematicsattheUniversityofSanFrancisco.SheremainsanactiveresearcherincomputablestructuretheoryandlovestheBayArea.
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DonorRecognition
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