Upload File

department spotlights - george washington university · include cover letter, cv, research...

  • Home
  • Documents
  • Department Spotlights - George Washington University · include cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement and four letters of recommendation including one addressing
3
Professor Murli M. Gupta Department of Mathematics Fall 2016 Greetings from the Chair Welcome to the GW Mathematics Department Newsletter. We have had a great year here and hope you have had a great year too! We would love to hear from you! Contact us at [email protected] and tell us what you are doing! Visit us on the 7th floor of Phillips Hall any time and see old friends, attend a seminar or colloquium or join us at our Friday coffee hour from 2-3 p.m. During your visit, we hope you will meet some of our current undergraduate and graduate students and tell them about life after GW. Murli M. Gupta Chair, GW Mathematics Department Department Spotlights Faculty and Staff News Mathematics faculty outside the Monroe Hall Professor Murli M. Gupta is continuing in the position of the Mathematics Department chair. Professor Dan Ullman has returned to the Mathematics Department after four years as associate dean for undergraduate studies in the Columbian College. Mathematics and Art This picture is part of the final project of Jessica Lockoski in the Mathematics and Art Dean’s Seminar. It was inspired by artist M.C. Escher. In Spring 2016 Professor Robbie Robinson presented a Dean’s Seminar entitled Mathematics and Art to students at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. Pi Mu Epsilon Pi Mu Epsilon induction In Spring 2016, the GW Chapter (DC Gamma) of the Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society was reactivated. This was accomplished by the joint effort of students and faculty. The chapter’s faculty advisor was Professor Joseph Bonin. It’s permanent faculty correspondent was Professor Alexander Shumakovitch. Department Announcements We're Hiring! The Department of Mathematics of the George Washington University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor. Our priorities are analysis, combinatorics and logic. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at all undergraduate and graduate levels, excel in research, interact with researchers in mathematics and other disciplines and become actively involved in the life of the department and the university. Basic Qualifications: Applicants must possess a PhD in mathematics, have an excellent research record as evidenced by publications, work in progress and research funding and excellent teaching credentials as demonstrated by letters from peers or supervisors. Application Procedure: Applications should be submitted on-line at http://www.mathjobs.org and include cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement and four letters of recommendation including one addressing teaching ability. Only complete applications will be considered. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled. Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening. The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Faculty Kudos Our faculty are active in external grant activities: three of our faculty (Svetlana Roudenko, Maria Gualdani and Max Alekseyev) currently have NSF CAREER grants worth more than $400k each. Five of our faculty (Robbie Robinson, Alex Shumakovitch, Jozef Przytycki , Valentina Harizanov and Yanxiang Zhao) currently have the Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians from Simons Foundation, worth $35,000 each. Professor Valentina Harizanov co-published with Ali Eskandarian (GW Physics Department) and Jennifer Chub, PhD ’09 (University of San Francisco), a book titled Logic and Algebraic Structures in Quantum Computing and Information, Cambridge University Press, 336 pages, March 2016. Professors Alexander Shumakovitch, Valentina Harizanov, Jozef Przytycki , Yongwu Rong, Radmila Sazdanovic and Hao Wu organized the Knots in Washington XLI conference at GW in December 2015. This conference was sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and CCAS and attracted considerable number of international participants. Read More

Upload: others

Post on 31-Jul-2020

3 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

Report

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Department Spotlights - George Washington University · include cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement and four letters of recommendation including one addressing

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.

ReadMore

Page 2: Department Spotlights - George Washington University · include cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement and four letters of recommendation including one addressing

AttendeesatKnotsinWashingtonXLII(KnotsintheTriangle)conference,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity

CurrentStudents

HakimWalker(picturedrightwithhisposteratGWResearchDays2016)andLaraElSherifreceivedMathematicsDepartmentGraduateTeachingAwardsfor2015-16.

HakimWalkerwasalsoadmittedtotheEdwardAlexanderBouchetGraduateHonorSociety.

SergeyAganezovwontheVSTCGraduateFellowshipfor2015-2016academicyear.Hewasalsoadmittedtoseveralcompetitiveschoolsandworkshops.

SeungYeopYangwontheFirstPrizeinMathematicsatGWResearchDays2016.HepresentedseveralinvitedtalksatAMSSectionalMeetings.

AnudeepKumarwasawardedtheClayMathematicsInstitutetravelsupportfortheIHESSummerSchoolonNonlinearWavesheldinJuly2016.HewasalsoinvitedtojoinMSRIasaProgramAssociateintheNewChallengesinPDEforfall2015.

ReadMore

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.

ReadMore

DonorRecognition

ThankYouForYourSupport!

Page 3: Department Spotlights - George Washington University · include cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement and four letters of recommendation including one addressing

Sharethis email:

TheMathDepartmentwouldliketogratefullyacknowledgethefollowinggenerousdonorswhomadeagifttothedepartmentfromJuly1,2015–June30,2016.

MathLeague,LLCStaceyM.Andreadakis,BS’15LoriBernat**JohnB.Conway+MontieReaCraddock,BS’84AtticusT.Francken,BS’16LeoHellerman,MA’52MerilysW.Huhn,BA’09JulesRollandKouatchou,PhD’98MabelE.Morris+KonstantinosNakis,BS’15LawrenceL.Pittman,BS’70MarcRaderman**SitaRamamurti,PhD’95MaximV.Sokolov,PhD’00FrankW.Szymanski,BA’73,MA’76JudeAndrewB.Tungul~

*Friend**Parent+Faculty/Staff~Student

SupporttheDepartment

GiftstotheDepartmentofMathallowustoprovidesupportforfacultyandstudentresearchandtravel,graduatestudentfellowshipsandacademicenrichmentactivitiesincludingguestspeakers,visitingfaculty,andsymposia.Eachgift,nomatterhowlargeorsmall,makesapositiveimpactonoureducationalmissionandfurthersourstandingasoneofthenation'spreeminentliberalartscollegesatoneoftheworld'spreeminentuniversities.

YourgifttotheDepartmentofMathwillbeconsideredapartofMakingHistory:TheCampaignforGW,acomprehensive,universitywidephilanthropicefforttoraisefundsinsupportofGW’svisionandpriorities.Tolearnmore,pleasevisithttp://campaign.gwu.edu/.

Youcanmakeyourgifttothedepartmentinanumberofways:

Securelyonlineatthislink.Bymailingyourcheck,madeouttoTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityandwiththenameofthedepartmentinthememoline,to:

TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity2033KStreetNW,Suite300Washington,DC20052

ByphonebycallingtheGWAnnualFundat1-800-789-2611.

SupporttheDepartment

Manageyourpreferences|OptoutusingTrueRemove™

Gotthisasaforward?Signuptoreceiveourfutureemails.

Viewthisemailonline.

ColumbianCollegeofArtsandSciences80122ndSt.NWWashington,DC|20052US

Thisemailwassentto.Tocontinuereceivingouremails,addustoyouraddressbook.


2002 a5 flyer spotlights - Sinfonisches Blasorchester Tirol · 2020. 1. 17. · Thomas Doss (*1966) SPOTLIGHTS „Spotlights“ ist ein fantastisches virtuoses Stück für Saxofonquartett

Regulatory impact statement - Addressing child …taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz/.../2015-ris-sop-77-arrdrm-bill.docx · Web viewRegulatory Impact Statement Addressing child support legacy

Data analysis spotlights # 1

XP downlights and spotlights

Employer Spotlights -

Exporlux Spotlights (1)

Statement of of Indian Organizations on addressing TB and HIV · Statement of Commitment of Indian Employers’ Organizations on addressing TB and HIV in the World of Work We, the

Alumni Spotlights 2014

inLED produktkatalog spotlights 2015

Statement of of Indian Organizations on addressing TB and HIV · 1 Statement of Commitment of Indian Employers’ Organizations on addressing TB and HIV in the World of Work We, the

Spa Spotlights Part 2

How a graphic spotlights

MWR Sept 2012 Spotlights

2012 Companion Spotlights Archive

Country Spotlights: Israel

Kapego Australia - LED Spotlights

“Senior Spotlights: Thank You”

My National Spotlights

May 2011 MWR Spotlights

In de spotlights!

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Addressing Campus ... · ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Addressing Campus Development at Fort George G ... AT FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, ... Phases II and

Spotlights - Thomas Doss

Marketing Spotlights · Marketing spotlights Marketing spotlights Marketing spotlights eting ts eting ts eting eting ts ts eting ts eting ts 1 Marketing Spotlights Ricerche rielaborate

spotlights maggio

Digital Booklet - Catfights and Spotlights

Cisco ACI Customer Spotlights

Quarter 2 Spotlights - SFHSS

XENON FOLLOW SPOTLIGHTS

A financial statement analysis addressing the issue of

130318 user spotlights

Quarter 1 Spotlights - sfhss.org

SPOTLIGHTS & FEATURES

Some Spotlights about Pain management

IER Spotlights 1

August MWR Spotlights 2011