Ken Ono’s 2024 paper “Integer partitions detect the primes” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, with former UVA student William Craig and collaborator Jan-Willem van Ittersum, has been recognized as a finalist for the Cozzarelli Prize. The paper was selected as a runner-up in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics category from among 3,200 papers published in PNAS last year. This marks the first time a paper in pure mathematics has been recognized by this prestigious award since 2005.
An article describing this work appeared in Scientific American in June 2025.
Ph.D. student Louisa Liles has been selected as a MOST (Mathematics Outreach Seminar and Training) Fellow with the National Museum of Mathematics in New York. This selective program, funded by the Simons Foundation, develops female mathematicians’ ability to share their knowledge and research with the general public in an engaging way. As part of the fellowship, Louisa will attend a workshop at the museum this summer and return in 2026 to give a public lecture. She will also present to middle and high school students in the community, serving as a role model for young women interested in STEM.
Sara Maloni has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Simons Fellowship in Mathematics. The Simons Fellows program extends academic leaves from one term to a full year, enabling recipients to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances. Professor Maloni is one of approximately 50 mathematicians nationwide selected for this honor.
Congratulations to J.D. Quigley on receiving a prestigious NSF CAREER grant!
Professor Quigley’s research focuses on homotopy theory, algebraic topology, and K-theory. He joined the UVA Mathematics Department in 2023. Read more in the College of Arts & Sciences article
Congratulations to several faculty for winning grants from UVa’s Learning Design and Technology:
Brianna Kurtz (lead) and Evangelos Dimou: Changing the Look of Undergraduate Mathematics Education: Training Future GTA’s in Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge Best Practices
Daniel James (lead) and Bakhyt Aitzhanova: Enhancing Transparency in Introductory Calculus Through Innovative OER & Generative AI
The Department of Mathematics is proud to recognize four outstanding graduate student instructors for their teaching excellence:
- Michael Wills has been awarded the All-University Graduate Teaching Award
- Zivile Puospekaite received the Outstanding Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
- Raul Hernandez received the Outstanding Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
- Eleftherios Chatzitheodoridis received the Outstanding Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Congratulations to all recipients! Their dedication, passion for mathematics, and authentic teaching approaches have made a significant impact on their students.
2025 Mathematics Final Exercises Ceremony
Event date: 2025/05/17
Final Exercises for the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025 on the Lawn.
The Mathematics Department Diploma Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in the Pavilion I, Lower Garden from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Riverside Workshop on Geometric Group Theory at UVA
Event date: 2025/05/09
The University of Virginia will host a workshop for early career mathematicians working in geometric group theory on May 9-12, 2025. The workshop will feature three minicourse series by Harrison Bray (George Mason), Didac Martinez-Granado (Luxembourg/NUS), and Jenya Sapir (Binghamton), with introductory talks by Madeline Horton, Meenakshy Jyothis, and Aisha Mechery. The talks are aimed at graduate students and postdocs and will be accompanied by discussion sections. Remote access will be available via Zoom.
The workshop is organized by Matthew Gentry Durham (UCR) and Thomas Koberda (UVA), and is supported by NSF grant DMS-2500706.
AWM/Math Club Colloquium: Caitlin Leverson (Bard College)
Event date: 2025/04/17
“A Friendly Introduction to Lagrangian Realizations of Ribbon Cobordisms”
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, we are excited to host the second AWM/Math Club Colloquium by Professor Caitlin Leverson, a topologist from Bard College, at 3:45 PM in New Cabell 058. The talk is intended to be accessible to undergraduates.
Mid-Atlantic Topology Conference 2025
Event start date: 2025/03/22
The Mid-Atlantic Topology Conference 2025 (MATC-25) will be held at the University of Virginia from March 22-23, 2025, celebrating Nicholas Kuhn ‘s 70th birthday!
Jordan Ellenberg - Virginia Mathematics Lectures - March 4-5, 2025
Event start date: 2025/03/04
Jordan Ellenberg (University of Wisconsin)
Jordan Ellenberg will deliver the Virginia Mathematics Lectures on March 4-5, 2025.
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Lecture 1: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 5-6pm, Wilson 402
Three is harder than two
(Abstract is below)
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Lecture 2: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 5-6pm, Wilson 402
What does machine learning have to offer pure mathematics?
(Abstract is below)
AWM Colloquium: Linda Chen (Swarthmore College)
Event date: 2024/10/17
“Enumerative Geometry, Combinatorics, and Algebra: An Exploration of Hilbert’s Fifteenth Problem and More!”
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, we are excited to host the inaugural AWM Colloquium by Professor Linda Chen, an algebraic geometer from Swarthmore College, at 5:00 PM in Kerchof 111.