News and events at Department of Mathematics
Thesis defense: Weinan Zhang
Event date: 2023/03/24
Weinan Zhang will defend the Ph.D. thesis on Friday, March 24. The title is
“Relative braid group symmetries on i-quantum groups”.
- Date: Friday, March 24.
- Time: 3:30 pm EST
- Place: Monroe 122
Everyone is invited to attend.
Yaolong Shen receives the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
2023/03/21
Yaolong Shen, a graduate student at our department, has been awarded the highly competitive Jefferson Scholars Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for next year - congratulations Yaolong on this remarkable achievement!
The sorcery and science behind Virginia's swimming dynasty
2023/03/14
ESPN features Professor Ken Ono who has been using mathematical optimization to minimize inefficiencies in swimmers’ strokes, contributing to the remarkable success of the UVA swim team. This innovative approach, combined with the exceptional talent of swimmers like Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, and Lexi Cuomo, has helped usher in a period of disruptive dominance of UVA swimming.
Reflections on mathematical fluid dynamics
Event start date: 2023/03/11
The conference “Reflections on mathematical fluid dynamics” will be held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA on March 11-12, 2023, in Clark 102.
2023 Southeastern Probability Conference II
Event start date: 2023/08/14
The 2023 Southeastern Probability Conference II will be held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA on Aug 14-15, 2023. (There will be two meetings in the conference series this year. The 2023 Southeastern Probability Conference I will be at Duke University on May 15-16, 2023.)
Arithmetic Geometry and Algebraic Groups conference, May 24-28, 2023
Event start date: 2023/05/24
The conference on Arithmetic Geometry and Algebraic Groups will be held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA on May 24-28, 2023. The conference will bring together researchers working in arithmetic geometry and the theory of algebraic groups to discuss the latest achievements in both areas and specifically the recent results at their meeting ground. This conference is supported by the NSF grant DMS-2305231, by the Institute for mathematical sciences, and by the University of Virginia.
Professor Ben Hayes honored for his research achievements in 2022
2023/02/04
The University of Virginia honored faculty members across Grounds for their outstanding research and scholarship on Tuesday at the fourth annual Research Achievement Awards, held at The Pavilion at the Boar’s Head Resort.
Professor Ben Hayes was among the 2022 awardees of the NSF CAREER award.
“This year’s awardees are an incredibly talented group of faculty who are working every day to advance the frontiers of knowledge and human progress, and it was a pleasure to recognize their achievements in this way,” UVA President Jim Ryan said. “I’m grateful for their efforts and excited about what’s next for research at UVA, across disciplines, schools, and areas of study.”
Professor Ono Honored by the University of Chicago
2023/02/03
In May, Ono will receive the 2023 University of Chicago Alumni Award for Professional Achievement for his research in algebra, combinatorics and number theory. More details here.