Four Grad Students Win 2016 Department Awards

Four graduate students have won 2016 Mathematics Department awards. Carl Giuffre and Shira Polster won Maltbie Awards, which recognize outstanding teaching by a graduate student. Ismail Demir and Colby Long won Winton-Rose Scholarships, which recognize academic achievement and research success by students who are completing their Ph.D. thesis. Giuffre, a Biomathematics student, is advised by David Tarpy (Entomology) and Sharon Lubkin. Polster’s thesis advisor is Nathan Reading; Demi’s advisors are Kailash Misra and Ernie Stitzinger; and Long’s advisor is Seth Sullivant.