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Dec 11, 2025

Zixuan Cang receives a Goodnight Early Career Innovator Award

 Zixuan Cang has been selected for NC State’s 2025–26 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators. This university-wide honor recognizes early-career faculty whose work is making important contributions in STEM and STEM education. The 25 faculty selected will receive $22,000 ­for each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors. “The Goodnight’s commitment…

Dec 10, 2025

Applied Math Alum Sreeram Venkat Wins the 2025 Gordon Bell Prize

Sreeram Venkat, BS in Applied Mathematics ’21, is a member of the 2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize-winning team recognized for developing a groundbreaking simulation for tsunami prediction.  ACM named an eight-member team drawn from US institutions as the winner of the 2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for their project,  “Real-time Bayesian inference at extreme scale: A digital…

Dec 9, 2025

Call for applications: Summer@ICERM 2026

Summer@ICERM 2026: Pure and Applied Mathematical Models June 8 – July 31, 2026 The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics invites applications for Summer@ICERM 2026, an eight-week residential program designed for a select group of 18-22 undergraduate scholars. Applications will be accepted via MathPrograms.org. Learn more about the program: Pure and Applied Mathematical Models Organizers: Amanda Harsy…

Dec 9, 2025

Explore Opportunities with the DOE Scholars Program!

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program Explore opportunities in exciting fields like: As a DOE Scholar, you will: Note: U.S. citizenship is required. Participant Support: The DOE Scholars Program offers multiple opportunities throughout the year to align with the needs and schedules of individual sponsoring offices. Each opportunity will include specific details regarding eligibility…

Dec 4, 2025

The Core University ORNL Opportunities

The application season for Summer 2026 internships has begun! Applications for SULI (funded by DOE) close Jan 7: ORNL encourage students to open an application early so they can get a letter of recommendation from a professor before the semester ends. Here is the information for finding potential mentors at ORNL (one for each of two…

Dec 3, 2025

Crystal Skipper Butterfly Fieldwork Research

Doctoral student Laura Taylor is recruiting undergraduate students to work in Emerald Isle, NC this summer to help develop a monitoring program for the Crystal Skipper Butterfly. Submit your application materials by Friday, January 9, 2026!

Dec 3, 2025

Spring Federal Work Study Application is OPEN

Have a research project and mentor, and hoping to be paid to conduct research? Apply to the Federal Work-Study Research Program! This program provides an hourly wage to eligible undergraduate students conducting research under the guidance of a mentor. Through this program, you’ll also grow professionally through tailored workshops and online resources. Apply by January…

Dec 3, 2025

Envisioning Urban Futures: More-Than-Human-Cities

This annual conference focuses on envisioning positive future outcomes through research endeavors. This year’s theme, “more-than-human cities” recognizes and incorporates the needs and agency of non-human species in urban planning and design. This event will take place on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 in Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus.  Want to share your undergraduate…

Dec 3, 2025

Discover Your Future in Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon

Virtual Ph.D. Info Session on Dec.10 Are you considering advancing your studies in mathematics? Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences invites you to an information Session about CMU Ph.D programs. This is a great opportunity to meet current students and faculty, ask questions, and explore how CMU can help you achieve your academic and…

Dec 3, 2025

Last SUM Series Features Math Honors Presentations

On Tuesday, December 2nd, we held the final SUM Series event of the semester! It was an excellent session featuring our Math Honors students delivering their insightful presentations. It’s always inspiring to see the hard work our students put into their projects. Congratulations to all the presenters!