Department of Mathematics

Nov 27, 2017

VT Regional Math Competition and Putnam Math Competition

The 2017 Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest recently took place in October. More than 200 colleges and universities are invited to participate each year.

Nov 8, 2017

Ernie Burniston (1937-2017)

Dr. Ernie Burniston passed away on November 5, 2017. A gathering of remembrance is planned at 4:00pm on Friday, November 10 at the N.C. State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27606. Ernie earned a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of London in 1960 and a Ph.D. from the same university in 1962. He was a lecturer at Sir John…

Nov 2, 2017

Amassa C. Fauntleroy III (1945-2017)

Professor Fauntleroy passed away unexpectedly on October 19, 2017. The memorial service for Professor Fauntleroy will be held on Saturday, November 11, at 2 pm at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham.

Oct 26, 2017

Thank a Teacher Recipients – Spring 2017

The Office of Faculty Development administers the Thank a Teacher Program as a way to honor NC State faculty who have made a difference in students’ lives. Elizabeth Dempster, Mallory McMahon, and Tien Khai Nguyen from the Mathematics Department were recognized by their students for their efforts and positive impacts as teachers in the Spring 2017 semester.

Oct 17, 2017

NC State Rises in Minority STEM Rankings

NC State’s ranking of 15th in the nation in minority Master’s degrees in mathematics follows #1 Columbia, #2 Cal State Long Beach, #2 (tied) Rutgers University at New Brunswick, #4 Cal State, East Bay and #5 New York University.

Oct 17, 2017

Plenary Speaker for the 37th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University

Professor Tim Kelley will give a plenary talk on Pseudo-Transient Continuation at the 37th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University, November 17 – 18, 2017 (https://www.wku.edu/math/symposium2017.php). Dr. Kelley is Drexel Professor of Mathematics at NCSU, and Chair of the SIAM Board of Trustees.

Oct 2, 2017

Keynote Speaker for the Mid-Atlantic Numerical Analysis Day

Professor Ilse Ipsen is the Keynote Speaker for the Mid-Atlantic Numerical Analysis Day (https://math.temple.edu/events/conferences/na-day/) at Temple University, on November 3, 2017.

Sep 29, 2017

Plenary Speaker at HYP2018

Professor Alina Chertock is an invited plenary speaker at the 16th International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics, and Applications, at Penn State University, June 25-29, 2018.

Sep 29, 2017

Honored Professor at COS Donor Recognition Dinner

Dr. Alina Duca, Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Mathematics Department, was the Honored Professor at this year's College of Sciences Donor Recognition Dinner on September 27.

Aug 2, 2017

Donald J. Hansen, 1932-2017

Donald J. Hansen, who taught mathematics at NC State from 1962 to 1996, passed away in Raleigh on July 23.

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