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Bociu Named University Faculty Scholar
Assistant Professor Lorena Bociu has been named one of NC State’s 2016-17 University Faculty Scholars. The 22 recipients of this honor are "top early- and mid-career faculty who are pursuing research to solve society’s most pressing problems.”
Professor Ralph Smith Named Winner of SPIE 2017 Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has named Professor Ralph Smith winner of its 2017 Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ralph Smith Named 2016 winner of ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Award
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has named Ralph Smith the 2016 winner of its Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Award.
Erich Kaltofen’s Work Celebrated at Computer Algebra 2016 Conference
The Milestones in Computer Algebra 2016 Conference, held July 16-18 at the University of Waterloo, celebrated the research of Professor Erich Kaltofen.
Nine Instructors Receive Spring 2016 Thank a Teacher Letters
Nine Mathematics Department instructors received Spring 2016 Thank a Teacher letters from students. The NC State Thank a Teacher program was launched in Fall 2010 "to allow students the opportunity to thank NC State professors who have gone above and beyond to make a difference in their lives."
Team Including Ralph Smith Makes Fundamental Advance in Materials Science
A team of researchers from NC State, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Ralph Smith, has published a fundamental advance in materials science that will allow researchers to use advanced statistical techniques to derive more complete information about the crystallographic structure of materials using data from scattering experiments.
SAMSI’s Undergraduate Workshop: Oct 24-25, 2016
As part of its Education and Outreach Program for 2016-2017, the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) will host a two-day undergraduate workshop on topics of current interest in statistics and applied mathematics.
Cleveland Waddell wins Angela E. Grant Poster Award
Mathematics graduate student Cleveland Waddell won the Angela E. Grant Poster Award for Best Algorithm at the 22nd Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences, held at Princeton University from June 15 to 18.
Harrelson Hall Demolished
Harrelson Hall, home of the mathematics department from 1961 to 2009, is currently being demolished, to be replaced, for now, with a landscaped garden.
Alan Porch Wins 2016 COS Award for Excellence
Mathematics Department Business Officer Alan Porch has been named winner of the 2016 College of Sciences Award for Excellence, the College's highest honor for non-faculty employees.