Mathematics Department

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Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University - Hill Center for the Mathematical Sciences
110 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019 - (Tel) 732-445-2390 - (Fax) 732-445-5530

Hill Center is named for the mathematician-astronomer
George William Hill (1838-1914, A.B. Rutgers 1859).

What's New

Spring 2012 Final Exam Schedule

Updated : April 30, 2012
Richard Falk has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The citation reads: "for contributions to the understanding of the stability and convergence properties of the finite element method, and for service to the numerical analysis community". A part of Rick's community service is the organization of the so-called Finite Element Circus, which this Spring (April 13-14) takes place at Rutgers.
Endre Szemerédi, State of New Jersey Professor of Computer Science, and an associate member of the Mathematics Department, has been awarded the 2012 Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The citation reads: "for his fundamental contributions to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science, and in recognition of the profound and lasting impact of these contributions on additive number theory and ergodic theory."
Roman Holowinsky, a 2006 Rutgers Mathematics Ph.D. graduate, has received the 2011 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. This annual prize was established in 2005 and is given for outstanding contributions by very young mathematicians to areas of mathematics influenced by Srinivasa Ramanujan. The award cites Roman Holowinsky for "very significant contributions to areas which are at the interface of number theory and the theory of modular forms".
Daniel Kling, a 1997 Rutgers Mathematics Ph.D. graduate, has been honored by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey in the latest (32nd) round of the organization's
Thomas Alva Edison Patent Awards.
The patent recognized is "Technology for Continuous Folding Sheet Materials" (U.S. Patent 7,115,089). Much of the theoretical work behind the patent is a continuation of work started during Daniel Kling's Ph.D. studies.
Haim Brezis has been elected as one of ten Honorary Members of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Liping Liu, our recent joint hire with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is one of 48 scientists and engineers who have been selected by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to receive a Young Investigator Award.
Richard Lyons is one of the recipients of the 2012 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition. Richard shares the prize with Michael Aschbacher, Stephen Smith and Ronald Solomon. This brings the number of Steele Prize awards made to current and former members of our department to at least eight.
Joel Lebowitz will receive an Honorary Doctorate from Syracuse University at its 158th Commencement on May 13, 2012. The citation, among other things, specifically mentions Joel's development of the semi-annual "Rutgers Meetings".
The long awaited NRC assessment of research doctorate programs has been released. The NRC study recognizes the excellence of our program, but unlike the previous 1995 assessment the current one does not provide a single rating, and therefore does not immediately give the basis for a linear ordering of programs. Rather the result for each program is a range of ratings. For more information about our ratings and the methodology of the assessment please visit our NRC Study page.