Mathematician Bonnie Berger ’83 says her lightbulb moment came during her sophomore year. She was sitting at a computer terminal in Ford Hall, coding in FORTRAN, one of the earliest programming languages. “It just came so easily to me,” she says. “I thought, ‘Aha! I’ve found what I love.’” Berger, the Simons Professor of Mathematics […]
Tanya Khovanova and Lisa Sauermann participate in the SPUR/RSI Lecture Series
July 19, 2023
As part of the 2023 SPUR/RSI Lecture Series, Tanya Khovanova and Lisa Sauermann gave talks this summer. On July 6, Lisa talked about The Erdös-Ginzburg-Ziv Problem, a classical extremal problem in discrete geometry. On July 12, Tanya discussed the MIT Mystery Hunt, a student event that takes place on the MIT campus every year since 1981. Khovanova […]
Teaching and Learning Awards
June 6, 2023
The Department of Mathematics recognized four math community members with Teaching and Learning awards for their contributions to teaching, mentoring, and student support in our math subjects. Math majors Gabrielle Kaili-May Liu and Esha Bhatia were recognized for their work as a PRIMES Circle mentor and 18.03 teaching assistant, respectively. Giada Franz taught her first MIT […]
Serina Hu and Nitya Mani Receive Peter Baddoo Community Building Awards
June 6, 2023
Graduate students Nitya Mani and Serina Hu recently received the Peter Baddoo Community Building Award, which rewards students for significant contributions to building and strengthening our MIT Math community. They received this award for their work in organizing the department retreat, which usually is the work of at least five people. Congratulations, Serina and Nitya! This award is named […]
Anqi Li Receives Bucsela Prizes
June 6, 2023
The 2023 Jon A. Bucsela Prize in Mathematics has been awarded to senior math major Anqi Li for distinguished scholastic achievement, professional promise, and enthusiasm for mathematics. Congratulations Anqi!
Tianyuan (Margaret) Zheng Receives Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Award
June 6, 2023
Math major Tianyuan (Margaret) Zheng ’23, who is also majoring in Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science (6-14) and minoring in Music (21M), was chosen for the 2023 Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Award by the Arts at MIT Student Art Awards Committee. Zheng’s artistic involvement on campus is multi-faceted; she is best known for bringing to […]