Math doctoral student Gweneth McKinley was awarded The Charles and Holly Housman Award for Excellence in Teaching, at the math department’s recent awards night. Supported by the Charles L. and Holly Housman Fund, this is presented to graduate student(s) in mathematics for their skill and dedication in undergraduate teaching. Two others received the award, Vishal […]
Tanya Khovanova Selected for the School of Science Infinite Mile Award
May 23, 2019
Lecturer Tanya Khovanova received the School of Science Infinite Mile Award, in the “Mentor Award” category. Tanya is the head mentor of the math section of MIT’s Research Science Institute (RSI), and since its inception in 2010, of MIT PRIMES. She was nominated for her exceptional ability to guide her colleagues and inspire them to […]
Mathematics Professor Bonnie Berger honored with ISCB Senior Scientist Award
May 7, 2019
The International Society for Computational Biology Senior Scientist Award recognizes highly significant, long-term career achievement Sandi Miller | Department of MathematicsFebruary 26, 2019 MIT News Bonnie Berger, the Simons Professor of Mathematics at MIT, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the International Society for Computational Biology Senior Scientist Award. The annual award recognizes “highly […]
Kristin Kurianski is recognized as MIT’s 2019 Graduate Women of Excellence
May 1, 2019
Kristin Kurianski, one of our Women in Math organizers, was recently honored as one of the Graduate Women of Excellence by the Office of Graduate Education. The honorees were nominated and selected based on their leadership and service contributions at the Institute, their dedication to mentoring, and their drive to make changes to improve the […]
Gigliola Staffilani Receives MIT’s Earll M. Murman Award
April 1, 2018
Gigliola Staffilani is this year’s recipient of the Earll M. Murman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. The award is “presented to a faculty member who has served as an excellent advisor and mentor for undergraduates and who has had a significant impact on their personal lives and academic success.” The award was presented at the 2018 Awards […]
Giulia Saccà Receives Molteni Award
November 1, 2017
Assistant Professor Giulia Saccà received the Anna Maria Molteni Award in Mathematics and Physics for her research on hyper-Kähler geometries. She was among five young Italian researchers working in North America who received 2017 ISSNAF Awards on November 8 at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. In 2016 Saccà constructed a hyper-Kähler compactification of the intermediate Jacobian […]