Department of Mathematics

During the 2024–25 academic year, the Department of Mathematics hosted three distinguished colloquia that brought leading scholars to campus to share their work with the UF mathematical community.  Erdős Colloquium – Frank Calegari (University of Chicago) Interim Associate Dean Kevin Knudson (right) gave opening remarks and introduced Professor Frank Calegari.  On April 14, 2025, Professor […]

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Prof. Krishna Alladi (second from right) with 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize winner Alexander Dunn (third from left). Alexander Dunn (Georgia Tech) was awarded the 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize, a prestigious international recognition honoring young mathematicians for outstanding contributions to areas influenced by the work of Srinivasa Ramanujan. The award ceremony took place at the International […]

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The Department of Mathematics is proud to support the University of Florida Math Circle, organized by faculty members Dana Bartosova, Jeremy Booher and Sergei Pilyugin. Math Circles are communities of students who enjoy exploring mathematical ideas and engaging in creative problem solving. Meetings are lively, interactive and often what we call funstrating: challenging, yet deeply […]

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The University Math Society (UMS) continues to play a central role in fostering an active and welcoming undergraduate mathematics community at UF. Open to all students with an interest in mathematics, UMS organizes a wide variety of academic, career-focused and social activities throughout the year — no formal membership required.  Signature events include the Annual […]

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Left to right: (first row) Braden Close, Cameron Silverman, Jake Rhodes; Leo Shan, Daniel Soto, Antoni Deja; Nick Kozenieski, Ishan Patel, Juan Perez Mosquera; (second row) Zhengmao Zhang, Zoey Cao, Blue Pu; Xavier Gottlieb-Young, Madelyn Popp, Jada Stitchler. The SIMIODE Challenge Using Differential Equations Modeling (SCUDEM) and the COMAP Mathematical/Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM) are […]

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Glenn Bruda Named 2025 Goldwater Scholar Glenn Bruda, a third-year mathematics major, has been named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar. This prestigious national scholarship recognizes top undergraduate students in STEM fields who demonstrate strong potential for research careers. At UF, Glenn has distinguished himself through academic excellence, leadership as treasurer of the University Math Society and […]

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Jiun Cho and Michael Waite are the recipients of the Joseph A. Alfred Mathematics Graduate Award for 2024-25. This award honors graduate students who achieve the highest combined scores on three first year semester exams, a key academic milestone in the Ph.D. program. The award was established in 2018 by Mr. Joseph A. Alfred, who […]

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Kyle Adams Received UF Graduate Student Mentoring Award Kyle Adams, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Mathematics and the Laboratory for Systems Medicine, has been named one of six recipients of the 2025 UF Graduate Student Mentoring Award, a prestigious university-wide honor. This award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate exceptional dedication to mentoring […]

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In a series of papers, Associate Professor Lei Zhang and his collaborators have established several vanishing theorems for singular Liouville equations, which are deeply connected to problems in geometry and physics, most notably the renowned Nirenberg Problem. These equations also arise in models across physics, chemistry  and biology and are known for posing some of […]

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Image courtesy of Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Associate Professor Calistus Ngonghala has been selected as a 2024–2025 Harvard Radcliffe Fellow, joining a distinguished cohort at one of the world’s premier academic fellowship programs. This year’s class marked the 25th anniversary of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, with the fellowship remaining highly competitive across all disciplines. During his […]

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