The Department of Mathematics mourns the passing of Professor David Drake, a distinguished mathematician, former department chair, and valued colleague, who passed away on February 14, 2025, at the age of 87. Dr. Drake joined the UF Mathematics Department in 1967 and served for 40 years, retiring in 2007. He was department chair from 1988 to 1993, a period during which he played a crucial role […]
The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Ramanujan Colloquium, featuring Jeffrey C. Lagarias, the Harold Mead Stark Distinguished Professor at the University of Michigan. The colloquium will take place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 4:05-4:55 PM in Little Hall 113, with opening remarks by Mary Watt, Interim Dean of CLAS. Refreshments […]
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Professor Peter Bubenik has been invited to give an Invited Address at the 2025 Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). The meeting will take place on March 8-9, 2025, at Clemson University in Clemson, SC. Professor Bubenik’s talk, titled “Topological Data Analysis: from geometry, algebra and combinatorics to analysis, learning and applications,” […]
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The John R. Klauder Memorial Fund has been established to honor the legacy of Professor John R. Klauder and his contributions to mathematics and physics. This fund, made possible through the generosity of his family, will help support graduate research in the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Physics. To contribute, please visit the […]
The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that our graduate student, Wanchen Zhao (advisor: Prof. Peter Bubenik), was recognized for her poster presentation at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) during the AWM (Association for Women in Mathematics) Poster Session. Her poster, titled “Wasserstein Stability for Persistence Landscapes,” received the Best Poster Award. We congratulate […]
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The Department of Mathematics, the Institute for Fundamental Theory, and the Department of Physics are hosting a conference to celebrate the legacy of John R. Klauder and his remarkable contributions to mathematics and physics. The event will take place on February 15, 2025, at the University of Florida. This conference will feature invited and local […]
Congratulations to our graduate students Dario Teran Acaro (supervised by Dr. Richard Crew) and Rishabh Sarma (supervised by Dr. Frank Garvan), who have been awarded the prestigious CLAS Dissertation Fellowship funded by the Kenneth and Janet Keene Endowed Fellowship in the Mathematical Sciences. Each student will receive $8,000 to support their research during the Summer […]
Hands-on Undergraduate Workshop: Exploring the Interplay Between Malaria and Economic Growth University of Florida, Gainesville | Spring 2025 (March 26-30, 2025) Explore the transformative role of mathematics in tackling global health and economic challenges through this hands-on workshop on malaria dynamics and economic growth. Co-organized by Professors Calistus Ngonghala (University of Florida), Olivia Prosper (University […]
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our esteemed colleague, Dr. John R. Klauder, who left a profound legacy in the fields of mathematics and physics. Dr. Klauder joined the University of Florida’s Departments of Mathematics and Physics in 1988, and from 2006 until his retirement in 2010, served as a Distinguished Professor. […]
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Congratulations to Professor Lei Zhang on the acceptance of his paper, “On Non-Simple Blowup Solutions of Liouville Equations,” co-authored with Teresa D’Aprile and Juncheng Wei, in the prestigious American Journal of Mathematics. This achievement is a testament to Prof. Zhang’s contributions to the field and reflects his high standards of research. In this work, Prof. […]
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