Professor Alladi Receives International Educator Award

Professor Krishna Alladi has received the 2025 CLAS International Educator Award (Senior Faculty) in recognition of his long-standing and influential contributions to UF’s global engagement. Professor Alladi has played a major international leadership role in advancing the legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Since 2003, he has organized the Annual Ramanujan International Conference at SASTRA University in […]

Dr. Joe Rush Putnam Competition Awards

The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dr. Joe Rush Putnam Competition Awards, a new endowment that will support and recognize excellence among University of Florida students participating in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. View the fund on the UF Foundation website Dr. Joe Rush, a distinguished UF […]

Scheduling the Oral PhD Qualifying Exam and PhD Final Defense

The process for scheduling both the Oral PhD Qualifying Exam and the Final Defense is as follows: Coordinate with Committee Members Students must first select a date and time that works for all members of their entire supervisory committee. Complete the Required Form After confirming the date and time, students should fill out the appropriate […]

2025 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

We are delighted to announce that ALEXANDER SMITH (Northwestern University) has been awarded the prestigious 2025 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. This honor will be presented at the International Conference on Number Theory, which will take place from December 20-22, 2025, at SASTRA University in Kumbakonam, South India—Ramanujan’s hometown. Northwestern University. Alexander Smith is a brilliant young […]

UF Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Contests Program Featured in COMAP Blog

The UF Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Contests Program was recently featured in the blog of the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP), which is the organization that runs the annual Mathematical/Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM): How the University of Florida Built a Thriving Math Modeling Program (September 25, 2025) In the blog article, Tracy Stepien, […]

Prof. Youngmin Park Received NSF Grant

Assistant Professor Youngmin Park has been awarded a three-year NSF research grant for his project “Collaborative Research: Phase-Amplitude-Based Reduced Order Modeling and Analysis of Strongly Coupled Neural Oscillators” (Award #DMS-2512988), starting September 2025. The project will develop new mathematical tools to analyze neural rhythms and their role in cognitive function, with applications to brain disorders such as schizophrenia, […]

Prof. Cheng Yu Received NSF Grant

Associate Professor Cheng Yu has been awarded a three-year NSF research grant for his project “Compactness and Convergence in Compressible Euler Equations: A Rigorous Approach,” starting August 2025. The project will develop new analytical techniques for nonlinear PDEs to study the transition from compressible to incompressible flow and the influence of quantum effects on solution […]

UF Math Team Achieves Best-Ever Finish in Modeling Competition

A team of UF undergraduates earned the department’s highest distinction to date in the 2025 Mathematical/Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM), receiving both a Finalist designation and the prestigious INFORMS Award. Out of more than 21,000 teams worldwide, only 343 received Finalist honors, placing our students in the top 2%. The INFORMS Award, presented to just […]

Faculty Promotion in 2025

The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce this year’s tenure and promotion results. Congratulations to the following faculty members on their well-earned promotions: Nan Jiang – promoted to Associate Professor with tenure Missy Shabazz – promoted to Associate Instructional Professor (Senior Lecturer) Tracy Stepien – promoted to Associate Professor with tenure Chunmei Wang – […]

Connor Panish Receives 2025 CLAS Excellence Award

We are proud to announce that Connor Panish, a graduating senior in the Department of Mathematics, has been selected as one of four recipients of the 2025 CLAS Excellence Award. Established in 2017, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Awards honor graduating seniors who exemplify the college’s highest standards of academic achievement, leadership, […]

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