Department of Mathematics

Dear Friends of UF Mathematics, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the relaunch of Little by Little, the University of Florida Department of Mathematics’ newsletter. Now in a refreshed, web-based format, Little by Little continues its mission of ...

Eric Evert Eric Evert joined the Department of Mathematics as an assistant professor in Fall 2024. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University, working with Professor Aravindan Vijayaraghavan. He also held a postdoctoral position at KU Leuven ...

Tenure and Promotion In Fall 2024, the following faculty members received their well-earned promotions: Patrick Carmichael – promoted to associate instructional professor Carol Demas – promoted to associate instructional professor Zachary Hamaker – promoted to associate professor with tenure Cheng Yu – promoted to associate ...

Several faculty members in the Department of Mathematics were awarded National Science Foundation grants in 2024-25 for their innovative research and educational initiatives.  Associate Professor Calistus Ngonghala received a three-year NSF grant for his project “eMB: Collaborative Research: Integrated Hybrid Mathematical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Joseph Vattamattam, a proud graduate of the University of Florida’s Department of Mathematics, is the co-founder and president of Healthmap Solutions, a leading population health management company focused on kidney care. This year, Joe and his wife Miriam made a ...

A memorial conference celebrating the life and legacy of Distinguished Professor John R. Klauder and his lasting contributions to mathematics and physics was held at the University of Florida on February 15, 2025. Organized by our colleague Professor Sergei Shabanov ...

The Department of Mathematics hosted the 2025 SouthEastern Logic Symposium (SEALS) during the weekend of March 1-2, with additional colloquium talks on February 28 and March 3. Held annually in early March, SEALS brings together researchers in set theory, computability ...

In Spring 2025, the Department of Mathematics hosted a hands-on workshop titled “Exploring the Interplay Between Malaria and Economic Growth,” bringing together undergraduate and high school students for an immersive experience at the intersection of mathematics, public health  and economics.  Co-organized ...

This April, the Department of Mathematics hosted the fifth annual Undergraduate Mathematics Research Symposium (UMRS25), organized by faculty members Konstantina Christodoulopoulou and Sara Pollock. This year’s symposium featured 13 talks by undergraduate researchers, covering a wide range of topics including ...

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Professor Emeritus David Drake, a distinguished mathematician, former department chair and valued colleague, passed away on February 14, 2025.  Dr. Drake joined the UF Mathematics Department in 1967 and served for 40 years, retiring in 2007. He was department chair from ...

Our esteemed colleague, Dr. John R. Klauder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, passed away on October 24, 2024, in Briarcliff Manor, NY. He leaves behind a profound legacy in mathematics and physics. Dr. Klauder joined the University of Florida’s Departments of Mathematics ...

Our esteemed colleague, Professor Yuli Rudyak, passed away on August 24, 2024. Professor Rudyak was a distinguished mathematician whose contributions to algebraic topology and symplectic topology have left a lasting impact on the field. His work, recognized and respected worldwide, ...

It is a pleasure to extend our heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to the Department of Mathematics during the 2024-2025 academic year. Your generosity plays a crucial role in supporting our students, strengthening our academic programs and advancing the ...