The Department of Mathematics, Duke University, and Duke University Press are pleased to announce that Richard Hain has been appointed managing editor for the Duke Mathematical Journal and that the journal’s editorial office will return to Duke University after more than 20 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where Jonathan Wahl has served as managing editor. Wahl will continue his involvement with the journal as co-managing editor through June 2019. “We are excited for the Duke… read more about Duke Mathematical Journal returns to Duke Campus »
Data + Project: Pirating Texts This summer, undergraduates Gabriel Guedes (Math, Global Cultural Studies), Lucian Li (Computer Science, History), and Orgil Batzaya (Math, Computer Science) were directed and mentored by Grant Glass, a graduate student in the English Department at UNC-CH. Organized in collaboration with Charlotte Sussman (English) and Astrid Giugni (English, ISS) at Duke, these students set the following objectives… read more about Pirating Texts »
The 2018 Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award has been awarded to Ingrid Daubechies, James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering. The award is presented for her remarkable contributions to wavelets, especially the orthogonal Daubechies wavelet and the biorthogonal CDF (Cohen-Daubechies-Feauveau) wavelet. She is recognized for her leadership in developing wavelet theory and modern time-frequency analysis which fundamentally changed image and signal processing, her… read more about 2018 Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award presented to Professor Ingrid Daubechies »
On January 9th, a three-judge court declared North Carolina’s congressional map unconstitutionally gerrymandered, stating that the drawing of the state’s electoral districts gave an advantage to the Republican Party. The US Federal court cited the work of Jonathan Mattingly, Chair of the Mathematics Department at Duke University. Based on his research, Mattingly used an algorithm that generated over 24,000 redistricting maps. The results were clear - while using the same voting data, almost every map… read more about Electoral Plot - Detecting Gerrymandering with Mathematics »
Sayan Mukherjee was named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) for his significant contributions to mathematical statistics, including kernel methodology, distributions on manifolds, and inference for dynamical systems, and for extensive work in computational biology and genomics. IMS Fellows are elected for demonstrating distinction in statistics or probability. Each fellow nominee is assessed by a committee of his/her peers for the award. Mukherjee and Duke statistics professor Peter… read more about Sayan Mukherjee named Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics »
On June 4th, 2018, Professor Ingrid Daubechies was the first female recipient of the William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding mathematical contributions that have had a direct and fundamental impact on scientific, business, finance and engineering applications. Daubechies is a professor in the departments of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering whose work has ranged from wavelets and the compression of images to applied mathematical algorithms… read more about Daubechies awarded the William Benter Prize at the International Conference on Applied Mathematics »
In cancer treatment, metastatic tumors receive equal treatment. Patients are given the same aggressive therapies when abnormal clusters of cells are discovered early, even if they may be harmless. In research studies co-led by Duke's Marc Ryser and colleagues, colorectal tumors were analyzed with genome sequencing technology and mathematical simulation models to determine whether the tumors were considered deadly. This early detection of a tumor's "ancestral tree" is a significant step toward establishing… read more about Deadly cancers detected using mathematical simulation models »
Lillian Pierce, the Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor of Mathematics, is one of six Duke faculty selected as a member into Duke's Bass Society of Fellows this year. Pierce is one of the leading mathematicians working on the interface of number theory and analysis. She is known by her students for her vast knowledge and ability to share this knowledge, as well as being accessible and dedicated to their learning and success. Membership in the Bass Society of Fellows is one of Duke's… read more about Lillian Pierce selected as a member of the Bass Society of Fellows »
Only ten professors were named Distinguished Professors this year in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. This distinction is given to professors for their outstanding research and teaching accomplishments. We are proud to announce that three of these professors have positions in the Math department: Alexander (Sasha) Kiselev, Mike Reed, and Vahid Tarokh. Sasha Kiselev was awarded the William T. Laprade Professor of Mathematics. Mike Reed was awarded the Arts and Sciences Professor of… read more about Duke Awards Distinguished Professorships to Math Professors »
Shomik Verma, a junior at Duke University, was one of three students from Duke to be named a 2018 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. This scholarship program was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. Shomik is studying mechanical engineering and minoring in mathematics and energy engineering. His professor, Nico Hotz, says of Shomik, "During my years of mentoring students and supervising their research, I have… read more about 2018 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar: Shomik Verma »
The Dean's Award for Excellence in Advising was given to Rann Bar-On for his exceptional ability to guide undergraduates through their first two years at Duke. Professor Bar-On is committed to supporting first-generation and minority students, encouraging them to be forthcoming about challenges they face. Read more about the Dean's Award for Excellence in Advising here: https://trinity.duke.edu/faculty/award-winners read more about Rann Bar-On granted the Dean's Award for Excellence in Advising »
For his excellent work in developing Data+ into a university model for undergraduate mentoring and research, Paul Bendich has been granted the Dean's Leadership Award. This award is given to a faculty or staff member who has made a distinctive contribution to leadership, teaching or service. This honor reflects Paul Bendich's success with turning Data+ into an inspiring program that supports undergraduates exploring new data-driven approaches to interdisciplinary challenges. Read more about Paul's… read more about Paul Bendich wins 2018 Dean's Leadership Award »
In this month's edition of the AMS Notices, a number of leading mathematicians are profiled in celebration of women's history month. Among the list are five mathematicians with connections to Duke Mathematics. Ingrid Daubechies, current Duke faculty member Lillian Pierce, current Duke Mathematics Faculty Member Trachette L. Jackson, former Duke Mathematics Postdoc Carina Curto, former Duke Mathematics Graduate Student Melanie Matchett Wood, former Duke Mathematics Undergrduate Student Read thier… read more about Celebrating Women’s History Month »
Lillian Pierce has been named a 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship recipeant. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. This year only 20 were awarded in Mathematics. Congrdualtions to Dr. Pierce for the recongnation of her work. See the Duke Today posting for more information. read more about Pierce wins Sloan Research Fellowship »
Jonathan Mattingly created a quantitative Gerrymandering Index for NC that revealed a partisan pattern https://researchblog.duke.edu/index.php/2018/01/05/jonathan-mattingly-ma... https://services.math.duke.edu/projects/gerrymandering/ read more about NC Partisan Gerrymandering Decision a Win for North Carolina Citizens »
Not yet. Robot composer good at emulating short snippets, but still hasn’t mastered melody https://today.duke.edu/2017/12/can-we-teach-computers-make-mendelssohn Can We Teach Computers to Make Like Mendelssohn? today.duke.edu DURHAM, N.C. -- If the field of machine learning had a holiday theme song, it might be this remix of the Christmas carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” written by a computer. read more about Can We Teach Computers to Make Like Mendelssohn? »
On a cool, cloudy Saturday in early November, 45 teams of high school students from Virginia, the Carolinas, and even three from China came to the Duke Campus to participate in the annual Duke Math Meet. After a light breakfast, each team was led to a nearby classroom for the two hours of team tests. This was followed by a Jimmy Johns lunch and then three more hours of individual tests in the Bio Sci and Gross auditoriums. Pravi Putalalpattu and Adam Ardeishar from Fairfax Math Circle in Virginia had perfect scores on the… read more about Duke Math Meet 2017 »
April 26 - 29, 2018 The goal of this conference is to bring young mathematicians together, both as speakers and as participants. The talks will cover an array of subject areas that are well-represented in the Duke Journal. There will be nine talks by young mathematicians. These speakers are: Emmanuel Breuillard (Munster) Ivan Corwin (Columbia) Alessio Figalli (Zurich) John Pardon (Princeton) Lu Wang (Wisconsin) Melanie Matchett Wood (Wisconsin) Giulia Saccà (MIT) Alex Wright (Stanford) Zhiwei Yun (Yale)… read more about The Fourth Duke Mathematical Journal Conference »
Bridging mathematics, statistics and medicine with new Duke professor https://today.duke.edu/2017/10/hau-tieng-wu-vital-signs read more about Hau-Tieng Wu: Vital Signs »
New Duke professor studies the math of moving fluids https://today.duke.edu/2017/10/alexander-kiselev-mixing-it read more about Alexander Kiselev: Mixing It Up »
Geometry of Redisctricting Conference (Nov 2-3) and Workshop (Nov 4-5) will be held at The Searle Center. For additional information, please follow this link: https://sites.duke.edu/gerrymandering/conference/ The Thursday-Friday conference is open to the public and free of charge. It will feature a combination of lectures and panel discussions on the many multidisciplinary aspects of the redistricting problem. This workshop is made possible by the generous support of several sponsors. read more about Gerrymandering Workshop @ Duke »
The 2017 IMA Prize in Mathematics and its Applications has been awarded to Jianfeng Lu, an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at Duke University, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. Lu received this recognition for his many contributions in applied analysis, computational mathematics, and applied probability, in particular for problems from physics, chemistry, and material sciences. The unique strength of his research is to combine advanced mathematical analysis and… read more about Jianfeng Lu Awarded the 2017 IMA Prize in Mathematics and its Applications »
The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) has announced that it will present the third AWM-Sadosky Research Prize in Analysis to Lillian Pierce, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Duke University at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego, CA in January 2018. For more information, please click here. read more about Pierce wins Sadowsky prize in Analysis »
Seven graduate students received their Phd in mathematics at the 2017 Graduation Ceremony: Philip Andreae: [Advisor:Mark Stern] Analytic Torsion, the Eta Invariant, and Closed Differential Forms on Spaces of Metrics Brian Fitzpatrick: [Advisor:Paul Aspinwall] Complete Mirror Pairs and Their Naive Stringy Hodge Numbers Hangjie Ji [Advisor:Thomas Witelski] Thin Films with Non-conservative Effects Trang Nguyen [Advisor:Stephanos Venakides] Solitons in Exciton-Polariton System:Reduced… read more about 2017 PhD Graduates »
Students and faculty enjoyed a break before exams to share food and conversation at the annual math party on April 24, 2017. Those who competed in the MCM/ICM competition received Duke Math shirts and certificates. Officers of DUMU and research students in Data+, DOmath and PRUV were introduced. The Karl Menger prize for excellence in math competitions was awarded to Trung Can, Alex Damian, Tony Qiao, and Cheryl Wang for their top scores on the Putnam Competition and to Vinit Ranjan, Junmo Ryang and Kelly Zhang… read more about Annual Duke Math Party »
Seth L. Warner, Math Professor Emeritus, died April 20, 2017. Seth joined the Duke faculty as a research instructor in mathematics in 1955, became a professor in 1965, and served 11 years as departmental chairman before his retirement in 1995. He published 33 articles and two texts, Topological Fields and Topological Rings, he also published a two-volume text on modern algebra in 1954, which was reprinted in 1990. Seth studied the organ under H. Frank Bozyan while at Yale, Melville… read more about Seth L. Warner, Math Professor Emeritus Dies »
On Sunday April 23, the Duke mathematics department hosted the fourth Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference (TAGMaC). The event was cosponsored by the graduate student AMS and SIAM chapters along with the Information Initiative at Duke (iiD). Math graduate students from across the Triangle area (Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State) were invited to give 20 minute talks about their research. The topics ranged across all mathematical disciplines, from computational fluid mechanics to categorification of knot… read more about Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference (TAGMaC) »
Graduate Student and new PhD, Hangjie (Jessie) Ji, was recognized by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) for her "outstanding efforts and accomplishments" on behalf of the Duke University SIAM chapter. She is pictured here with SIAM faculty representative, Professor Tom Witelski. Congratulations, Jessie! read more about SIAM Certificate Awarded to Hangjie Ji »
Vinit Ranjan, Kelly Zhang, and Junmo Ryang are a group of prospective math majors who all met in high school at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, where they first competed in MCM, but on separate teams. This year, they came together on one team to achieve the finalist ranking. The crux of their project involved a computational model of varying amounts of self driving cars and their effects on driving conditions. They ran the model many times to get data from which they performed further analysis. https… read more about Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) »
Phillip Andreae graduated from Duke with a PhD in Mathematics, specializing in geometry. After graduation in 2016, he joined Meredith College as an Assistant Professor. While at Duke, Dr. Andreae served as a department graduate student representative and co-organized the Graduate Student Geometry Seminar in the Department of Mathematics. He was awarded Captain L.P. & Barbara Smith Award for his excellent teaching in the Mathematics Department. He was also a Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) fellow in 2015-2016.… read more about Alumni Profile: Philip Andreae »