Accelerated Master’s Program student Alaric Rohl, and his advisor Layachi Hadji, had their paper, On three-dimensional stable long-wavelength convection in the presence of Dirichlet thermal boundary conditions, published in the Journal of Engineering Mathematics. The paper can be found at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10665-020-10067-2
Dr. William H. Tranter Makes a Bequest for the Ainsworth Fellowship
William H. Tranter, a former student of Professor Richard Ainsworth, recently passed away. In his will Dr. Tranter made a bequest of $5,000 to the Departmant of Mathematics, to be added to the Edith and Richard Ainsworth Endowed Scholarship. William H. Tranter’s Obituary William Harrington Tranter, 79, of
Duc Nguyen Joins Research University Faculty
Mathematics PhD alumnus Dr. Duc Nguyen has joined the faculty of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kentucky as a tenure-track assistant professor effective August 2020. Dr. Nguyen received his PhD from UA in 2015 under the supervision of Dr. Shan Zhao. From 2015 to 2020 he worked at Michigan State University, first
Mathematics Fall Courses & COVID-19 FAQs
The Department of Mathematics has been working hard this summer to provide the best instruction with the maximum amount of Student-Instructor interactions available within the guidelines to protect the health and safety of our faculty and students. We are continuing to make adjustments and individual faculty are in the process of finalizing their syllabi in
Video Messages to Graduating Seniors and Honors Day Award winners
Since COVID-19 prevented us from holding a Honors Day reception and a commencement ceremony, Dr. Cruz-Uribe created the videos below to speak to our students. Undergraduate Awards: https://vimeo.com/414761564/310e89b791 Graduate Awards: https://vimeo.com/414762604/02e48bd5d9 Class of 2020: https://vimeo.com/414764562/4970e370e0
Involvement Builds Sharniece Holland’s Success
Sharniece Holland is a proven leader who demonstrates driven tenacity toward her goals – academically and professionally. Now a professor at Washington University, she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at The University of Alabama.
Mathematics Strives to Be a Leader in Diversity and Inclusion
The Department of Mathematics was awarded the 2019 Departmental Diversity Award. Dr. David Cruz-Uribe’s goal is to maintain this diverse atmosphere, eventually creating a graduate program that is made up of 50 percent women and 20 to 25 percent underrepresented minorities.
Department of Mathematics Wins Diversity Award
The Department of Mathematics celebrated an increased number of minority students, welcoming a class of graduate students that included four women and eight black students, well above the national average.
Former graduate student Veny Liu represents UA in Hawaii
2016 Math PhD graduate Veny Liu is now an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii, West Oahu. Dr. Liu recently attended the largest SACNAS ever (5000+ attendees) in Honolulu.