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Department welcomes Alessandro Veneziani
$news$	Published Date: 2007-09-07 We are pleased to announce that Alessandro Veneziani, previously of the Politecnico di Milano, has joined Emory as Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. Alessandro's research interests are in computational mathematics, with a particular emphasis on simulation and modeling of fluid flows. He is currently working on hemodynamics and mathematical prediction of aneurysms in blood vessels. He recently received the Sacchi-Landriani Internazional Prize for Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, and is a past recipient of a SIAM Outstanding Paper award. He will be a key participant in our Computational Mathematics program and will teach linear algebra, computational fluid dynamics, and numerical simulation. We welcome Alessandro warmly and wish him a long and fruitful career at Emory!

Department welcomes Alessandro Veneziani

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Published Date: 2007-09-07
We are pleased to announce that Alessandro Veneziani, previously of the Politecnico di Milano, has joined Emory as Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. Alessandro's research interests are in computational mathematics, with a particular emphasis on simulation and modeling of fluid flows. He is currently working on hemodynamics and mathematical prediction of aneurysms in blood vessels. He recently received the Sacchi-Landriani Internazional Prize for Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, and is a past recipient of a SIAM Outstanding Paper award. He will be a key participant in our Computational Mathematics program and will teach linear algebra, computational fluid dynamics, and numerical simulation. We welcome Alessandro warmly and wish him a long and fruitful career at Emory!

Professor Benedict Gross to deliver "Luminaries" lecture on September 14
Published Date: 2007-08-28 Professor Benedict Gross, Dean and Professor of Mathematics, Harvard College and Member, National Academy of Sciences, will deliver the next lecture in Emory's "Luminaries in Science" distinguished lecture series. Professor Gross is well known for his work in number theory, particularly the Gross-Zagier theorem on L-functions of elliptic curves, which was work with Don Zagier. Professor Gross's lecture will be held in White Hall 207 on Friday, September 14, 2007 from 12:15 to 1:30 pm. All are invited

Professor Benedict Gross to deliver "Luminaries" lecture on September 14

Published Date: 2007-08-28
Professor Benedict Gross, Dean and Professor of Mathematics, Harvard College and Member, National Academy of Sciences, will deliver the next lecture in Emory's "Luminaries in Science" distinguished lecture series. Professor Gross is well known for his work in number theory, particularly the Gross-Zagier theorem on L-functions of elliptic curves, which was work with Don Zagier. Professor Gross's lecture will be held in White Hall 207 on Friday, September 14, 2007 from 12:15 to 1:30 pm. All are invited

Professors Garibaldi and Haber receive tenure!
$news$	Published Date: 2007-08-28 The department is pleased to announce that Skip Garibaldi and Eldad Haber have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure! Congratulations!

Five department majors graduate with honors
Published Date: 2007-05-01 Five undergraduate major students from our department graduated with honors this year: Samuel Ballas: Geometrically Finite Fuchsian Groups and the Patterson-Sullivan Measure, advisor: David Borthwick Tristan Dennen: Unitary Symmetries in Particle Physics, a First Encounter, advisor: David Borthwick Jacob Ensign: Vote Buying in Multi-Dimensional Preference Space, advisor: Victoria Powers Sabrina Rainwater: Some Properties of Quasicircles and Symmetric Quasicircles, advisor: Shanshuang Yang Solomon Stein Generic Polynomials and Cyclic Galois Groups, advisor: Eric Brussel

Five department majors graduate with honors

Published Date: 2007-05-01
Five undergraduate major students from our department graduated with honors this year:

Samuel Ballas: Geometrically Finite Fuchsian Groups and the Patterson-Sullivan Measure, advisor: David Borthwick
Tristan Dennen: Unitary Symmetries in Particle Physics, a First Encounter, advisor: David Borthwick
Jacob Ensign: Vote Buying in Multi-Dimensional Preference Space, advisor: Victoria Powers
Sabrina Rainwater: Some Properties of Quasicircles and Symmetric Quasicircles, advisor: Shanshuang Yang
Solomon Stein
Generic Polynomials and Cyclic Galois Groups, advisor: Eric Brussel

Evans/Hall lecture and award ceremony - April 30th
Published Date: 2007-04-20 Mark your calendars: The Evans/Hall lecture, "Future challenges and directions for computer science", will be held on Monday, April 30th at 4pm. The speaker, Peter Yianilos, is the Managing Member for Research of Merin, LLC and the Chairman of Netrics, Inc. He received a 4 year BS/MS in mathematics from Emory in 1978 and his PhD in computer science from Princeton in 1997. Before the lecture, the winners of the Marshall Hall, Trevor Evans, Jackson, and Putnam awards will be announced. After the lecture, there will be a reception.

Evans/Hall lecture and award ceremony - April 30th

Published Date: 2007-04-20
Mark your calendars: The Evans/Hall lecture, "Future challenges and directions for computer science", will be held on Monday, April 30th at 4pm. The speaker, Peter Yianilos, is the Managing Member for Research of Merin, LLC and the Chairman of Netrics, Inc. He received a 4 year BS/MS in mathematics from Emory in 1978 and his PhD in computer science from Princeton in 1997. Before the lecture, the winners of the Marshall Hall, Trevor Evans, Jackson, and Putnam awards will be announced. After the lecture, there will be a reception.

PhD student Julianne Chung to attend meeting of Nobel laureates
Published Date: 2007-03-14 Julianne Chung, PhD student in Mathematics and Computer Science at Emory University, has been selected to attend a meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, July 1-6, 2007. Since 1951, Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics, and physiology/medicine convene annually in Lindau, Germany, to have open and informal meetings with students and young researchers. Julianne will be a member of a student delegation from the Unites States, supported by the Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC), the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF-MPS), and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).

PhD student Julianne Chung to attend meeting of Nobel laureates

Published Date: 2007-03-14
Julianne Chung, PhD student in Mathematics and Computer Science at Emory University, has been selected to attend a meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, July 1-6, 2007. Since 1951, Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics, and physiology/medicine convene annually in Lindau, Germany, to have open and informal meetings with students and young researchers. Julianne will be a member of a student delegation from the Unites States, supported by the Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC), the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF-MPS), and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).

Prof. Jim Nagy receives Crystal Apple Award
$news$	Published Date: 2007-03-06 Prof. Jim Nagy received the 2007 Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Graduate Education. The Crystal Apple Awards, started in 1999, are given to recognize professors "who make a difference in the lives of their students". Seven awards were made from approximately 150 nominations. Nominations are prepared by students. Committees made up of professional, graduate and undergraduate students and past Crystal Apple Award recipients selected the winners. More information can be found in the Emory Wheel article about the awards.

Prof. Jim Nagy receives Crystal Apple Award

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Published Date: 2007-03-06
Prof. Jim Nagy received the 2007 Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Graduate Education. The Crystal Apple Awards, started in 1999, are given to recognize professors "who make a difference in the lives of their students". Seven awards were made from approximately 150 nominations. Nominations are prepared by students. Committees made up of professional, graduate and undergraduate students and past Crystal Apple Award recipients selected the winners. More information can be found in the Emory Wheel article about the awards.

20th Cumberland Conference, 17-19 May 2007
Published Date: 2007-03-05 The 20th Cumberland Conference on discrete mathematics will be held at Emory during 17-19 May 2007. For more information, see the conference web page.

Conference: Linear Algebraic Groups and Cohomology, 16-20 May 2007
Published Date: 2007-03-04 The conference Linear Algebraic Groups and Cohomology will be held at Emory during 16-20 May 2007. For more information, see the conference website.

Computational and Life Sciences
Published Date: 2007-01-29 A thrilling piece of journalism by Robin Tricoles. After publishing this article, Ms. Tricoles was referred to as the next Woodward AND Bernstein, able to copy the feat of two men in an age of great femenist power. Only time will tell if her efforts towards 100% dry reporting will be enough to thwart the onset of crude "slap" journalism, which employs physical torment as a means of creating panic-inducing news.

Computational and Life Sciences

Published Date: 2007-01-29
A thrilling piece of journalism by Robin Tricoles. After publishing this article, Ms. Tricoles was referred to as the next Woodward AND Bernstein, able to copy the feat of two men in an age of great femenist power. Only time will tell if her efforts towards 100% dry reporting will be enough to thwart the onset of crude "slap" journalism, which employs physical torment as a means of creating panic-inducing news.