Kevrekidis named Hans Fischer Senior Fellow
PACM professor Yannis Kevrekidisthe Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, has been appointed a Hans Fischer Senior Fellow at the Technical University of Munich Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), an honor open to outstanding scientists around the
Storey receives COPSS Presidents' Award for outstanding statisticians 40 or younger
PACM Associate Professor has received the 2015 COPSS Presidents' Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to statistics by a researcher aged 40 or younger.
Valerie Marino Retirement
It is with personal regret but warm wishes that we announce the retirement of our secretary Valerie Marino, effective June 30, 2015. Valerie was an integral part of the department and will be missed.
PACM Professors Transferred to Emeritus Status
PACM professors Phil Holmes, Erhan Cinlar and Christodoulos Floudas have transferred to emeritus status effective July 1, 2015. Holmes' research on dynamical systems and
John Nash, Nobel Prize Winning Mathematician, Dies at 86
John Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician whose life story inspired the film A Beautiful Mind, died over Memorial Day weekend in a fatal car accident alo
Phil Holmes to Receive Honorary Doctorate
PACM professor Phil Holmes is set to receive an honorary degree (doctor honoris causa) from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Prof.
Sloan Fellowship Winners
Congratulations to PACM postdoc Hau-tieng Wu and alumnus Lin Lin on winning the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship!
Carter wins 2015 Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry
Prof. Emily Carter has been awarded the 2015 Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin.
Carter and Tromp Awarded Supercomputer Hours
PACM professors Emily Carter and Jeroen Tromp have been awarded processing time on two powerful supercomputers as part of the 2015 Innovative and Novel Computational Impact of Theory and Experiment (INCITE) awards from the U.S.