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UCR Mathematics is one of the few math departments in the country that offers diversity in research, small hands-on classes and the unique opportunity to learn from some of the most prominent mathematicians in the country.
At UC Riverside you will have easy access to the 24 faculty members and approximately 70 graduate students. Ease of access to our faculty and grads means you'll have a connection to their research and teachings in a broad range of specialties, including: algebra, analysis, geometry, topology, mathematical physics and combinatorics. We offer a Masters of Science and a Doctorate of Philosophy. The UCR library has subscriptions to over 100 paper and electronic mathematical journals and is aggressively expanding its large selection of mathematical volumes. Over 100 doctorates have been awarded in the 40 years since the graduate program began.
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- Posted May 2, 2012
UCR Mathematics' Dr. Michel Lapidus Receives Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award
From the official UCR notice:
Each year the Graduate Council and Graduate Division present the Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award to one or two UCR faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the training of advanced graduate students. It is my pleasure to announce that this year’s winners are Rajiv Gupta and Michel Lapidus.
Dr. Lapidus is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics. He received both a Ph.D. and Doctorat d'Etat es Sciences (both Summa Cum Laude) from the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, and held faculty positions at USC and the University of Georgia before joining UCR in 1990. Among a long list of professional honors and awards, Dr. Lapidus has held temporary positions at UC Berkeley, Oxford, and Yale, is a fellow of the AMS and AAAS, and has been funded by NSF for 24 of the past 25 years. Dr. Lapidus' students positively gush about his breadth and depth of knowledge, his generosity towards his students, and his character. They describe him as a "role model," an "extraordinary mentor," a "superlative teacher," an "inspiration figure," and a "true leader." They praise his welcoming demeanor and his ability to connect with them and understand their individual needs, both professionally and personally. One writes: "Michel manages to be concerned about each and every one of his students. It really matters to him that they do well in class and that they do well in life." Several express gratitude for the professional training they received from Dr. Lapidus, which they believe gave them an early advantage in their careers. Others are thankful for the strong and lasting sense of community that Dr. Lapidus fosters among his students, many of whom are from diverse backgrounds. One summarizes what many seem to feel: "Inspired by his immense generosity, I have made it a personal and professional goal to model my own career after his and to share everything I can with students who are willing to work hard to earn their success."
- Posted April 25, 2012
Announcing the SPRING 2012 Ketchersid Scholarship Recipients:
Winners of the Ketchersid Scholarship are chosen out of many eligible applicants. Thirteen stand out students are chosen based on their academic achievements and their financial need which each student demonstrates in his or her submitted essay.
Our congratulations goes out to: Coral Chaney, Nisreen Gabaji, Michelle Black, Roger Quach, Ashley Gregory, Amanda Hoisington, Emad Totari, Khoa Tran, Alex Owens, Monika Ujkic and the rest. - Posted March 22nd, 2012
Mini-Comparison Geometry Conference
Dr. Fred Wilhelm has organized a mini conference on Comparison Geometry for 3/26 - 3/27 2012. it will take place in Surge 284. Speakers from UCR and a guest speaker, Dr. Catherine Searle of UNAM, are schedule for the conference.
- Posted January 2nd, 2011
Algebraic and Combinatorial Approaches to Representation Theory
The conference "Algebraic and combinatorial approaches to representation theory" is a follow up to the ICM 2010 satellite conference held in Bangalore, India (August 12-16, 2010), and is funded by the NSF.
Support is available for graduate students and postdocs. Please write to one of the organizers for details.
Confirmed Speakers:
Georgia Benkart (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Alexandre Bouayad (Université Paris VII, France)
Corina Calinescu (Yale University, USA)
Zongzhu Lin (Kansas State University, USA)
Toshiki Nakashima (Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan)
Daisuke Sagaki (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
Alistair Savage (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Anne Schilling (University of California Davis, USA)
K. N. Raghavan (Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India)
Edward Richmond (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Raphaël Rouquier (University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and UCLA, USA)
Dylan Rupel (University of Oregon, Eugene, USA)
Peter Tingley (MIT, USA)
- Posted June 21, 2011
Our graduate students work hard not only to learn from their professors but to offer new and innovative ideas to the mathematical community. Their final step as graduate students is their dissertations. Dissertations take a great deal of research and development to complete. To help nurture the talents of our graduates, UCR offers fellowships to help remove some of the financial burden and free the grads' time for studies. The Graduate Department Dissertation Fellowships for 2011/2012 have been awarded to a contingent of our graduate students.
Congratulations go out to: Matt Bennett, Nishu Lal, Robert Niemeyer and Mike Sill.
The efforts of our grads also go beyond working on dissertations and completing their degrees. All of our grads work on multiple projects and challenges to help their talents and abilities grow. Two of our graduate students have been awarded Grad Division Fellowships for 2011/2012 so they can focus on their research projects.
Congratulations to: Barbara Herzog and John Quinn.
AMC 10/12 (B) 2012
70 high school students from the Riverside and Moreno Valley Unified School Districts participated in the AMC 10/12 (B) (2012). The schools included Arlington, King, North, Ramona, and Vista Del Lago.
The AMC 12 top scorers from our region included Liang Zhou (North High School), Melica Panahi-Pour (North High School), and Derek Estrella (Vista Del Lago High School). The AMC 10 top scorers from our region included Andrew Xu (North High School), Shamik Maganlal (King High School), and Archit Kagalwala (King High School).
Liang Zhou (AMC 12, North High School), and Melica Panahi-Pour (AMC 12, North High School) will take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) on March 15, 2012 for the chance to qualify for the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). And UCR is cheering them on!!!
AMC 8 2011
81 middle school students from the Riverside Unified School District participated in the AMC 8 (2011). The schools included Central, Earhart, F.A. Miller, Riverside STEM Academy, Sierra, and University Heights. The top scorers from our region included Zherui Xuan (Earhart), Kumann Liu (Earhart), and Jeffrey Ng (F.A. Miller).
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Washington Monthly Ranks UCR #5 for its "public mobility, research and service"- June 15, 2011
U.S. News & World Report Ranks all of UCR in the top 100 - #94 - November 9, 2010
U.S. News & World Report Ranks UCR Math Grad Program in top 100 - #68 - August 27, 2010
Goldwater Institute Ranks UCR in the Top 20
"The University of California Riverside is one of the best steward of its financial resources among the nation's leading universities, according to a report by a conservative government watchdog organization." - September 2, 2009
Washington Monthly Ranks UCR 16th in the Nation
"The University of California, Riverside ranks 16th in a Washington Monthly comparison of national universities based on what they are doing for the country." - August 22, 2008
UCR Ranks in the Top Ten
U.S. News & World Report says the university is one of the "top schools to watch."
