Department of Mathematics

Past Highlights

• 2023 - 2024 Academic Year

  Vernon Kramer Memorial Service Award

  

  The 2023-24 Vernon Kramer Memorial Service Award winners are: Jialin Wang _{(pictured top left)}, Kevin Gao _{(pictured top right)}, Tyler Pierce _{(pictured bottom left)}, and Zachary Virgilio _{(pictured bottom right)}. Thank you so much, we truly appreciate your extensive support of the UCR math community this year.

  To read about their contributions, please visit the Vernon Kramer Memorial Service Award page.

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  2024 CNAS Academic Excellence Awards

  The Math Department proudly announces that Riley Hunke & Sudhir Murthy are among the winners of the 2024 CNAS Academic Excellence Awards. Congratulations!

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  M.M. Rao Award

  

  The 2023-2024 M.M. Rao Award Graduate Fellowship Award winner is Rahul Rajkumar. Rahul is pursuing probability theory as his research area and already has results on the component processes of diffusion processes in a finite dimensional vector space over the p-adic numbers and on scaling limits. Congratulations!

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  Bryce Mason Award

  The Math Department proudly announces the 2024 winner of the Bryce Mason Award is Darius Mahamedi. The award recognizes Darius for excellence in mathematics and contributing to our positive learning environment.

  Congratulations Darius!

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  Bosch Prize

  Jana Fahs won the Bosch Award 2023-2024 for her outstanding course performance and undergraduate research. She has presented her work in both the UCR undergraduate research symposium and the Mathematical Pathways to an Excellent Future conference.

  Congratulations Jana!

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  Outstanding Visiting Assistant Professor Awards

  

  This year the UCR Mathematics Outstanding Visiting Assistant Professor Awards go to Courtney George (pictured left), Hassan Attarchi (pictured right), Fazel Hadadifard and Matthew Harper. Congratulations! To learn about their accomplishments and contributions for the 2023-2024 academic year, please visit the VAP awards page.

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  Outstanding TA Awards

  Every Academic year the Teaching Assistant Development Program recognizes the outstanding teaching assistants selected by each of the UC Riverside departments. Though it is difficult to choose a select few out our Teaching Assitants' consistently strong efforts, every year a number of TAs manage to find a way to stand out from the group.

  Please join us in congratulating our most recent recipients of the Outstanding TA award: Bill Terry, Emerald Win, Jialin Wang, Kevin Gao, Khoi Vo, Michael Gulas, Ryan Aschoff, Shane Rankin, Tyler Pierce and Zach Virgilio.

  Math Department TAs

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  Ketchersid Scholarship 2023-2024

  Winners of the Ketchersid Scholarship are chosen out of many eligible applicants. Several stand out students are chosen based on their academic achievements and their financial need which each student demonstrates in their submitted essay. The UCR Math Department's congratulations go to the math undergraduates listed below:

  Aliyah Bello, Cristian Herrera, Jacob Gower, Jonathan Martinez, Kimberly Arreguin, Maritssa Nolasco, Moises Ruano, Rayan Awais, William Murray, Xavier Madrid

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  Chancellor’s Award in Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement - Qixuan Wang

  

  For her collaborations with undergraduates on modeling hair follicle growth and modeling the effect of ionizing radiation on hair follicle degeneration, Professor Qixuan Wang is this year's winner of the Chancellor’s Award in Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement.

  The Math Department congratulates Dr. Qixuan Wang and these outstanding achievements.

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  Associate Professor - Qixuan Wang

  

  For her groundbreaking mathematical modeling of micro swimmers, hair follicle growth, and embryonic development, the university will promote Dr. Qixuan Wang to Associate Professor, effective July 1^st. In addition to her fantastic research accomplishments, Dr. Wang is a prolific mentor of undergraduate research of the highest quality. The Math Department congratulates Dr. Qixuan Wang and wishes her continued success in her remarkable career.

   

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  Edward A. Dickson Emerita Professor, 2024-2025: Mei-Chu Chang

  

  Professor Emerita Mei-Chu Chang has been named the Edward A. Dickson Emerita Professor, 2024 - 2025. For more on Professor Chang's remarkable career please go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mei-Chu_Chang

   

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  CNAS Scholarship

  

  Please join us in congratulating Andrea Stine on being awarded the CNAS Scholarship Inclusive Excellence Travel Fund Award!

  The Inclusive Excellence Travel Fund will be awarded to underrepresented graduate students in a STEM field of study who have the opportunity to meaningfully participate in an academic conference (in person or virtual) and are making acceptable progress within normative time toward a degree.

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  NSF Career Award - Weitao Chen

  

  The Mathematics Department proudly announces that Professor Weitao Chen is the winner of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award on Multiscale Model for Cell Morphogenesis and Tissue Development in Plant Leaves.

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  NSF Career Award - Brian Collier

  

  The Mathematics Department proudly announces that Professor Brian Collier is the winner of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award on Higgs bundles and Anosov representations.

   

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  Dr. Larry Harper Remembered

  The Mathematics Department extends its deepest sympathies to family and friends of Professor Emeritus Larry Harper. Dr. Harper passed away peacefully last October. Dr. Harper was a great contributor to mathematics, an influential colleague and a friend to so many.

  To read about his contributions to math and connections with his peers and students, please click here.

  ^{Illustration by Dr. John de Pillis}

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  Graduation 2023

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  MOPTA 2023 Conference Poster Competition

  

  Graduate Student James Alcala has secured the third-place position in the Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications (MOPTA) 2023 Conference Poster Competition.

  Congratulations, James!

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  Academic Excellence Award 2023

  The Academic Excellence Award is given to an outstanding student from each undergraduate major who is nominated by their faculty for achieving excellence in their academics and research or creative activity. Academic Excellence Award recipients will be recognized during the 2023 CNAS Commencement Ceremony and their names will be highlighted in the Commencement Program.

  Congratulations go to Camille Korbut, Mathematics Major.

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  Dissertation Fellowship Recipients 2023 - 2024

  

  Congratulations to our 2023 - 2024 Dissertation Fellowship Recipients: Alysha Toomey, Tony Li, and Jennifer Rangel Ambriz!

  Please read more about the recipients here.

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  Dissertation Fellowship Recipients 2022 - 2023

  

  Congratulations to our 2022 - 2023 Dissertation Fellowship Recipients: James Alcala, Jacob Garcia, Austin Hansen, Isaac Tate, Tyler Pierce, and Christian Williams!

  Please read more about the recipients here.

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  Outstanding Teaching Award Recipients 2022 - 2023

  

  Congratulations to our 2022 - 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award Recipients: Michael Gulas, James Le, Alex Tao, and Jennifer Wang!

  Please read more about the recipients here.

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  Outstanding Teaching Award Recipients 2022 - 2023

  

  Congratulations to our 2022 - 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award Honorable Mention Recipients: Gerardo Orozco-Fernandez!

  Please read more about why Gerardo was chosen here.

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  Outstanding VAP Awards 2022 - 2023

  

  The Mathematics Outstanding VAP Awards go to Catherine Cannizzo, Javier Gonzalez-Anaya, Sayan Das, and Hassan Attarchi.

  Please read more about why they were chosen and visit their profiles here.

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  F. Burton Jones Chair

  

  The Mathematics Department is pleased to announce that Distinguished Professor Vyjayanthi Chari has been appointed F. Burnton Jones Chair of Pure Mathematics. The Math Department congratulates Professor Chari on her exceptional career and wishes her continued success.

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  Outstanding Global Ambassador Award 2023

  

  The UCR Math Department proudly announces that Distinguished Professor Mark Alber is this year's winner of the Outstanding Global Ambassador Award. The Mathematics Department congratulates Professor Alber on this fantastic accomplishment.

  Learn More About the Award and Dr. Alber

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  Distinguished Celebration

  

  The International Center for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is hosting the conference Algebraic and Combinatorial Methods in Representation Theory in honor of the 65th birthday of Distinguished Professor Vyjayanthi Chari. The Mathematics Department congratulates Professor Chari on her remarkable career and wishes her continued success.

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  Dr. David Rush Remembered

  

  The UCR Math community extends our deepest sympathy and appreciation to the family of Professor Emeritus David Rush who passed away on February 13^th, 2023. Dave was a prolific mathematical author and mentor whose positive influence on the careers of many young people will be felt for years to come.

  To read more about Dave's impact on mathematics and our department Click Here.

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  Zhenghe Zhang

  

  For his vital contributions to interface of dynamical systems, spectral theory, and mathematical physics the university will promote Dr. Zhenghe Zhang to Associate Professor, effective July 1. The Math Department congratulates Dr. Zhenghe Zhang and wishes him continued success in his remarkable career.

   

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  Fulbright Scholar Award

  

  The UCR Mathematics Department proudly announces that Dr. Mark Alber was selected for the Fulbright US Scholar Award in the academic year 2023-2024. The award will support his extended visit to the Mathematical Institute, University of Leiden, The Netherlands, to collaborate on the project titled: Combining Mathematical Modeling and AI Methods for Studying Formation of Shape and Structure in Developing Tissue.

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• 2022 - 2023 Academic Year

  Distinguished Burton Jones Lecture 2023

  

  This year's Distinguished Jones Lecturer is Dr. Burt Totaro from UCLA.

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  John C. Fay Fellowship

  

  The Math department is thrilled to announce the establishment of its John C. Fay Fellowship. This fellowship will give partial support to a graduate student who will give a series of lectures as a preliminary to each Victor Shapiro Lecture. The preliminary lectures will be known as The Big C Seminar in Mathematics.

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  New Faculty

  

  The UCR Math Department proudly announces that Dr. Yiwei Wang joined our department as an assistant professor in 2022. Prior to joining UCR he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

  Dr. Wang’s research centers around mathematical modeling, scientific computing, and machine learning with applications in physics, material science, biology, and data science.

  To get to know more about Dr. Wang’s activities, please visit his website.

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  SIAM UC Riverside

  

  The SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Student Chapter is established in UCR. The purpose of this student chapter is to organize activities that foster the application of mathematics and computational science to engineering, industry, science, and society, and to promote research in applied and computational mathematics, and interdisciplinary studies in general.

  To learn more about the SIAM student chapter, visit the website https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/ucr-siam-student-chapter or contact the faculty advisors, Dr. Heyrim Cho and Dr. Jia Gou.

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• 2021 - 2022 Academic Year

   New Faculty

  

  The UCR Math Department proudly announces that Dr. Sarah Yeakel joined our department as an assistant professor of teaching in July 2022.

  Before coming to UCR, Dr. Sarah Yeakel was a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Maryland and got her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

  Her research interests are in algebraic topology and homotopy theory.

  To learn more about Dr. Yeakel's activities, visit her website: https://sites.google.com/view/syeakel/home

   

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  New Faculty

  

  The UCR Math Department proudly announces that Dr. Agnieszka Zelerowicz joined our department as an assistant professor in July 2022.

  Before coming to UCR, Dr. Zelerowicz was a Brin Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland.

  Dr. Agnieszka Zelerowicz's research focuses on smooth ergodic theory.

  To find out more about Dr. Zelerowicz ’s activities, please visit her website: https://zelerowicz.com

   

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  2022 AWM Student Chapter Award for Community Outreach
   

  

  The AWM Student Chapter at University of California at Riverside has been selected as the winner of the 2022 AWM Student Chapter Award for Community Outreach

  For details click here.

   

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  The Bryce Mason Award Winners 2022
   

  

  The Math Department proudly announces the 2022 winners of the Bryce Mason Award for being recognized by the faculty of the Department of Mathematics to have exhibited excellence in the study of mathematics and to have contributed to a positive learning environment.

  Congratulations Alexis Avila Miranda & Riley Bradt!

   

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  The Bosch Award Winners 2022
   

  

  The Math Department proudly announces the 2022 winners of the Bosch Award for outstanding achievement in the study of mathematics, exceptional mathematical aptitude, and the prospect of future success in a career field that utilizes mathematics.

  Congratulations Alicia Leyba, Emerald Win & Nellie Garcia!
   

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  Junior Excellence in Teaching Award 2022
   

  

  Professor Sara Lapan is the 2022 winner of UCR's Junior Excellence in Teaching Award for using a research-based approach to improving precalculus instruction.

   

   

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  Mid-career Fellows Award 2022
   

  

  Professor David Weisbart is a 2022 winner of a Mid-career Fellows Award from UCR's Academy of Distinguished Teaching.
  
   

   

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  The AWM Student Chapter at University of California at Riverside has been selected as the winner of the 2022 AWM Student Chapter Award for Community Outreach. Each year, the Award  for Community Outreach highlights one student chapter for outstanding engagement with the  local community. The AWM Student Chapter of the University of California at Riverside receives this award in recognition of the varied, thoughtful, and original community outreach activities. The chapter’s efforts focused on connecting mathematics to the arts, k-12 outreach, and working with other campus entities. Highlights included the virtual conference Women in MathArt: Research, Creativity, and Teaching; a collaboration with the campus poetry club to explore mathematical poetry; participation in the campus Dia de los Muertos celebration by sharing entries for women mathematicians who have passed away; a platonic solids event for middle school girls through a STEM role-models program; and working with the education department to help prepare for a high school Sonia Day. The chapter’s efforts show a strong commitment to building community among the members, at UC Riverside and with the broader community.

  • President: Camille Korbut
  • Vice President: Shanna Dobson
  • Secretary: Nicholas (Nick) Foster
  • Treasurer: Nisha Desai
  • Outreach Coordinator: James Alcala
  • Faculty Advisor: Weitao Chen

   

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  RISE Rooms at UCR

  UC Riverside looks to improve remote learning

  

  Spectrum News featured Math Department teaching in RISE rooms. Professor Estela Gavosto shares her experience using the RISE technology to teach concurrently in the classroom and Zoom.

  • Read the article
  • UCR RISE website

   

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  Alumni: Lawrence Mouillé

  

  Congratulations to our 2020 Alum Lawrence Mouillé, who was awarded a 2022 NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at Syracuse University with Lee Kennard. Lawrence's thesis, titled Positive Intermediate Ricci Curvature with Symmetries, is available here.

   

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  John Baez Named Fellow of AMS

  

  The math department proudly announces that John Baez has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, for contributions to higher category theory and mathematical physics, and for popularization of these subjects.

  For details on Professor Baez please go to AMS - UCR

   

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  UCR Mathematics in Curriculum Innovation

  

  The Department of Mathematics at UCR is funded by the Grand Challenge of California Learning Lab for over $1.2 million to develop a new mathematics gateway. The project’s aim is to re-conceptualize how calculus is taught and to open a wide and inclusive STEM gateway. The materials developed under this project will be shared as Open Educational Resources to benefit all students and educators. Over ten faculty members from three different higher education institutes participate in developing this project. Project PI is Dr.  Yat Sun Poon (UCR Mathematics), Project Director and co-PI is Dr. David Weisbart (UCR Mathematics). For more information, please visit its website: https://cllmath.ucr.edu

   

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  2022 AWM Student Chapter Award for Community Outreach
   

  CNAS Graduate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship 2021 - 2022

  

  This scholarship awarded to students who promote work in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Congratulations to Jonathan Alcaraz and Savanna Gee. Please follow the link to read their messages about the scholarship.

   

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  Congratulations to Therese-Marie Landry

  

  Congratulations to Therese-Marie Landry for her award of a Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI). She will be affiliated with “The Analysis and Geometry for Random Spaces” Program in 2022.

  As a noncommutative fractal geometer, Therese is  interested  in identifying  elements  of  fractality  that  can  be  recovered  from  function  spaces on fractals. In particular, she uses operator algebraic tools to build finite approximations of fractals with the goal of obtaining, as well as achieving new insights about, the geometry of the limiting object. Classical geometry relies on curves and surfaces that appear locally Euclidean. In contrast, fractals are infinite objects often characterized by self-similarity -- the repetition of a base pattern across a boundless set of scales. Scientists have successfully modified fractal patterns to model many diverse natural phenomena such as the bronchial tubes of a lung, the canopy of a tree, the network of blood vessels in the human body, the pathway of a lightning bolt, and the distribution of noise in data transmission over a communications channel. Because fractal structure in nature has self-similarity over an extended but finite scale range,  advancement in the theory of finite approximations of fractals can lead to a better understanding of how fractal structures arise and evolve in nature.

  Noncommutative geometry analyzes a space by studying the algebra of functions on that space. Since spaces that do not have paths or smooth structure often still admit many kinds of functions, ideas and tools from noncommutative geometry open up promising avenues for generalizing manifolds to describe quantum phenomena, where the wave function of a particle, but not its path in space, can be understood. Similarly, fractals, which often appear pathological in the setting of classical geometry, can be studied on the same rigorous footing as Riemannian manifolds when viewed as noncommutative spaces.

  
  Therese joined UCR Math in fall 2015. Her thesis adviser is Dr. Lapidus. For additional information on research activities at UCR Math, please visit: https://mathdept.ucr.edu/events/weekly-seminars
   

  MSRI is a nationally funded research center. For information on MSRI, please visit: https://www.msri.org/web/cms

• 2020 - 2021 Academic Year

  In Memoriam: Theodore Joseph Barth, Jr.;  Professor Emeritus of Mathematics; May 30, 1939 - March 17, 2020

  

  Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Theodore Joseph Barth, Jr., passed away on March 17, 2020. He was 80 years old.

  Born on May 30, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, Ted was the oldest child of Theodore J. Barth, Sr. and Mary Barth. From a young age, Ted excelled in math and science. He attended St. Mary’s School in Colorado Springs, Colorado on a full academic scholarship throughout grade school and high school until he graduated in 1957. Ted graduated summa cum laude from Regis College in Denver, Colorado with a B.S. in Mathematics in 1961. Having received a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, he attended the University of Notre Dame and received his master's and doctoral degrees in Mathematics. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he went on to be a Visiting Assistant Professor at Notre Dame, a Visiting Faculty Member at Tulane University, and a Visiting Faculty Member at the University of California, Berkeley.

  In 1972, Professor Barth joined the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Riverside as a faculty member until he retired in 1992. Professor Barth contributed to the UCR and mathematical communities in numerous ways, serving on multiple Academic Senate committees and councils, as well as serving on the Chancellor’s Task Force on Student Services and the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee. As a mentor, he was an advisor for graduate and undergraduate students, and developed software programs to collect, compile, and run student assignments for the Mathematics Department. In research, Professor Barth focused on complex analysis and contributed a vast number of carefully produced referee reports and reviews. In the classroom, Professor Barth was a thoroughly well-prepared instructor. His message was clear, concise, and to the point. Professor Barth was known to be one of the most rigorous graders in the department, but his supportive and friendly personality also made him an extremely well liked and respected teacher.

  Professor Barth was a train enthusiast and an avid photographer. Ted was incredibly generous and gave to many organizations, as well as supporting the education of his grand nieces and nephews, and his great-grand nieces. Ted is survived by his sister Mary Ann and the generations of nieces and nephews from his family.

   

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  Dr. Brian Collier Joins UCR Math Department in Fall 2020

  

  Before joining UCR, Dr. Collier was an NSF post-doctoral fellow at the University of Maryland.

  Dr. Brian Collier's research focuses on the interplay of different areas of math such as algebraic geometry, dynamical systems, gauge theory, Lie theory, and geometric group theory. In particular, he uses Higgs bundles and Nonabelian Hodge theory to study certain generalizations of hyperbolic geometry called Anosov representations and higher Teichmüller theory.

  To get to know Dr. Collier’s activities, please visit his website: https://sites.google.com/view/brian-collier/home

   

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  Dr. Jia Gou joins UCR Math Department in Fall 2020

  

   

  Dr. Jia Gou joins UCR Math Department in fall 2020, and a member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology (ICQMB) of the MathDepartment. Before joining UCR, Dr. Gou was a post-doctoral fellow in the University of Minnesota.

  Dr. Jia Gou works in the area of nonlinear differential equations, dynamical systems and mathematical modeling of biological processes. In particular, she uses analytic tools such as asymptotic analysis and bifurcation analysis to study phenomena observed in a group of coupled cells or bacteria. She now uses computational tools including stochastic simulations and finite element method with adaptive meshes to understand the mechanism corresponding to the establishment of the gradient distribution of some diffusing molecules in both continuous and discrete senses.

  To get to know Dr. Gou’s activities, please visit her website: https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/jgou

  To get to know ICQMB’s activities, please visit its website: https://icqmb.ucr.edu

   

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  Dr. Patricio Gallardo joins the UCR Mathematics Department

  

  July of 2020 Dr. Patricio Gallardo joined UCR as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics. Before joining UCR he was a post-doctoral fellow at Washington University and University of Georgia. His mathematical interests include algebraic geometry, singularity theory, and Hodge theory. Dr. Gallardo is also interested in more interdisciplinary work.

  To learn more about Dr. Gallardo’s activities, please visit his website: https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/pgallard

   

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  Product Rules and New Insight Through Fourier Analysis

  
  Every calculus student uses product rule to calculate the derivative of the product of two functions.In a recent article in the Notice of American Mathematical Society, Dr. Rodolfo Torres explains how modern Fourier Analysis takes this subject afar in functional analysis and applications.

  Dr. Rodolfo Torres is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development since fall 2019.To find out more about Dr. Rodolfo at UCR, please visit website: https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/rodolfot

   

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  UCR Math Interdisciplinary Project is Co-Funded by the NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences and the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

  
  Led by Dr. Mark Alber (PI) of UCR Math, a group of investigators from UCR and Notre Dame, is funded by the NSF for nearly $900,000 in the project NSF DMS 2029814 Project Title: MODULUS: Integrative multiscale modeling and multimodalexperiments to decode systems-level molecular mechanisms of epithelial systems.

  This project seeks to combine mathematical modeling and experimentation to bridge the critical knowledge gaps required to predict how molecular signaling controlled by morphogens such as the Bone Morphogenetic Protein(BMP) and Wingless/WNT signaling pathways through cytoskeletal regulators drives cell and tissue shape generation and maintenance during embryo development.

  Members of the team will integrate breakthroughs in mathematical theory of reaction-diffusion PDE systems on extending and deforming manifolds coupled with coarse graining mechanistic modeling approaches describing cell membrane and cytoskeleton with machine learning based surrogate models for image analysis, parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis.

  Outreach activities of the project will be coordinated with the UCR InterdisciplinaryCenter for Quantitative Modeling in Biology (ICQMB: https://icqmb.ucr.edu/).

  Interdisciplinary Team:
  Principal Investigator: Mark Alber, University of California, Riverside
  Co-PI: Weitao Chen, University of California, Riverside
  Co-PI: Amit K Roy Chowdhury, University of California, Riverside
  Co-PI: Jeremiah Zartman, University of Notre Dame
  Co-PI: Alexander Dowling, University of Notre Dame

   

   

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  Co-sponsored by UCR Math’s Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology and the Lorentz Center In Leiden, The Netherlands, Dr. Mark Alber co-organizes the Summer School “Modeling of Shape and Size in Biological Development”

   

  

  
  Students are encouraged to participate in online activities including listening to review talks and working on introductory projects. These activities will culminate in intense training and exchange program from 24 to 28 August, 2020.

  A follow up Special Session to be held at the 2021 Annual SMB Meeting, June 13-17, 2021at UCR as well as a Workshop at the Lorentz Center sometime in 2021-22 are planned.

  The Summer School focuses on mathematical multiscale models of animal and plant development and plant growth. School participants will work with models rooted in the cellular level, i.e., models making links between cellular processes such as cellular growth and  division, cell movement and interaction with the extracellular matrix (ECM), mechanical or chemical  signaling between cells, etc., leading to organ shape development and growth at higher spatial scales.

  Graduate students will be exposed to state-of-the-art examples of multiscale modeling in development. They will get hands-on experience with the development of mathematical and computational models as well as model calibration using experimental data. They will also develop in teams simple, but novel example models to answer open scientific questions proposed by the speakers ahead of time. Students will be expected to already have some experience in modeling but will be asked to work with a method that is new to them.

  https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/modeling-shape-and-size-in-biological-development.html

   

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  Dr. David Weisbart Shares His Experience With Online Teaching

   

  Dr. David Weisbart has been conducting online teaching at UCR Mathematics for several years. David is the PI for one ILTI grant and co-PI for two. In the video here he shares his advice and insights on how one may run online teaching.

   

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  Representing Mathematics in Science through the AAAS:
  Dr. Michel Lapidus
   

  

   

  The American Association for the Advancement of Science has been working to “advance science, engineering and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people”.

  To this end their goals to:

  • Enhance communication among scientists, engineers, and the public
  • Promote and defend the integrity of science and its use
  • Strengthen support for the science and technology enterprise
  • Provide a voice for science on societal issues
  • Promote the responsible use of science in public policy
  • Strengthen and diversify the science and technology workforce
  • Foster education in science and technology for everyone
  • Increase public engagement with science and technology
  • Advance international cooperation in science

  In light of these goals the AAAS elects members of the scientific community to represent and pursue these goals. To this end, the AAAS and its members have seen fit to elect Dr. Michel Lapidus of the UC Riverside Mathematics Department as a Council Delegate for Mathematics. In this role Dr. Lapidus will share his wealth of experience and knowledge as a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at UCR, the American Mathematical Society’s Associate Secretary for the Western Section and now as elected part of the AAAS.Considering his current positions at UCR, AMS and AAAS, Dr. Lapidus’ reflects, “…I hope to be able to help repay my debt to them all in taking on this new function. I also hope that this will eventually enable us to establish new ties between the AAAS, the AMS and other sister organizations sharing the same general humanitarian and scholarly goals, and more importantly, also between their members and their supporters.”

Past Events

• 2024 - 2025 Academic Year

  Computational Modeling & Machine Learning in Biology & Medicine Workshop 2024
   

  December 11^th & 12^th, 2024
   

  The workshop will focus on recent progress in mathematical and computational modeling of biological and biomedical systems, model translational predictions in biology and medicine, as well as data-driven and machine learning methodologies with applications to biology. The workshop will provide a follow up to an NSF sponsored conference on similar topics held at UCR in November of 2023 titled Predictive Modeling in Biology and Medicine.

  The workshop is sponsored by the UCR Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology (ICQMB) and UCR Artificial Intelligence Research and Education Institute (RAISE).

  Workshop Webpage

  *Due to the limited capacity of the venue, registration is currently closed for this event.

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• 2023 - 2024 Academic Year

  6^th Richard E. Block Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics Series

  

  This year's Distinguished Block lecture will be given by Professor Bernard Leclerc from Université de Caen, France on June 5^th at 4:00 p.m. in Skye Hall 284. Please join us for tea before the lecture at 3:30 p.m. and for the reception afterwards.
  
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  Mathematical Pathways to an Excellent Future

  Join us on May 24^th in Skye Hall 284 for the "Mathematical Pathways to an Excellent Future" conference. It includes a poster session and essay competition for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their experiences and work in mathematics.

  To learn more: https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/excellenceanddiversity2024?usp=sharing

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  Distinguished Burton Jones Lecture 2024

  

  This year's Distinguished Burton Jones lecture will be given by Professor Dessislava Kochloukova from State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) on May 8^th at 4:00 p.m. in Skye Hall 284. Please join us for tea before the lecture at 3:30 p.m. and for the reception afterwards.
  
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  Riverside Workshop on Geometric Group Theory

  

  The 2024 edition of the Riverside Workshop on Geometric Group Theory will take place at UCR over May 3^rd - 6^th.  It will feature mini-courses by Inhyeok Choi (KAIS) on random walks on groups, Emily Stark (Wesleyan) on boundaries of hyperbolic groups, and Abdul Zalloum (Toronto) on constructing hyperbolic and injective metrics via walls, as well as introductory courses given by graduate students. 

  • Please register here by February 1^st if you are interested in attending.
  • Poster

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  13th Annual Southern California Systems Biology Symposium
   

  

  The 13th Annual Southern California Systems Biology Symposium, to be held at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, will bring together researchers from across California to share research, build community, and stimulate collaborations in mathematical and systems biology.

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  Distinguished Lecture in Mathematical & Computational Biology & Mathematics Colloquium
   

  

  Stacey Finley, Professor, USC

  Dr. Stacey Finley is holder of the Nichole A. and Thuan Q. Pham Professorship at the University of Southern California. She is Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Quantitative and Computational Biology. Dr. Finley received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Florida A & M University and obtained her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. She completed postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Finley joined the faculty at USC in 2013, and she leads the Computational Systems Biology Laboratory. Dr. Finley has a joint appointment in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and she is a member of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Finley is also a standing member of the MABS Study Section at NIH. Her research has been supported by grants from the NSF, NIH, and American Cancer Society. Dr. Finley was awarded Leah Edelstein-Keshet Prize from the Society of Mathematical Biology and elected in 2021 Fellow of American Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering and in 2022 Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.

  Exploring the tumor-immune ecosystem using computational modeling

  My research group works in the area of mathematical oncology, where we use mathematical models to decipher the complex networks of reactions inside of cancer cells and interactions between cells. We have combined detailed, mechanistic and data-driven modeling to study these networks and predict ways to control tumor growth. Our recent work is aimed at predicting metabolism and signaling in the tumor microenvironment. In this talk, I will present our recent work aimed at predicting signaling-mediated interactions between tumor and immune cells using agent-based models. Our models generate novel mechanistic insight into cell behavior and predict the effects of strategies aimed at inhibiting tumor growth. We have also developed methods of calibrating the models to tumor image data to generate reliable predictive frameworks.

  February 21^st
  Refreshments @ 12:15 p.m.
  Talk @ 1:00 p.m.
  MRB1 Seminar Room (First Floor)

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  The Conference on Predictive Modeling in Biology and Medicine will take place at the Alumni & Visitors Center, University of California, Riverside, from November 17^th - 19^th, 2023. The  Conference is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF DMS 2331170), by the UCR Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology (ICQMB), UCR Office of Research and Development, UCR Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UCR College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS), UCR Department of Mathematics, UCR Biophysics Graduate Program as well as by City of Hope.

  The conference will focus on recent progress in mathematical and computational modeling of biological systems, model translational predictions in biology and medicine and data-driven and machine learning methodologies in biology.

  The conference will bring together researchers at different stages of their career to exchange ideas and novel approaches as well as to promote interdisciplinary collaborations with the special focus on promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). A special sub-workshop on promoting DEI in Education and Research will be held on the first day, November 17^th, 2023.

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• 2022 - 2023 Academic Year

  Making Calculus an Inclusive Gateway to STEM Education

  The UCR Academy of Distinguished Teachers presents:

  Making Calculus an Inclusive Gateway to STEM Education

  Time: May 24^th, 2023 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
  Location: UCR, XCITE Commons Room, Rivera Library
  Speakers: Kinnari Atit, Bryan Carrillo, Cathy Lussier, Dylan Noack, Yat Sun Poon, and David Weisbart.

  For more information please visit cllmath.ucr.edu

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  Mathematical Pathways to an Excellent Future

  Join us on May 19^th in Skye Hall 284 for the "Mathematical Pathways to an Excellent Future" conference. It includes a poster session and essay competition for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their experiences and work in mathematics. Click here to learn more.

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  Victor L. Shapiro Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics

  

  Sir Michael Berry of the University of Bristol will be giving this year's Victor L. Shapiro Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics on Thursday, March 16^th, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Zoom.

  Dr. John C. Fay's generous donation will support the concurrent Big "C" Seminar in Mathematics, that our own Will Hoffer will run this year as the first Fay Fellow.

  For further information, please follow the link to the Victor L. Shapiro Distinguished Lecture and Fay Fellowship Website:

  https://tinyurl.com/UCR-VLS-2023

  
  The lecture will take place on April 14^th at 4:00 p.m. in Skye Hall 284. Dr. Totaro's lecture will be "Algebraic Varieties at the Extremes".

  More Information

   

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  5^th Lecture of the Richard E. Block Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics Series

   

  

  This year the Block Distinguished Lecturer will be M. Susan Montgomery, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Southern California. The lecture will take place May 25^th in Skye Hall 284 at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Montgomery's lecture will be "Orthogonal representations: from groups to Hopf algebras to tensor categories". The Block Lecture Series is chaired by Dr. Vyjayanthi Chari of the UCR Mathematics Department.

  The abstract is available on the poster here.

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  MSRI May 12th Workshop: A Celebration of Women in Mathematics 2022

   

  UCR is a satellite institution for the upcoming MSRI event taking place May 12^th from 8 - 11.30 a.m. Pacific Time. The MSRI Celebration of Women in Mathematics 2022 event is aimed at graduate students, with a focus on "How to Build a Career in Math". It will be a hybrid workshop, with online and in-person activities.

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• 2021 - 2022 Academic Year

  COMAP

  

  Looking to put your knowledge of mathematics to the test on an international level by solving real world modeling problems? Then consider participating in this year's COMAP (Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications) (https://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/index.html) on February 17-21, 2022. COMAP is an international mathematical modeling competition that’s completely online, teamwork based (up to 3 students per group) and open to all college students.

  For more information please click here, or contact Jennifer Rangel Ambriz or Austin Hansen.

   

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  The Women in MathArt/Riverside Mathematics Workshop for Excellence & Diversity: Research, Creativity, & Teaching Conference

  

  This conference will showcase women researching mathematics and the arts and creative pedagogies and is our first step towards creating a research network Women in MathArt, whose goal is to be a resource for the artistic math community celebrating the empowering intersections between mathematics and the arts, and an inviting space for members to learn from each other. The conference will be held virtually through Zoom on October 16^th - 17^th, 2021. The conference is in cooperation with AWM. We gratefully acknowledge the Institute for Advanced Study, Women and Mathematics Program, Lisa Simonyi, the AWM Chapter at UCR, and the UCR Department of Mathematics.

  For details, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/women-in-mathart-conference/home

• 2020 - 2021 Academic Year

  Virtual Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting 2021

  June 13 - 17, 2021

  

  We are excited to virtually host the meeting on behalf of the University of California Riverside (UCR) along with the inclusion of most colleges and universities in California!

  While COVID-19 continues spreading across the world, the Society for Mathematical Biology is keeping the health and safety of our members as our top priority. To reduce or slow the spread of infection, we will hold our 2021 Annual Meeting in a virtual form between June 13-17, 2021. We acknowledge that many are facing challenging personal and/or professional circumstances, but we hope that our virtual Annual Meeting will allow our community to stay connected, share research, and support each other. The meeting will be held 24 hours a day to maximize the participation of people across the world.

  For registration, schedules and more please visit smb2021.org

   

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  Women in Combinatorics & Representation Theory - Diversity & Excellence Workshop
   

  

  The 2021 UC Riverside Diversity Workshop will be focused on Women in Combinatorics and Representation Theory.

  The goal is to feature women who work on the many different aspects of these subjects and who work in a variety of institutions; including research universities, smaller state schools, liberal arts colleges and in industry/government.

  This virtual workshop will take place on May 15-16, 2021 and will feature five plenary talks, two panel discussions, and five short talks.
   

  For More Information Visit the Workshop Site

   

  Register Here

   

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  Women in Combinatorics and Representation Theory
   

  

  The theme of UCR’s Third Annual Workshop on “Excellence and Diversity in Mathematics” will be “Women in Combinatorics and Representation Theory”.

  It will take place on May 15-16, 2021 online. Deadline for submitting short talks is on February 28, 2021.For program details or submission of short talks, please visit https://sites.google.com/g.ucla.edu/ucr-diversity-2021/

   

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  SMB Diversity Workshop 2021
   

  Virtual Workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Mathematical Biology to be held on Friday, March 26^th from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. PDT: https://icqmb.ucr.edu/smb-diversity-workshop-2021

  This workshop, co-sponsored by the UCR Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology, is being held in connection and in preparation for the SMB 2021: https://www.smb2021.org/home

  Please register here if you want to participate (free registration): https://ucmerced.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_crPmkNyNTSu_YQDESIUlfQ

  We invite the mathematical biology community and mathematical community in general to join us as we engage in a critical reflection of our  practices in order to cultivate a culture in which all voices are heard, valued and validated. Together, by sharing stories and identifying concrete actions, we can make space for everyone. We encourage you to give us your input by completing the questionnaire found here on our website. We look forward to seeing you on March 26^th.