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Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award for Simon Pfeil

Simon Pfeil is a recipient of the Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award 2015 in recognition of his outstanding teaching ability and service to students. 

Dun Liang appointed Post-doctoral Fellow at Tsinghua University Mathematical Sciences Center

Congratulations to Dun Liang (LSU PhD, Dec 2014, advisor Jerome W. Hoffman) who has been appointed as a Post-doctoral Fellow at Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Matthew Dawson appointed Post-Doctoral Fellow at Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas

Congratulations to Matthew Dawson (soon-to-be LSU PhD, advisor Prof. Olafsson), who has been appointed as a Post-doctoral Fellow at Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT) at Guanajuato, Mexico.

Peter Lambert-Cole appointed Post-doctoral Fellow at Indiana University

Congratulations to Peter Lambert-Cole (soon-to-be LSU PhD, advisor Prof. Baldridge), who has been appointed as a Post-doctoral Fellow at Indiana University

Jasson Vindas (LSU PhD 2009) receives Costa Rica Science Prize

Jasson Vindas who received his PhD in 2009 under Professor Ricardo Estrada was awarded the Costa Rica Science Prize "Clodomiro Picado T." of 2013. He is currently Assistant Professor at Ghent University, Belgium.

It is only the second time that a mathematician received this prize; Ricardo Estrada was the winner in 1996.

Irina Holmes appointed Jack Hale Post-doctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech

Congratulations to Irina Holmes (soon-to-be LSU PhD, advisor Prof. Sengupta), who has been appointed as a Jack Hale Post-doctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech.

Fall 2013 Awards

Graduate Math Students Awards

Departmental Service Award

  • George Cochran received the departmental Service Award

Uroyoan Walker (LSU PhD 2001) elected President of the University of Puerto Rico

Uroyoan Walker was elected President of the University of Puerto Rico System. Uroyoan Walker received his PhD. in Math from LSU in 2001 under Professor Jorge Morales. The University of Puerto Rico consists of 11 campuses and has over 60,000 students.

Jasson Vindas (LSU PhD 2009) wins ISAAC award

Jasson Vindas, who got his PhD in 2009 under Ricardo Estrada, received the ISAAC Award 2013 of the International Society for Analysis, its applications and computations. Jasson Vindas is currently Assistant Professor at Ghent University, Belgium. Previous price winners include Terrence Tao (UCLA).

 

Leaving LSU, and off to a PhD program

Among the 2013 graduates in math that are leaving LSU, and are heading to a PhD program, are Nathan Bush (Math, Texas A&M), Daniel Case (Physics, Northwestern University), Donovan B. Myers (Physics, Urbana-Champaign), Thomas Naugle (Math, University of Mississippi), and Sarah Seger (Math, Rice University).

See our Placement of Undergraduate Students at Graduate Programs page for more examples on the placement of recent undergraduates.