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Outstanding results from the 2015 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

April 17, 2015

Each year the Department of Applied Mathematics sponsors undergraduate teams in the international Mathematical Contest in Modeling. The contest lasted 4 days from Feb 5-Feb 9, 2015. During this time, each team of 3 students selected one of four problems, they did the research, constructed mathematical and then numerical models,...

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Applied Mathematics Celebrates 25 Years of History

Feb. 4, 2015

Applied Mathematics is central to science and engineering education. As early as 1901 Engineering Mathematics was taught by faculty in the College of Engineering. Engineering Mathematics was organized as a separate Department of Engineering Mathematics in 1901. In 1948 the name of the unit was changed to the Department of...

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APPM Welcomes New Graduate Student Coordinator

Feb. 3, 2015

Trina was born in the UK but moved to Indiana when she was six, where she grew up. She has a degree in psychology from Purdue University and a degree in general studies from Iowa University. In 2007 she joined the National Guard and was a combat medic until 2010,...

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Assistant Professor Mark Hoefer Continues Work with His NSF Career Award

Feb. 3, 2015

Hoefer received in 2013 and continues to receive funding. Thus far, three publications have been produced as a result of the research. Hoefer said that, “I received the Career award in 2013 to study nonlinear wave dynamics theoretically and experimentally. The grant led to the formation of the Dispersive Hydrodynamics...

SIAM Front Range Student Conference

Jan. 7, 2015

The SIAM student chapters of Colorado are hosting their 11th annual regional student conference on applied mathematics for all schools along the Front Range on February 28th. This event will allow students from different universities in the area to see what is being done in this field and promote interest...

Chang’s Colorado Math Circle hosts Puzzlepalooza Competition and Competes in Nationwide Math Contest

Dec. 15, 2014

Silva Chang’s Colorado Math Circle recently hosted a Puzzlepalooza competition at the University of Colorado Boulder on December 7. The Colorado Math Circle is an organization directed by Silva Chang for high school and middle school students that hosts events such as math talks and problem solving sessions. The events...

Professor Adam Norris wins BFA Faculty Recognition Award

Nov. 21, 2014

Applied Math Professor Adam Norris has been awarded a BFA Faculty Recognition Award. The Faculty Recognition Award is given to faculty members who demonstrate continued support of the CU community through their service activities. Professor Rolf Norgaard said that “Adam has been involved in many endeavors across campus including service...

Graduating Seniors Ilana Trumble and Rees McNally Have Won College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Outstanding Graduate Awards

Nov. 21, 2014

Two Applied Math undergraduates have won the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s outstanding graduate awards for this semester’s December graduating class. Ilana Trumble has won the Outstanding Graduate of the College award. She has done research at the Anschutz Medical Campus with University of Colorado Cancer Center surveying mutation...

APPM Authors well represented in SIAM

Nov. 10, 2014

The Applied Math Department is filled with many talented individuals. Two of those, Professor Tom Manteuffel and Professor Emeritus Steve McCormick, are two of the most prolific SIAM authors. Manteuffel has authored the most articles, with 73 published from 1977 to today, according to Zentralblatt Math, the premiere pure and...

Silva Chang Named NSPE-CO 2014 Educator Of The Year

Aug. 12, 2014

Applied Math lecturer Silva Chang has been named the 2014 Educator of the Year by the Colorado chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE-CO) for her outreach work. Ms. Chang is the founder and director of the Colorado Math Circle which provides math enrichment to advanced high school...

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