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By Erica Goode John F. Nash 1928-2015 John F. Nash Jr., a mathematician who shared a Nobel Prize in 1994 for work that greatly extended the reach and power of modern economic theory and whose decades-long descent into severe mental illness and eventual recovery were the subject of a book...

On March 30, 2015 former CU Professor Emeritus John Alexander Williamson passed away at age eighty-two. After obtaining his Ph.D in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota and instructing at Cornell University, Williamson accepted a position with CU Boulder in 1967 and remained until his retirement in 2005. His academic work focused on probability, statistics, and mathematical biology. His many achievements include Best Paper Award from the International Genetic Epidemiology Society and high ratings from students throughout his many years teaching. The Applied Mathematics Department and Williamson's family hope to create a scholarship in the professor's name in the near future. Read more about the life of John Williamson here. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=John-W... To Donate to the John Williamson Memorial Fund Now Click Here.

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...