Spring 2021

Welcome From the Chair - Jean-François Lafont

Dear Friends of the Department, Welcome to our spring newsletter! I look forward to update you on our latest research, teaching, and outreach activities post-Covid. During…

Using Technology to Teach Math Classes During a Pandemic

Elizabeth Miller Introduction The sudden switch to online instruction in spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic presented a unique challenge to educators everywhere, and the Department of…

Graduate Life During the Pandemic

Barbara Keyfitz and Sanjeevi Krishnan The pandemic has affected graduate student life in myriad ways. On behalf of the Graduate Studies Committee, we conducted an online,…

The Young Mathematicians Conference Post-COVID

By Liz Vivas and Jim Fowler The Young Mathematicians Conference (YMC) held at Ohio State has become one of the premier ways to showcase undergraduate research. It has…

Using Mathematics to Combat Gerrymandering

Dustin G. Mixon The year 2020 will be remembered for its historic confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd protests and the presidential election. As if that weren't enough, here's…

Spotlight: Actuarial Club at Ohio State

The Actuarial Club at Ohio State (ACOS) is open to all Ohio State students. We primarily focus on helping students gain the skills necessary to be successful in a career…

New Faculty Spotlight: Caroline Terry

The Department of Mathematics welcomes its new tenure track faculty member: Caroline Terry. Terry is originally from Omaha, Nebraska. She received her PhD from the …

Alumni Spotlight: Joel Moreira

Former student Joel Moreira has been awarded the 2020 Michael Brin Dynamical Systems Prize for Young Mathematicians, given to outstanding researchers in dynamical…

Spotlight: The Graduate Student Community During the Pandemic

Although social distancing requirements led to fewer opportunities to see people in person, the graduate student community stayed vibrant and connected. Before classes…