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Spring 2022

Spring 2022

Spiral Statue
Welcome from the Department of Mathematics
Dear Friends of the Department, Welcome to our spring newsletter! We are pleased to update you on our latest news and invite you to engage with us through our online publication and more. This…
Jean-Francois Lafont
Vision for the Department
When Jean-François Lafont first became the interim chair of the Department of Mathematics in 2018, he had no idea he would be leading the department through a global…
OSU Cycle
Cycle: An Innovative Mentoring Program
Ohio State’s Department of Mathematics has committed to studying its successes and shortcomings on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. Those efforts have brought together an experienced group…
Graduate Community
A Connected Graph: The Graduate Math Community During the Pandemic
In-person activities took a great hit during the pandemic. Despite the bleak situation, the graduate students of the Department of Mathematics made considerable efforts to…
Math Outreach
Math Outreach During a Pandemic
When COVID-19 forced schools to go virtual, the Department of Mathematics, through its outreach branch Buckeye Aha! Math Moments (BAMM), had to decide how to move forward with Beyond the Classroom,…
Matt Amodio
Alumnus Spotlight: Matthew Amodio
*Image courtesy of Matt.Department of Mathematics alumnus Matthew Amodio had a truly spectacular performance on Jeopardy!  He achieved 38 consecutive wins on the well-known…
Darry Andrews
Staff Spotlight: Darry Andrews
Darry Andrews has led the Mathematics and Statistics Learning Center (MSLC) as director since 2004. He completed his PhD at the University of California Berkeley with a thesis in stochastic processes…
John Johnson
New Faculty Spotlight: John Johnson
The Department of Mathematics at Ohio State is happy to announce the appointment of John Johnson as an assistant professor. Johnson is interested in the interplay between…
MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses Offered by the Ohio State Department of Mathematics
Over the past several decades, the internet has substantially improved people's access to information. At the turn of the millennium, this spirit of access prompted the so-…