Summer 2021

Welcome From the Chair - Jean-François Lafont

Dear Friends of the Department, Welcome to our summer newsletter! Our department has many success stories and great news to share with you after this…

The Erdős Institute Flourishes Online

Dustin Mixon and Jim Fowler Rapid advances in science and technology point to an exciting future for humanity, and the industries that harness these advances have an insatiable appetite for…

Ohio State Graduate School Awards

Liz Vivas This spring, three graduate students from the Department of Mathematics won outstanding research and teaching awards. Benjamin Call has been awarded a…

Hidden Figures Revealed: Black Mathematicians at Ohio State

Nearly 200 mathematicians who identify as Black have earned mathematics degrees at Ohio State. These mathematicians have gone on to become prolific researchers, authors, high…

Department of Mathematics Website Gets New Look

Anita Simpson As you read this edition of the Math Newsletter online, you may notice that the Department of Mathematics website has a…

Graduate Teaching Awards Spotlight: A Double Bill

The pandemic’s arrival in March 2020 caused major disruptions at Ohio State as faculty and staff rushed to transition from in-person instruction to…

New Faculty Spotlight: Jingyin Huang 

Jingyin Huang is an assistant professor and the Alice Louise Ridenour Wood Chair in Mathematics at Ohio State. Huang is an expert in…

New Faculty Spotlight: Stefan Patrikis

The Department of Mathematics welcomes its new faculty member: Stefan Patrikis. Stefan is originally from New Haven, Connecticut.…

Undergraduate Research Successes

Every year, several math majors participate in research projects in the department, working under the guidance of faculty members and often collaborating …