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Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society AMS
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- Catherine Roberts to step down as AMS Executive Director
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After seven years as Executive Director of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), Catherine Roberts will step down at the end of August to become Chief Executive Officer of the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP).“We thank Catherine Roberts for her leadership and for her many accomplishments as executive director,” said Bryna Kra, AMS President and Joseph Silverman, Board of Trustees Chair. “She has been integral to the functioning of the AMS. Her achievements include the highly successful campaign for the Next Generation Fund, steering the AMS through both political turmoil and the COVID-19 pandemic, growing existing AMS programs, and expanding into new areas. Catherine’s presence will be missed.”Launched in 2020, the Next Generation Fund supports doctoral students and recent PhD recipients as they navigate their early careers. The AMS also added new prizes and fellowships and increased financial and professional support to help mathematicians advance their research during Roberts’ tenure.Roberts positioned the AMS for a thriving future in other ways. She implemented a strategic plan that resulted in rebranding the AMS identity and establishing offices of Membership, Communications, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Roberts reimagined the Joint Mathematics Meetings as a robust partnership that now includes more than a dozen professional societies and more research areas and aspects of the mathematical sciences than ever before. She also helped amplify the voices and interests of mathematicians in Washington, DC, expanding AMS advocacy to include education policy and opening new offices near Capitol Hill.Under Roberts’ leadership, the AMS book program grew with the acquisition of MAA Press; the AMS launched a new gold open access journal, Communications of the AMS; the workflow for MathSciNet was converted to paperless; and the AMS printing and distribution facility transformed to a digital press operation.“Catherine Roberts repeatedly impressed me by her ability to navigate challenges,” said Ruth Charney, immediate past president of the AMS. “She has been a huge asset to the AMS, and will be hard to replace.”Roberts called her AMS service “the honor of a lifetime. The AMS is, and will remain, my professional home, as it has been for me since graduate school.” By joining COMAP, Roberts said that she is returning “to my roots, promoting math modeling and education.”Catherine Roberts comes to COMAP with “talent, experience, and capabilities beyond our expectations and dreams,” said Eric Robinson, COMAP Board of Trustees president. “We are thrilled that she has agreed to become our CEO.” Over the next few months, the Board of Trustees will conduct a search for a new Executive Director.Contact: AMS Communications.*****The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- Balakrishnan Awarded 2023-24 AMS Birman Fellowship
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Abstract: Jennifer Balakrishnan, the Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Mathematics at Boston University, has been awarded the 2023-2024 AMS Joan and Joseph Birman Fellowship for Women Scholars.
Jennifer Balakrishnan
Credit: Jennifer Balakrishnan“It is an honor to be awarded the Joan and Joseph Birman Fellowship, and I am deeply grateful for the support of my collaborators and mentors,” Balakrishnan said. “I am looking forward to the opportunity this fellowship will provide in supporting a full-year sabbatical, as well as inviting a collaborator to visit Boston University.”Balakrishnan?s research is motivated by various aspects of the classical and p-adic Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjectures, as well as the problem of algorithmically finding rational points on curves.Balakrishnan received an AB and AM from Harvard University and a PhD in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the supervision of Kiran Sridhara Kedlaya. She was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard, a Titchmarsh Research Fellow at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, and a Junior Research Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. She is the recipient of a Sloan Research Fellowship, an NSF CAREER award, and the AWM-Microsoft Research Prize in Algebra and Number Theory. Balakrishnan is a Fellow of the AMS and AWM.About the Fellowship:The Joan and Joseph Birman Fellowship for Women Scholars is a mid-career research fellowship made possible by a generous gift from Joan and Joseph Birman.The fellowship seeks to address the paucity of women at the highest levels of research in mathematics by giving exceptionally talented women extra research support during their mid-career years.The most likely awardee will be a mid-career woman, based at a U.S. institution, whose achievements demonstrate significant potential for further contributions to mathematics. A requirement of this fellowship is that the awardee must be a member of the AMS at the time of application.Candidates must have a carefully thought-through research plan for the fellowship period. Special circumstances (such as time taken off for care of children or other family members) may be taken into consideration in making the award. Awardees may use the fellowship in any way that most effectively enables their research: for instance, for release time, participation in special research programs, travel support, childcare, etc. The award is issued through the recipient?s institution, and no part of it may be utilized for indirect costs.The award for the 2023-2024 academic year is expected to be in the amount of $50,000.Contact: AMS Communications.*****The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- AMS Endorses Bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Bill
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Abstract: The American Mathematical Society (AMS)—together with several other professional organizations in the mathematical sciences—endorses the bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act (H.R. 1050) introduced by Haley Stevens (MI-11), Jim Baird (IN-4), Don Beyer (VA-8), and Young Kim (CA-40) in the US House of Representatives.The Data Science and Literacy Act of 2023 supports a voluntary program at the Department of Education through which educational entities (pre-K–12 and two- and four-year colleges) may apply for funding. The bill would authorize $10 million annually for this program. Eligible entities such as states, local educational agencies, tribal schools, and institutions of higher education could use grant funding to:• Ensure access to data science, data literacy, and statistics education for all students;
• Promote data science and literacy through professional development for teachers and developing learning material; and/or
• Use data science and literacy to catalyze increased access and improved equity in STEM.“Data touches everything we do. Data education is integral to bolstering our global competitiveness, unlocking good-paying jobs, and fostering a well-informed society,” said Rep. Stevens. “As world leaders in technological advancement, it’s essential that we create programs that increase access to data science and literacy education so students from an early age can earn a well-rounded STEM education,” added Rep. Baird. Expanding on these remarks, Rep. Kim noted that “STEM education expands opportunities for students, grows our economy, strengthens our workforce across industries and boosts our nation’s global competitiveness.” And Rep. Beyer stated that “our bill would provide educators with the resources necessary to expand access to a quality data science education and prepare students for 21st century jobs.”The AMS joins a chorus of organizations—including the American Statistical Association (ASA)—that support this legislation. “It’s essential all children leave high school able to live and work in a data-driven world,” said Donna LaLonde, ASA director of strategic initiatives and outreach. ASA Executive Director Ronald Wasserstein added that “the bill would expand access to STEM education and careers for communities of color and other underrepresented groups, including at two-year colleges and minority-serving institutions.”There is a lot of momentum in Congress for supporting data science education activities, but this bill faces an uphill battle. In the House, this bill must first be marked up and passed by the Committee on Education and Workforce by simple majority. Meanwhile, the bill has not yet been introduced in the Senate. The AMS Office of Government Relations and ASA are actively advocating for this legislation in both chambers.We need your help! You can ask your representative to support this legislation by visiting the AMS Take Action page.
PubDate: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- Nagloo Awarded 2023-2024 AMS Centennial Fellowship
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Abstract: Joel Nagloo, an associate professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) in the Department of Math, Stat, and Comp Sci, has been awarded the 2023-2024 AMS Centennial Research Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year. The primary selection criterion is the excellence of the candidate?s research.
Joel Nagloo
Credit: Sharonne Caullychurn“I am thrilled and honored to be awarded an AMS Centennial Research Fellowship,” Nagloo said. “I am grateful for the AMS?s generous support and recognition of my research,” which is in model theory, a branch of mathematical logic. “In general, my work focuses on applying the techniques developed in model theory to tackle problems in other areas of mathematics such as functional transcendence and number theory,” he explained.During the fellowship year, Nagloo plans to visit his collaborators in France and the United Kingdom, “to continue our work on the Ax-Schanuel conjectures for covering maps and to apply those results to problems of unlikely intersections.”Nagloo received his PhD in 2014 at the University of Leeds (UK) under the supervision of Anand Pillay. He has taught at Bronx Community College, Graduate Center, and Hunter College, CUNY; and was a research associate at the Research Foundation, CUNY, on an NSF grant.“I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to my wife, Sharonne, for her unwavering support and encouragement,” Nagloo added.“I am originally from Mauritius, a small island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent,” he shared. “It still amazes me that I have been able to find a path from my tiny island to mathematics at a research institution in the United States. A shout-out to all those aspiring mathematicians in search of a similar path.”About the Fellowship:In 1973, the AMS established a Research Fellowship Fund, renamed in 1988 to honor the AMS Centennial. Applicants for the fellowship must have held a doctoral degree for between three and twelve years and must currently serve in a tenured, tenure-track, post-doctoral, or comparable position (at the discretion of the selection committee) at a North American institution. Read about past recipients of the fellowship.Contact: AMS Communications.*****The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- Tangpi Awarded AMS Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship
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Abstract: Ludovic Tangpi, an assistant professor in Princeton University’s Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, has been awarded the third annual AMS Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship.Tangpi’s research interests include applied probability, stochastic control, and their applications in quantitative finance, including risk management, super hedging, and large population games.
Ludovic TangpiCredit: David Kelly Crow“I am truly humbled and honored to be awarded this year’s AMS Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship,” Tangpi said. “To receive recognition from such a highly regarded organization means a lot to me. Being awarded this fellowship not only celebrates my achievements, but it also motivates and encourages me to continue to make meaningful contributions to the mathematical community.“During this fellowship year I will research stochastic differential games, especially games with a large number of heterogeneous and interacting agents that occur in financial markets,” Tangpi said. “I will study various types of equilibria and the interplay between long time asymptotics and large population limits. This work will require the development of various aspects of interacting particle systems on sparse graphs.”Tangpi earned his first degree in mathematics from the University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon, and his MS from Stellenbosch University, South Africa (in collaboration with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences). He completed his PhD work jointly at Humboldt University and the University of Konstanz, both in Germany, earning his PhD in 2015 under the supervision of Michael Kupper. Additionally, he was a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics at the University of Vienna, Austria.Tangpi’s honors include a 2021 National Science Foundation CAREER grant. He is also a fellow of the Pan-African Research Council.“I would like to thank my mentors and collaborators, for continued support,” Tangpi said. “And I commend the AMS for its commitment to increasing diversity and representation in mathematics. I hope that the rest of the mathematical community will follow the lead of the AMS in working toward a more inclusive and diverse field.”About the FellowshipThe AMS Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship aims to further excellence in mathematics research and to help generate wider and sustained participation by Black mathematicians. Awardees may use the fellowship in any way that most effectively enables their research—for instance, for release time, participation in research programs, travel support, child care, etc. The most likely awardee is a mid-career Black mathematician based at a US institution whose achievements demonstrate significant potential for further contributions to mathematics. The fellowship is named for Dr. William Schieffelin Claytor, the first African American man to publish a research article in a peer-reviewed mathematics journal, and Dr. Gloria Ford Gilmer, the first African American woman to publish a research article in a peer-reviewed mathematics journal. Read more about Dr. Claytor and Dr. Ford Gilmer.Contact: AMS Communications.*****The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- AMS statement in support of academic freedom
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Abstract: As news media continue to chronicle new challenges in higher education, we draw attention to various AMS statements and guidelines that members of the mathematical community might find useful. Support for professional standards in higher education is found in AMS statements on tenure; equity, diversity and inclusion; support for graduate teaching assistants, and in other policy statements and guidelines.The AMS stands against political interference and intervention in higher education, and it supports the rights of students and faculty to engage freely in scholarship and the circulation and dissemination of knowledge.
PubDate: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- Daubechies to Receive 2023 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
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Abstract: The Wolf Prize in Mathematics for 2023 has been awarded to Ingrid Daubechies of Duke University "for work in wavelet theory and applied harmonic analysis," according to the prize citation.
Ingrid DaubechiesDaubechies, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, is an AMS member who has received numerous prizes, including the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research, Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition, Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize, William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics, and the Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award, among others.“Daubechies is awarded the Wolf Prize for her work in the creation and development of wavelet theory and modern time-frequency analysis. Her work is of tremendous importance in image compression, medical imaging, remote sensing, and digital photography. Daubechies also has made unparalleled contributions to developing real-world applications of harmonic analysis, introducing sophisticated image-processing techniques to fields ranging from art to evolutionary biology and beyond.”As presented by the work of Professor Daubechies, the wavelet theory has become a crucial tool in many areas of signal and image processing, from the detection of forged documents and fingerprints to the compression of sound sequences into MP3 files.The Wolf Prize is awarded annually by the Wolf Foundation to outstanding scientists and artists worldwide. The scientific categories of the prize are medicine, agriculture, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. The prize’s art categories are painting and sculpting, music, and architecture. The recipients are selected by international jury committees of world-renowned professionals.The Wolf Prize will be presented in June 2023 in Jerusalem at a ceremony at the Knesset of Israel. The prize in each field consists of a certificate and a monetary award of $100,000. Since the prize’s inception in 1978, 373 scientists and artists from around the globe have been honored.Contact: AMS Communications.*****The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- Kra Takes Helm of AMS Presidency
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Abstract: February 1, 2023 marks the beginning of Bryna Kra’s term as president of the American Mathematical Society.Kra, the Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University, will hold this elected position for two years.We caught up with Kra in January 2023 to hear about her leadership plans and her recent attendance at the 2023 Joint Mathematics Meetings, the first JMM held in person since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo courtesy of Bryna KraQ: What are the top three goals for your presidency?
A: The AMS aims to serve the entire mathematical community, and I will work to reinforce our existing programs while finding new ways to expand our reach and broaden the constituencies we support. This work is underway, with the introduction of the new AMS-Simons grants for faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions, and I look forward to seeing the innovative research that will emerge with the rollout of this program. This is just a first step in providing greater research funding for a great number of researchers.Promoting mathematical research goes beyond providing grants to the mathematicians who carry out this work. I would like to see the AMS establish mentoring programs, facilitating training for mentors and creating stronger connections among people at different institutions.Finally I would like to continue re-examining the role of our meetings, looking for ways to make these experiences even more valuable for attendees and ensuring access for all who want to participate in our excellent programs. These goals are captured by the AMS tagline “Advancing Research. Creating Connections,” which serves as a guideline for all our activities.
Q: Could you reflect about JMM 2023?A: Being able, at long last, to have so many mathematicians gather in one place made the JMM even more exciting than usual. I couldn’t walk ten feet without running into an old friend, meeting people I’d only ever seen online, hearing news about a department, or having someone share a new mathematical result.The new JMM is a work in progress, and we will develop more ways to combine research, service, teaching, mentoring, and outreach. No other meeting combines all these distinct aspects of our profession and I’m looking forward to the next one.Read more: The February 2023 issue of Notices of the AMS published an edited version of the June 2022 conversation between Kra and Notices contributing writer Scott Hershberger.Contact: AMS Communications* * * * *The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- AMS Launches Babuška Thesis Prize
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Abstract: Beginning in January 2024, the American Mathematical Society will award the Ivo and Renata Babuška Thesis Prize annually to the author of an outstanding PhD thesis in mathematics, interdisciplinary in nature, possibly with applications to other fields.The current prize amount is US $3,000. Nominations for the inaugural Babuška Prize will be accepted from February 1 to May 31, 2023.Ivo Babuška’s interest in fostering collaboration among mathematicians, engineers, and physicists led him and his wife, Renata, to establish a prize to encourage and recognize interdisciplinary work with practical applications. His work spans the fields of theoretical and applied mathematics with emphasis on numerical methods, finite element methods, and computational mechanics.Ivo Babuška earned his PhD in civil engineering in 1951 from the Technical University of Prague and his DSc in mathematics in 1960 from the Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences. First a Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland at College Park, he retired as Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, where he served as the Robert B. Trull Chair in Engineering; TICAM Senior Research Scientist; Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics; and Professor of Mathematics. He is a Fellow of SIAM, ACM, and ICAM; and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering; the Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Sciences of Texas; the European Academy of Sciences; and an honorary Foreign Member of the Czech Learned Society.The honors awarded to Ivo Babuška include five doctorates honoris causa, the Czechoslovak State prize for Mathematics, the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, the Birkhoff Prize, the Humboldt Award of the Federal Republic of Germany, the John von Neumann Medal, the Neuron Prize Czech Republic, the ICAM Congress Medal (Newton Gauss), the Bolzano Medal, and the Honorary Medal De Scientia Et Humanitate Optime Meritis. The International Astronomical Union named Asteroid 36060 Babuška in his honor.Renata Babuška (née Mikulášek) grew up in Prague and graduated from Charles University in 1953 with a degree in Mathematical Statistical Engineering. Upon graduation, she was assigned to the Education Department as an administrator evaluating universities and technical schools. Two years later she became an assistant professor of mathematics at the Czech Technical University. After moving to the US, Renata Babuška worked as a data and computing management consultant for government agencies in Washington, DC.The AMS is pleased to be the home of the Ivo and Renata Babuška Thesis Prize and thanks Ivo Babuška for his generosity in establishing it.Contact: AMS Communications* * * * *The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 EST
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- Inaugural Stein Prize Accepting Applications February 1
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Abstract: New this year is the AMS Elias M. Stein Prize for New Perspectives in Analysis. Starting in January 2024, the Stein Prize will be awarded every three years for the development of groundbreaking methods in analysis which demonstrate promise to revitalize established areas or create new opportunities for mathematical discovery.Applications open February 1, 2023 and will be accepted until June 30, 2023. The current prize amount is US $5,000.To honor Stein’s notable legacy in the area of mathematical analysis, the prize was endowed in 2022 by students, colleagues, and friends of Stein, a longtime member of Princeton University’s Mathematics Department, who died in 2018 at the age of 87. Stein is remembered for identifying many deep principles and methods which transcend their original context and for opening entirely new areas of research that captivated the attention and imagination of generations of analysts.The Stein Prize seeks to recognize mathematicians at any career stage who, as did Stein, have found exciting new avenues for mathematical exploration in subjects old or new or made deep insights which demonstrate promise to reshape thinking across areas.Born in 1931 in Antwerp, Stein fled Belgium in 1940 with his family and moved to the United States the following year. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York in 1949 and attended the University of Chicago, earning his PhD in 1955 under the supervision of Antoni Zygmund. After postdoctoral work at MIT and the Institute for Advanced Study, Stein joined Princeton’s Department of Mathematics as a full professor in 1963. He held an endowed chair as the Albert Dod Professor of Mathematics for several decades, until his retirement in 2012.“Stein was a towering figure in Mathematics,” his Princeton faculty memorial webpage reads. “Some of his fundamental discoveries include the theory of Hp spaces in several variables; the method of complex interpolation of families of operators; the concept of almost orthogonality; the extension of the Littlewood-Paley theory; the restriction phenomenon for the Fourier transform in Euclidean spaces; the Kunze-Stein phenomenon on semi-simple Lie groups; and the discovery of (then) new unitary representations of the classical groups (contradicting erroneous established previous knowledge)."Stein was the first to perceive and explore the intimate connections among three fields of mathematics: classical Fourier analysis, representation theory, and partial differential equations in several complex variables.”The AMS is pleased to be the home of the Elias M. Stein Prize for New Perspectives in Analysis and thanks many for their generosity in establishing it.Contact: AMS Communications* * * * *The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
PubDate: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 EST
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