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CU Student Athlete Wins Telemark National Championship

May 29, 2015

Jeffrey Gay, mechanical engineering major and applied math minor, won the 2015 Telemark National Championship for ski racing. This year the National Championship took place at Sunlight Mountain Resort on Sunday, March 15th. Gay grew up skiing with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club based out of the local Steamboat ski area, Howelsen Hill. He attributes much of his success in balancing his high level of ski racing with an engineering course-load to that of the Engineering Honors Program in Andrews Hall. Gay, heading into his fifth year at CU Boulder, began and will finish his CU career within the program. He attended the Championship proudly wearing an Applied Math Department hat and shirt, thus blending two of his high achievements together.

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John F. Nash Jr., Math Genius Defined by a ‘Beautiful Mind,’ Dies at 86

May 26, 2015

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...

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In Remembrance of Professor Emeritus John Williamson

May 26, 2015

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.

Outstanding results from the 2015 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

April 17, 2015

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,...

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Applied Mathematics Celebrates 25 Years of History

Feb. 4, 2015

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...

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APPM Welcomes New Graduate Student Coordinator

Feb. 3, 2015

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,...

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Assistant Professor Mark Hoefer Continues Work with His NSF Career Award

Feb. 3, 2015

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...

SIAM Front Range Student Conference

Jan. 7, 2015

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...

Chang’s Colorado Math Circle hosts Puzzlepalooza Competition and Competes in Nationwide Math Contest

Dec. 15, 2014

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...

Professor Adam Norris wins BFA Faculty Recognition Award

Nov. 21, 2014

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...

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