The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Murat A. Erdogdu for a Seminar on April 22

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will host Dr. Murat A. Erdogdu from the University of Toronto, for its math seminar series. Dr. Erdogdu will present, “Convergence of Langevin Monte Carlo: The Interplay between Tail Growth and Smoothness.” This free seminar will take place on Friday, April 22, at 11 a.m. in BSB 117. A virtual option is also … Continue reading The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Murat A. Erdogdu for a Seminar on April 22

The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Grant Rotskoff April 1

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will host Dr. Grant Rotskoff of Stanford University, for its math seminar series. Dr. Rotskoff will present, “Convergence properties of shallow neural networks: implications and applications in scientific computing.” This free seminar will take place on Friday, April 1, at 11 a.m. in BSB 132. A virtual option is also available: … Continue reading The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Grant Rotskoff April 1

The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Santosh Vempala on March 4

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will host Dr. Santosh Vempala, the Frederick G. Story Chair in Computing and Professor at Georgia Tech, for its math seminar series. Dr. Vempala will present, “The Manifold Joys of Sampling.” This free seminar will take place on Friday, March 4, at 11 a.m. in BSB 132. A virtual option is also … Continue reading The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Santosh Vempala on March 4

The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Host Dr. Yuansi Chen for a Seminar on Feb. 25

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will host Dr. Yuansi Chen from the Department of Statistical Sciences at Duke University, for its math seminar series. Dr. Chen will present, “Minimax Mixing Time of the Metropolis-Adjusted Langevin Algorithm for Log-concave Sampling.” This free seminar will take place on Friday, February 25, at 11 a.m. in BSB 132. A … Continue reading The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Host Dr. Yuansi Chen for a Seminar on Feb. 25

The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Qian Qin on Feb. 18

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will host Dr. Qian Qin, Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Minnesota, for its math seminar series. Dr. Qin will present, “Analysis of two-component Gibbs samplers using the theory of two projections.” This free seminar will take place on Friday, February 18, at 11 a.m. in BSB 132. A … Continue reading The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Qian Qin on Feb. 18

The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Guanyang Wang for a Seminar on Feb. 11

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will host Dr. Guanyang Wang, Assistant Professor of Statistics at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, for its math seminar series. Dr. Wang will present, “Unbiased Multilevel Monte Carlo methods for intractable distributions: MLMC meets MCMC.” This free seminar will take place on Friday, February 11, at 11 a.m. in BSB 132. A … Continue reading The Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Hosts Dr. Guanyang Wang for a Seminar on Feb. 11

Rutgers–Camden Faculty Members Earn Rutgers Universitywide Faculty Awards

Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway and Executive Vice President Prabhas Moghe announced the recipients of the annual Universitywide Faculty Awards for 2020-21. Out of the eight award categories, five faculty members from the ranks of the Rutgers University–Camden community have been honored. 2020-21 Universitywide Faculty Award Recipients Nicole Karapanagiotis, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and … Continue reading Rutgers–Camden Faculty Members Earn Rutgers Universitywide Faculty Awards

Join us for Math Fest on October 9

  The Department of Mathematical Sciences invites all undergraduates to Math Fest, a virtual event where you can learn about the undergraduate and graduate programs, discover career opportunities, learn the perspectives of math alumni, and mingle with faculty and fellow students.  This event will take place on Friday, October 9, at 11:30 a.m. via Zoom … Continue reading Join us for Math Fest on October 9

Join us May 15 for a Math Seminar Honoring Josephine Johansen

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will continue its free Math Seminar Series on Wednesday, May 15, at 12 p.m. in Armitage Hall, Room 121. Dr. Sommer Gentry, Professor of Mathematics at the US Naval Academy, will present, “Faster, Safer, Healthier with Operations Research.” This special math seminar will honor Josephine Johansen, Assistant Teaching Professor, who will retire after thirty years … Continue reading Join us May 15 for a Math Seminar Honoring Josephine Johansen

Congrats to the Faculty who have Received Honors for Excellence in Teaching, Service, and Research

Congratulations to the following Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden faculty members who have received year-end faculty honors: Dr. Melanie Bowers, Assistant Professor of Political Science, who received the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence for Full-Time Faculty; Mr. Paul Moré Jr., Lecturer of Mathematics, who received the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence for Part-Time Faculty; Mr. Gregory … Continue reading Congrats to the Faculty who have Received Honors for Excellence in Teaching, Service, and Research