Members of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics were active at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), the largest annual math conference in the world, held January 16-19 in Baltimore, Maryland. JMM is a joint meeting of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). Assistant Professor Jon Beagley gave a talk entitled […]
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MST department is hiring!
Valparaiso University invites applications for a 2-year position of Visiting Instructor or Visiting Assistant Professor, in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. (www.valpo.edu/mathematics-statistics ). Located one hour southeast of Chicago on a 310-acre campus, Valpo is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of over 3,100 undergraduate and graduate students. It is consistently recognized as one of […]
MST active at JMM 2020
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics was well-represented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) January 15-18 in Denver, Colorado. JMM is a joint conference of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the largest annual mathematics conference in the world. Associate Professor Alex Capaldi was elected Chair-Elect of the […]
Capaldi elected as statewide MAA representative
In March 2020, Associate Professor Mindy Capaldi was elected as the Indiana Section representative to the national Congress of the Mathematical Association of America. Professor Capaldi will serve a three-year term (from 2020 through 2023), meeting annually with representatives from the other 28 Sections of the MAA. Congratulations Professor Capaldi! […]
MST ranks in 2019 Putnam competition
In December, 4,229 students from 570 institutions across the country participated in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, including a number of Valparaiso University mathematics majors. The Putnam exam is challenging, with a national median score of 0 or 1 each year (out of a maximum 120 possible points). Besides individual scores, each school has the […]
Math Colloquium: Simon Cole, Crista Ventrone, and Noah Wilkes
On Friday, May 1, mathematics majors Simon Cole, Crista Ventrone, and Noah Wilkes will deliver Math 266 student presentations. Math colloquium will convene at 3:30pm (central time) via Google Meet. Contact Prof. Daniel Maxin for more information. […]
Math Colloquium: Cassandra McMorrow, Robyn Brown, Dominick Delia, and Eric Yager
On Friday, April 24, mathematics majors Cassandra McMorrow, Robyn Brown, Dominick Delia, and Eric Yager will deliver Math 266 student presentations. Math colloquium will convene at 3:30pm (central time) via Google Meet. Contact Prof. Daniel Maxin for more information. […]
Math Colloquium: Austin Atterbury, Hannah Zarembski, Eric Burkholder, and Jonathan Bayert
On Friday, April 17, mathematics majors Austin Atterbury, Hannah Zarembski, Eric Burkholder, and Jonathan Bayert will deliver Math 266 student presentations. Math colloquium will convene at 3:30pm (central time) via Google Meet. Contact Prof. Daniel Maxin for more information. […]
Math Colloquium: Daniel Piccoli and preview of fall classes
On Friday, April 3, mathematics major Daniel Piccoli will deliver a Math 266 student presentation. During the rest of the colloquium, faculty will give previews of math courses offered in the Fall 2020 semester. Math colloquium will convene at 3:30pm (central time) via Google Meet. Contact Prof. Daniel Maxin for more information. […]
Math Colloquium: Michael Bukata and Paige Williams
On Friday, March 27, senior mathematics major Michael Bukata will deliver his capstone Math 499 presentation and senior actuarial science major Paige Williams will deliver a Math 266 presentation. Math colloquium will convene at 3:30pm (central time) via Google Meet. Contact Prof. Daniel Maxin for more information. […]