News & Events
2021 GW Math Department Virtual Celebration
May 15, 2021
About Our Events
Colloquia
Join us for lectures by visiting faculty on a variety of mathematical subjects and current research problems. Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend colloquia, and full-time graduate students are required to do so. Do not be discouraged if you do not understand talks in their entirety; the important thing is to gain initial exposure to different areas of mathematics and their basic problems.
Seminars
Hear from distinguished GW scholars about their latest work in a variety of fields. Students are strongly encouraged to attend seminars to gain inspiration for future research projects and to network with experts in their area of interest. Find upcoming colloquia listed on this page when scheduled, and visit the Past Events page to explore past events by topic.
Conferences
The department hosts and sponsors conferences including Knots in Washington, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference and more.
Coffee Hour
Since 2011, the weekly coffee hour has created opportunities for our faculty and students to meet regularly and interact with each other. It also serves as a platform for friends and guests to visit the department. We thank the Simons Foundation, whose collaborative grants have helped us to start the Coffee Hour. During the semester when campus is open, the coffee hour is held on Fridays from 2–3 p.m. or 3–4 p.m. in Phillips Hall 704/705.
Mathematics News
2021 GW Math Department Virtual Celebration
Watch the Department of Mathematics' virtual celebration for our 2021 graduates.
GW Mathematics and Economics Alumnus Named Schwarzman Scholar
Atticus Francken, BS ’16, has been named to the prestigious graduate fellowship program in global affairs. The former economics and math major will complete the degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Three GW Students Named Goldwater Scholars
The prestigious award highlights the work of undergraduate researchers who plan to pursue careers in the natural sciences, engineering or mathematics. Maggie Steiner, a junior majoring in applied mathematics with minors in biology and economics, has been working as an undergraduate research assistant for the past three years.
Combatting Plastic Waste, Fighting Food Insecurity, Sweetening Corporate Gifts
GW’s New Venture Competition awarded three student companies funding and other prizes as top winners in the 2019 competition. Junior mathematics major Manyung Emma Hon’s Plast-Ways, a startup that uses plastic-eating microbes to expand the life of landfills by reducing the lifetime of plastic from 1,000 years to about six weeks, won for the tech category.
Computer Science for Social Good
Samsara Counts, a senior majoring in computer science and mathematics, used deep learning methods to develop tools that help patients with eating disorders avoid triggering images online.
Making Election Math Add Up
Can mathematics save our election system? Professors Daniel Ullman and E. Arthur Robinson forecast the pluses and minuses of how we count votes.
GW Undergraduate Review to Highlight Student Research
A student group is launching a new academic journal for undergraduates to showcase research papers, led by applied mathematics major Margaret Steiner.
Making Women + Math = Opportunities
Despite advances in women studying STEM fields, a gender gap still persists among mathematics degree-holders and job-seekers. Columbian College students and faculty are searching for formulas to solve the women and math equation.
