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Mathematics

Faculty Honors

Mathematician Ziquan Zhuang receives Sloan Research Fellowship

Published Feb 15, 2023

Zhuang, recognized for his contributions in the field of algebraic geometry, is one of 126 outstanding early-career researchers honored

The mind Riehls

Published Winter 2021

Mathematician Emily Riehl finds deep and useful connections among objects that don't exist yet are everywhere. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Unraveling a mathematical mystery

Published Sept 20, 2021

The Krieger School's Yiannis Sakellaridis earned the prestigious honor of speaking at the International Congress of Mathematicians, where he'll discuss a conundrum known as L-functions

Education

An equation for success

Published Aug 13, 2020

Backed by a $2.36M NSF grant, Hopkins experts are working with Baltimore City Public Schools on a program aimed at enhancing high school students' mastery of and confidence in algebra

Frontier Award

Mathematician receives President's Frontier Award

Published Jan 16, 2020

The $250,000 award, presented Thursday to Emily Riehl, supports Hopkins figures who are breaking new ground and poised to become leaders in their field

Lincoln the Euclid enthusiast and other great tales of math

Published Nov 13, 2019

In 'Republic of Numbers,' author and alum David Lindsay Roberts weaves eclectic and entertaining stories about math and mathematicians across two centuries of U.S. history

Mathematics

Hopkins mathematician Joel Spruck and a former student recently succeeded in proving a long-standing conjecture about the area of negatively curved spaces, such as flower petals or coral reefs, a yearslong endeavor full of unexpected hurdles and sleepless nights