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Jack Morava
In memoriam
Mathematician Jack Morava, renowned algebraic topologist, dies at 80
Published Aug 8, 2025
Morava, a member of the Hopkins faculty for nearly four decades, remembered for his warmth, brilliance
Clockwise from top left: Jacob Bernstein, Chikako Mese, Emily Riehl, and Ziquan Zhuang
Faculty honors
Four from Hopkins to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians
Published July 30, 2025
Held every four years, the congress is considered the top showcase for new developments in math
From left, Dingchang Lin and Ziquan Zhuang
Faculty honors
Two researchers named Packard Fellows
Published Oct 15, 2024
Dingchang Lin, Ziquan Zhuang among 20 recipients of prestigious fellowship that supports creative and innovative lines of research by early career scientists
Ziquan Zhuang
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
Emily Riehl sits in front of a chalkboard covered in mathematic equations
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
Yiannis Sakellaridis
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
algebra
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
Emily Riehl
Frontier Award
Mathematician receives President's Frontier Award
Published Jan 16, 2020 Video
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
Math illustration
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
Joel Spruck portrait
Mathematics
Proof of life
Published Nov 7, 2019
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