Katherine Tung ’26, a Harvard math concentrator, is one of three chosen recipients of the 35th annual Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Alice T. Schafer Prizes for Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman. The prize was established in...
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Naomi Sweeting, a '24 Harvard math Ph.D. graduate, is one of three chosen recipients of the ninth annual Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Dissertation Prize. The award, established in 2016, honors up to three outstanding Ph.D. dissertations presented by...
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It is with heavy hearts that we say farewell to Professor Emeritus Shlomo Zvi Sternberg, who passed away surrounded by friends and family in Israel on August 23, 2024. Shlomo joined the Harvard Department of Mathematics in 1959 and was named...
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[caption id="attachment_10081" align="alignleft" width="294"] This polaroid of Dick Gross served as his entry on the bulletin board of department faculty members, long before the specially designed and printed poster visitors of the Harvard Science Center can see today.[/caption] Dick Gross’...
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Congratulations to this year’s prize and award recipients! Captain Jonathan Fay Prize The annual award for the top theses of Harvard College’s graduating class. The recipient of the prize with a concentration in mathematics is Dhruv Goel ‘24 for his...
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