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March 12: Spring 2024 Kempf Lecture

March 12: Spring 2024 Kempf Lecture
The Spring 2024 Kempf Lecture will be delivered by Tom Hou (California Institute of Technology) on March 12, 2024 at 4:30–5:30pm


February 10–11: Johns Hopkins Junior Number Theory Days 2023/24

February 10–11: Johns Hopkins Junior Number Theory Days 2023/24
The Johns Hopkins Junior Number Theory Days are a two-day workshop in Number Theory, where the speakers are either PhD students who are graduating, or post-docs who recently graduated. It aims to bring together strong, promising young researchers in Number Theory and neighboring fields, and to give them an opportunity to showcase their work.


November 4: Fall 2023 Algebra and Number Theory Day

November 4: Fall 2023 Algebra and Number Theory Day
Fall 2023 Algebra and Number Theory Day will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at Johns Hopkins University. The speakers will be Sean Howe (Utah), Eric Larson (Brown), Isabel Vogt (Brown), and Xinwen Zhu (Stanford).


Sogge and Zhuang win inaugural Frontiers of Science Awards

Sogge and Zhuang win inaugural Frontiers of Science Awards
The Department of Mathematics congratulates Professors Chris Sogge and Ziquan Zhuang on winning the Frontiers of Science Awards at the inaugural International Congress on Basic Science. Click the title above for details.


Emily Braley is awarded the 2022–23 Difference Maker Award

Emily Braley is awarded the 2022–23 Difference Maker Award
The Department of Mathematics congratulates Professor Emily Braley on being awarded the 2022–23 Difference Maker Award from the JHU FLI Network for her efforts supporting the growth and success of First Generation and Limited Income students at JHU.


Mira Wattal, a 2020 JHU graduate, is awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in Topology.

Mira Wattal, a 2020 JHU graduate, is awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in Topology.
The Department of Mathematics congratulates Mira Wattal on being awarded one of Graduate Research Fellowships in Topology by the NSF. Mira got her BA in Mathematics from JHU in 2020. She is currently a graduate student at Boston College. In 2020, Mira worked as a research assistant for Math Professor Emily Riehl, which lead to a publication in La Matematica.


April 22: Spring 2023 Algebra and Number Theory Day

April 22: Spring 2023 Algebra and Number Theory Day
Spring 2023 Algebra and Number Theory Day will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Johns Hopkins University. The speakers will be Ben Elias (Oregon), Lillian Pierce (Duke), and Sug Woo Shin (Berkeley).


Ziquan Zhuang is awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship

Ziquan Zhuang is awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship
Congratulation to Professor Ziquan Zhuang on being awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship. Prof. Zhuang is one of 126 outstanding early-career researchers honored this year. He is recognized for his contributions in the field of algebraic geometry.


Emily Riehl Explained Infinity in 5 Levels of Difficulty in a WIRED Video

Emily Riehl Explained Infinity in 5 Levels of Difficulty in a  WIRED Video
While the concept of infinity may seem mysterious, mathematicians have developed processes to reason the strange properties of infinity. Professor Emily Riehl has been challenged to explain infinity to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.