Finite formula found for partition number
January 20, 2011
Our alumnus Zach Kent (PhD, 2010) is involved in research on partition functions that is being described as
a breakthrough in the blogosphere. Kent's doctoral adviser was Prof.
Pavel Guerzhoy.
New theories reveal the nature of numbers
2010
Be a scientist tonight at Institute for Human Services
December 10, 2010
During the Fall 2010, Professor Monique Chyba and students in her STOMP program have been working with children served by Honolulu's Institute for Human Services (an organization serving homeless families in our community).
On Friday, December 10, the STOMP crew — along with volunteers from the Graduate Women in Science organization, the Mathematics Department, and many other STEM departments on campus — will host a 2-hour "Be a Scientist Tonight" event, in which kids served by IHS will participate in hands-on science experiments. There will be ten activity stations to choose from, including: robotics, cryptography, fly genetics, taking apart computers, and exploring how whales and dolphins use sound underwater.
Watch the newscast on KITV
Sony Technology Award
December 8, 2010
Professors Kjos-Hanssen and Manes received Sony Technology Awards at Campus Center Ballroom today. The awards consisted of equipment from Sony Electronics valued at $2,300 each that Sony hopes may be of use in developing mathematics research and teaching.
Endowment to honor alumna
Posted on November 22, 2010 by
David Ross
The University of Hawaii Foundation is forming an endowment fund that will
honor the late Stanley Ann Dunham, a
UH-Manoa Mathematics alumna and President Barack Obama's mother. Fundraising is just beginning for the
endowment, a partnership between the UH Foundation and the East-West Center.
University officials say the fund will support an endowed chair in the
anthropology department and scholarships for students focused on that field
and other social sciences. Dunham received a BA in Mathematics from UH-Manoa
in 1967, then went on to earn an MA (1983) and PhD (1992) in Anthropology
from UH. The fund is in the name of Ann Dunham Soetoro, the name Obama's
mother adopted after marrying her second husband, Lolo Soetoro. She also
used the name during years of anthropology studies.
New web page layout
Posted on November 22, 2010 by
WebMaster
Can't find something? You may consult the
old web page as well.
UH Leeward CC Selected for National Math Program
Leeward has been selected as one of only 38 two-year institutions nationwide
to participate in a new program, supported by a $2.3 million grant from the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on redesigning
remedial/developmental math courses.
Professor Eric Matsuoka and Instructor Jennifer Watada were instrumental in
writing the grant. Eric received his MA in the UHM Math Dept in 1994.
More.
Professor Walter Rudin passed away at the age of 89
Walter Rudin, a preeminent mathematician who taught at the University of
Wisconsin at Madison for 32 years, died on May 20, 2010 at the age of 89. He
is well known for three of his books on
mathematical analysis: Functional Analysis, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, and
Real and Complex Analysis. The second and third books are affectionately
called "Baby Rudin" and "Big Rudin" by math students. Walter and his
wife Mary Ellen Rudin; who was also an emeritus math professor at Wisconsin, became
frequent visitors to Hawaii and the UH Math Department following a
sabbatical leave here during the 1980's.
Wisconsin State Journal Article
Wikipedia Biography11th-grader creates new math formulas to win Hawaii
State science fair
Kang Ying Liu of St. Andrew's Priory won the top prize at the 53rd Hawai'i
State Science and Engineering Fair held April 6 and 7 at the Hawai'i
Convention Center. Liu will join 21 other exceedingly bright Hawai'i
students at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San
Jose, Calif. Liu won the competition by discovering nine new geometric
formulas for describing triangle inequalities. One of the judges at the
Hawai'i event, University of Hawai'i math professor J.B. Nation, said he had
not seen such an accomplished display of abstract math at the fair in more
than 30 years.
Prof J.B. Nation Featured in Honolulu Magazine
An article in the February 2010 issue of Honolulu Magazine features UHM Math
Professor J.B. Nation. The article on "Our Geniuses" features four UHM
faculty, three of whom are in the College of Natural Sciences. "The Math
Whiz" J.B. Nation (Math), 'The Seaweed Guru.' Izzie Abbott (Botany), "The
Particle Astrophysicist" Peter Gorham (Physics), and JABSOM's "The Molecular
Biologist" Marla Berry.
More.
2009
2009 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
The Putnam Exam was held at UH on the morning of Saturday, December 5.
Six undergraduate students spent all day working on the hardest math exam in
the country, and this year's team did better than any in recent memory. On
a test where the most common score is a zero, and where scoring even a
couple of points is a tremendous achievement, three of our six team members
had scores of ten or higher. Congratulations to all six team members for
their hard work: Daniel Hugo, Sohee Kim, Dayna Kitsuwa, Sean Sanford, Daniel
Tagawa, and Justin Toyofuku. If you're interested in participating in the
2010 Putnam exam, contact Prof. Guerzhoy or Prof. Manes.
More.
School and University Partnership for Educational Renewal in Mathematics
Posted on May 19, 2009 by
Monique Chyba
SUPER-M is a project in the NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program that supports fellowships and training for graduate students in mathematics. Each of the six fellows recruited for 2010-2011 is partnered with a teacher from a local K-12 school, both on Oahu and the Neighbor Islands. The goal of the partnership is to create opportunities for the fellows to communicate their research to a variety of audiences and to enhance the mathematics taught in the K-12 learning
environments. More information:
Super-M home page
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Application information
Prof Bjørn Kjos-Hanssen PI of NSF Grant
The NSF-sponsored project "Computability and Probability" (Fall 2009 -
Spring 2012) includes funding for graduate and undergraduate researchers.
Undergraduate researchers are paid for about 10 hours of independent work
per week during Fall or Spring semesters. Graduate students may work as
research assistants (equivalent to a TA-ship but without teaching) for a
semester.
To qualify to apply for positions on this project, a good preparation would
include some of the following courses (or their equivalents): Math 471
(Probability), Math 472 (Statistical inference), Math 454 (Axiomatic set
theory) and Math 455 (Mathematical logic). Math 454-455 is offered as a
sequence in Spring 2010 and Fall 2010, so interested students are encouraged
to enroll in Math 454 for Spring 2010. See flyer on
M454 for Spring 2010.
More.
Prof Tom Craven Co-PI of $3.4M NSF Grant
Project Macimise is designed to support (tuition, technology, travel, per diem) for 15-18 candidates for Masters and Doctoral
programs. The project is open to qualified candidates from Palau, FSM, CNMI, Guam, RMI, American Samoa, and Hawaii. It is
anticipated that there will be 1-3 candidates from each state with 14-15 of those being Masters candidates and the remaining
number Doctoral candidates.
The Macimise Project is a collaborative effort between Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (
PREL) and the College of
Education, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) with PREL as the lead organization.
UHM Math Dept SUPER-M Workshop
The new NSF sponsored $2.7 million project begins this semester. A workshop was held on August 21-22 involving math professors,
graduate student and K-12 public school teachers.
Read the
UH New Release.
UH President's Welcoming Message
The new UH System President, Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood, makes a video welcoming
message available online:
Watch video or read the message.
Prof David Ross, Faculty Senate Chair, open letter on budget cuts to UH
Prof David Ross, speaking for the Manoa Faculty Senate SEC, makes an official statement on the budget cuts.
The letter sent to the newspapers is available online at:
Read letter.
Prof Mike Hilden wins Fulbright Award
Prof Mike Hilden will be traveling to Medellin Colombia this Fall thanks to a Fulbright Award. He will be
teaching a research course on low dimensional topology at the Universidad
Nacional, Medellin.
More. Congratulations Mike!
UH President McClain's and Chancellor Hinshaw's Statements on the Budget
The president's and chancellor's July 1-2 messages review the budget situation to date, describes some of the
suggestions under consideration and stresses the need for action in the near
future.
McClain
Statement
Hinshaw Statement
Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood appointed President of the University of Hawaii
Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood, chancellor emerita of the University of California,
Santa Cruz, has been named president of the University of Hawai'i System.
Greenwood's appointment is for three years, with two annual renewal options,
beginning no later than August 24, 2009
More.
Prof Ralph Freese and Son Use Computer Programming to Design
Surfboards
Prof Ralph Freese and his son
Jimmy combined their computer programming skills
with a passion for surfing to create a full-fledged business.
More.
Prof Adolf Mader Retires from Teaching
Emeritus Prof Adolf Mader decided to retire from teaching and hosted a party to celebrate with faculty
and friends. The party was held on April 17, 2009 at the Tree Tops Restaurant in Manoa Valley.
View Party Photos.
ICS Professor Wes Peterson Passed Away
Long time ICS Professor and friend of the math department Wes Peterson
passed away on
May 6th. According to Prof JB Nation: "Wes was a gentleman and a scholar and his passing is a loss to the UH community.
He wrote the first textbook on coding theory, and his decoding method for Reed-Solomon codes is one
of the classics in the field. He thought like a mathematician, and
impressed me repeatedly with his contributions to our collaboration on group codes".
View UH Press
Release
View Fossorier, Nation, Peterson Paper.
Public presentation for the position of UH System President
Two candidates are being considered for the position of President of the UH
System - Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood, University of California, and Dr. Robert J.
Jones, University of Minnesota - and they will be visiting our Manoa campus.
View Greenwood Video
View Jones Video.
Beautiful Mathematics for Girls
The Math Department has received a $2500 grant from the Diversity and Equity
Initiative at the University of Hawaii to help address issues of under-representation
of girls and students of native Hawaiian ancestry in science, engineering, and mathematics.
See
website.
Congratulations to Professors Monique Chyba, Mirjana Jovovic, and Michelle Manes.
Professor Gotay accepts a position at the University of British Columbia
Prof Mark Gotay has accepted the position of Associate Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical
Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
Learn more about PIMS.
Congratulations Mark and good luck in your new position!
Interesting Connection to President Barack Obama
An article in the Washington Post on then presidential candidate Barack Obama's
life says that his mother Ann Dunham graduated from UH Manoa in 1967 with a
major in mathematics.
More
Dr. Wayne Lewis Publishes Network Companion Guide
UHM Math Dept graduate Wayne Lewis (Ph.D, '92) is now the Lead Instructor on
networking at Honolulu Community College. He has recently published his
textbook LAN Switching and Wireless, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide. This is the
official supplemental textbook for the LAN Switching and Wireless course in the
Cisco Networking Academy.
2008
Mathematical Biology
Posted on December 3, 2008 by
Les Wilson
UH has received a National Science Foundation grant which will pay for math
and biology majors to participate in interdisciplinary research and training
at UH. Interested students are encouraged to inquire before registering for
classes for next semester.
In particular, students with at least one year of calculus are encouraged to
enroll in Math 305,
which is concerned with probabilistic models in biology.
Please contact Prof. Les Wilson for
further information or go to the UH Math Biology website.
New ARCS Award in Mathematics
UHM Math Dept graduate student Austin Anderson has received the 2008 Achievement
Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) in Mathematics. The $5,000 scholarship
was given to 24 UH graduate students
recognizing their work in various fields and which in Austin's case
recognized his work on properties of spaces in the complex plane.
More
Congratulations Austin!
New Regent's Award
UHM Math Dept Prof. Monique Chyba has been named as a 2008 recipient of a
Board of Regents' Excellence in Teaching Award. This very well-deserved
award is in recognition of her dedication and many contributions to
outstanding teaching and student learning. An award ceremony is scheduled
for September 9, 2008 at Kennedy Theater.
More
Congratulations Monique!
Department at a Glance: Ma+hema+ics
The Department of Mathematics is the only mathematics department in the
State of Hawai'i that offers both an extensive undergraduate and graduate
program in mathematics.
Alan Teramura appointed Interim Dean of NS
Teramura is internationally known for his research work in global climate
change, particularly on the effects of increases in UV light resulting from
ozone depletion on terrestrial plant productivity. He has authored more than
100 articles in scientific journals, books and reports and serves on a
United Nations Programme on the Environment panel.
2007
Herbert "Jake" S. Bear Jr.
The math department is sad to announce that emeritus professor and past Chair "Jake" Bear died on Dec. 22, 2007 at the age of 78.
Jake joined the department as Chair in 1969 and was responsible for
hiring most of the department faculty. He received his Ph.D. in 1957 at the University of California Berkeley under
John Kelley. He is survived by his wife and retired Associate Chair of the
math department Ruth Wong; his son, John;
daughter, Katharine; and brother, John.
This page contains an archive of Department and Math News since 2007.
