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Applied Mathematics Professional Master’s Degree Information Session and Student Panel

Jan. 4, 2022

CU Boulder’s graduate program in Applied Mathematics is consistently ranked in the top 15 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Our Professional Master’s degree joins real-world collaboration with rigorous coursework administered by Applied Mathematics faculty renowned in their specializations. The program is designed for those with...

Dr. Eric Vance - Johnson Space Center/NASA Grant

Dec. 21, 2021

This year, Applied Mathematics Assistant Professor and Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA) Director Eric Vance received a grant from Johnson Space Center/NASA in collaboration with Smead Aerospace Assistant Professors Allison Anderson (who is the principal investigator) and Torin Clark. The project, titled Multi-Environment Virtual Training for Long Duration Exploration...

Winter 2021 Applied Mathematics Commencement

Dec. 21, 2021

The Department of Applied Mathematics would like to congratulate our winter graduating class of 2021. We are honored to welcome you as alumni! “On behalf of the faculty and staff of Applied Mathematics, Congratulations Class of 2021! We are honored to welcome you to our family of alumni. Wishing you...

Allison Liu: USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Award Honorable Mention

Dec. 20, 2021

On December 9, the Univerities Space Research Association (USRA) announced their Distinguished Undergraduate Award winners and Honorable Mention recipients. Among the Honorable Mention recipients was Applied Mathematics undergraduate Allison Liu. USRA created the Distinguished Undergraduate Award to honor and remember those who made significant contributions to their fields and to...

Applied Mathematics PhD Overview & Student Panel

Nov. 9, 2021

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12:00 PM until 1:30 PM Mountain Standard Time Do you want to learn more about CU Boulder’s Applied Mathematics PhD Program, ranked in the top 15 programs nationwide (US News & World Report, 2022)? Our program intersects Applied Mathematics with many areas of physical, biological,...

2021 Rudy Horne Memorial Fellowship Recipient: April Tran

Oct. 15, 2021

This last month, the Department of Applied Mathematics announced the recipient of the Rudy Horne Memorial Fellowship: graduate student Chi “April” Tran! April is a first year student in the Applied Mathematics graduate program who previously graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics along with Computer Science from Augustana College...

Applied Math Graduate Spotlight: Dr. Zofia Stanley

Sept. 17, 2021

In the fall of 2017, the Applied Mathematics Department welcomed Zofia Stanley to the PhD program, and 4 years later, Dr. Stanley is now starting a position as a research scientist with CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) / NOAA PSL (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Physical Sciences...

Applied Mathematics Fall 2021 Faculty Promotions

Sept. 15, 2021

This fall, the Department of Applied Mathematics recognizes two successful promotion cases within the department. Dr. David Bortz has been promoted to Full Professor. Dr. Stephen Becker and Dr. Adrianna Gillman have been promoted to Associate Professors. Congratulations to Professor Bortz and Associate Professors Becker and Gillman on their new...

APPM in the News: Department Chair Keith Julien

Aug. 11, 2021

This week, APPM Department Chair Keith Julien and his team's work was highlighted in the Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine. Recent work that offers a solution to the "convective conundrum" from Professor Julien, University of Sydney's Geoffrey Vasil, and Southwest Research Institute's (SWRI) Nicholas Featherstone provides important insight that has...

2021 COMAP Modeling Competitions Results

May 25, 2021

In late April, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) released the results of the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM). Each year, COMAP hosts modeling competitions that undergraduates from universities across the globe compete in. The COMAP web page explains that the MCM...

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