March 18, 2024

Lessons in the Sciences: Mary Washington Alumnae Advance STEM Careers

A young woman leaves New York to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at a small Virginia women’s college in the 1950s. After graduate school, she becomes a revered electron microscopist – but not without the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field. Consequently, she spends her life helping female students at her […]

Konieczny Publishes in ‘Semigroup Forum’

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Janusz Konieczny, professor of mathematics, published a research article, Normal subsemigroups of  finite transformation semigroups, in the journal Semigroup Forum.

Konieczny Publishes in Linear Algebra and Its Applications

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Janusz Konieczny, professor of mathematics, co-authored a research article, Matrix theory for independence algebras, published in the journal Linear Algebra and Its Applications. His Erdős number is now 2.

Konieczny Publishes in Semigroup Forum

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Janusz Konieczny, professor of mathematics, published a research article, Semigroups of  transformations whose restrictions belong to a given semigroup, in the journal Semigroup Forum.

Chiang published article in CAOT and presented at ECM

 

Professor of Mathematics Y. Jen Chiang

Professor of Mathematics Y. Jen Chiang

Yuan-Jen Chiang, Professor of Mathematics, had a research article “Second Variation Formula and Stability of Exponentially Subelliptic Harmonic Maps” (62 pages) published in Complex Analysis and Operator Theory by Springer in Europe. It was the second joint work with Professor Dragomir and his Ph.D. student in Italy. This paper was presented by her at the 8th European Congress of Math recently.

Science Symposium Showcases Research That’s Making a Difference

University of Mary Washington junior Karissa Highlander has spent the summer researching an infectious illness. But not the one scientists have been focused on for the past 18 months. Instead, Highlander, a biomedical sciences major, has been working on new treatments for tuberculosis. Though rare in the United States, antibiotic resistant strains of the deadly […]

Chiang published article in EJM

 

Professor of Mathematics Y. Jen Chiang

Professor of Mathematics Y. Jen Chiang

Y. Jen Chiang, Professor of Mathematics, published a research article “Exponentially Harmonic Maps, Morse Index and Liouvelle-type Theorems” in the European Journal of Mathematics by Springer.

Konieczny Publishes in International Journal of Group Theory

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny

Janusz Konieczny, professor of mathematics, published a research article, Maximal abelian subgroups of the finite symmetric group, in the International Journal of Group Theory.

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and Mathematician Ken Ono Virtual Visit

Ken Ono posterThe Kappa of Virginia Chapter and the University of Mary Washington Mathematics Department are pleased to host a Virtual Visit by the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, Mathematician Ken Ono, on February 18-19, 2021.

The visit will feature classroom visits and a Zoom Webinar Public Lecture on Thursday, February 18, 2021, 5:00 – 6:15 p.m., titled “Why does Ramanujan, ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity,’ matter?”

Dr. Ken Ono is the Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia, the Vice President of the American Mathematical Society, and the Chair of Mathematics of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Ono was also an Associate Producer and the Mathematics Consultant for the movie “The Man Who Knew Infinity” about Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

A showing of the film “The Man Who Knew Infinity” will be available to University of Mary Washington students on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., at the Zoom link below.

For questions, please contact Dr. Suzanne Sumner at ssumner@umw.edu or call 540-654-1335.

 

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Here is the link for the attendees of the Public Lecture:
 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Feb 18, 2021 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Ken Ono
 
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Passcode: 812807
Or iPhone one-tap : 
    US: +16465588656,,86384500648#,,,,*812807#  or +13017158592,,86384500648#,,,,*812807#
Or Telephone:
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
        US: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 669 900 6833  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799
Webinar ID: 863 8450 0648
Passcode: 812807
    International numbers available: https://umw-sso.zoom.us/u/kdqhBOFu7Y
 
 
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Here is the link for UMW Students to view the film “The Man Who Knew Infinity”:
 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Feb 16, 2021 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: “The Man Who Knew Infinity” Film
 
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Passcode: 794548
Or iPhone one-tap : 
    US: +16465588656,,85052653111#,,,,*794548#  or +13017158592,,85052653111#,,,,*794548#
Or Telephone:
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
        US: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 669 900 6833  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799
Webinar ID: 850 5265 3111
Passcode: 794548
    International numbers available: https://umw-sso.zoom.us/u/kiDeU4D0K

Mellinger Writes Editorial on Sir Isaac Newton for “Great Lives” Lecture

Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

College of Arts and Sciences Dean and Professor of Mathematics Keith Mellinger wrote an editorial about Sir Isaac Newton in advance of his “Great Lives” lecture on Feb. 2. The Zoom talk may be accessed online at umw.edu/greatlives.

BORN ON Christmas Day in 1642 to a family of humble roots, Isaac Newton grew to be regarded by many as the most influential scientist who ever lived. As a child, he showed great talent, and before the age of 30, he laid the foundations for mathematical and scientific theories that changed the world.

Michael Hart’s often debated 1978 book, “The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History,” placed Newton in second place, perhaps a surprising outcome for one whose work was not political or religious, areas where individuals tend to have profound influence.

After a deep dive into Newton’s contributions, one can easily be convinced. Read more.