A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
UMW announces new members of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary society.
Pi Mu Epsilon New Member List 2025:
Kannon J. Baker
Abigail R. Beckelhimer
Brandon D. Beiler
Sean P. Cadugan
Madison A. Chin
Stephen Fenaoui
Katelyn G. Gueci
Emily A. Hart
Miranda Herd
Lily S. King
Roheel Nawaz
Benjamin R. Plonka
Nyah N. Speicher
Ethan J. York
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 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.
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.
Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny
Janusz Konieczny, professor of mathematics, published a research article, The structure of centralizers in the finite symmetric inverse semigroup, in the journal Communications in Algebra. This research was supported by a 2018–19 University of Mary Washington Faculty Research Grant.
Konieczny has published 50 research articles in 29 mathematics journals, including Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Journal of Algebra, European Journal of Combinatorics, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, and Israel Journal of Mathematics.