Professor Mohammed Invited to the Mittag-Leffler Institute
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Professor Mohammed
with colleagues in the coffee room of the Mittag-Leffler Institute. On
the left of the picture is Professor Bernt Oksendal, a member of the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The institute is housed in an
historic century-old building, kept so``super-clean" that no shoes are
allowed inside the building!
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Salah E.A. Mohammed, Professor of Mathematics and Distinguished Scholar, is a scientist in residence at the prestigious Mittag-Leffler Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 1, 2007 through December 15, 2007, participating in a special research semester on Stochastic Partial Differential Equations and Applications. Participation in the scientific programs at the Institute is by invitation only by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, an institution internationally recognized for its role in the awarding of the Nobel Prizes. Each academic year a theme or topic of importance in mathematical research is chosen at the Institute, and scholars from around the world are invited to participate in a special semester designed to advance research and facilitate interactions between senior and junior researchers in that field. Professor Mohammed was recognized as the 2006 Excellence Through Commitment University Outstanding Scholar for his pioneering work in the area of stochastic analysis.
Professor Salah Mohammed's research stay at the Mittag-Leffler Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, was at the invitation of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Further information on the Institute can be found at http://www.mittag-leffler.se. Additional information regarding Professor Mohammed's research and academic experience can be found at http://sfde.math.siu.edu.
Two Mathematics Majors Named 2006-2007 Goldwater Scholars
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SIUC mathematics
students Austin T. Mohr, center standing, and Kathleen M. Lask, seated,
are recipients of prestigious Goldwater Scholarships for 2006-2007.
They are flanked by John M. Dunn, former SIUC Provost and Vice
Chancellor and current Interim Chancellor, and Walter V. Wendler,
former SIUC Chancellor.
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Two SIUC students with majors in mathematics are among just 323 students nationwide who are receiving scholarships for 2006-2007 from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Kathleen M. Lask, a junior majoring in physics and mathematics, and Austin T. Mohr, a senior majoring in mathematics and computer science, are among only 11 students in Illinois to receive the honor. Each is receiving $7,500 for the 2006-2007 school year to cover the costs of tuition, fees, books, and room and board.
The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency created in 1986. The program, which honors the late Sen. Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona, is aimed at assisting outstanding students in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. The foundation selects Goldwater Scholars on the basis of academic merit. Lask and Mohr became the second and third SIUC students to be selected for these prestigious scholarships.
Joshua Boone Wins First Place in 2006 Undergraduate Research Forum
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Joshua Boone with his
prize-winning research poster.
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Mathematics major Joshua Boone was awarded first place and a $150 prize for the poster that he presented at the 2006 Undergraduate Research Forum held at the SIU Student Center. Josh’s poster was based on his research project “Production of Diffraction Patterns from Escher Crystals” with faculty mentor David Kammler. The Undergraduate Research Forum is part of the SIUC Undergraduate Research Program, and was sponsored by the Office of Research Development and Administration and the Office of the Provost. Josh earned his B.S. degree in Mathematics in Spring 2006 and is currently enrolled in the department’s M.S. program.