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Congratulations to Tamara Kolda!

Tamara Kolda  (BS, Applied Mathematics, UMBC 1992 — PhD, Applied Mathematics, UMCP,  1997), distinguished member of the technical staff, informatics and systems assessments, Sandia National...

Posted: February 8, 2020, 6:09 PM

Conference on Environmental and Medical Statistics

UMBC in Sri Lanka

The International Conference on Environmental and Medical Statistics took place in January 2020 at the Postgraduate Institute of Science of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.  This was a joint...

Posted: January 6, 2020, 1:22 PM

Drs. Draganescu and Sousedik are awarded an NSF grant

Project Title:  Multilevel Methods for Optimal Control of Partial Differential Equations and Optimization-Based Domain Decomposition Drs. Andrei Draganescu and Bedrich Sousedik, in collaboration...

Posted: August 20, 2019, 11:12 AM

Dr. Justin Webster receives a new NSF grant

Project Title: Experiment, Theory, and Simulation of Aeroelastic Limit Cycle Oscillations for Energy Harvesting Applications Dr. Justin Webster has been awarded an NSF grant (DMS–1907620) in the...

Posted: August 17, 2019, 9:08 AM

Dr. Jinglai Shen receives a new NSF grant

Project Title: Smart Vehicle Platooning Built upon Real-Time Learning and Distributed Optimization Dr.  Jinglai Shen has been awarded a NSF grant (CMMI 1902006) in the amount of $130,000 for the...

Posted: August 16, 2019, 4:39 PM

NSF Grant for Big Data Computing

Three-year $500,000 grant shared among three departments

A $500,000, three-year NSF grant will support interdisciplinary research  spanning the departments of Physics, Information Systems, and Mathematics and Statistics.  Dr. Matthias Gobbert is the...

Posted: September 10, 2017, 12:32 PM

Helping out at the Howard County Food Bank

This photo, taken at the Howard County Food Bank, represents a reunion of sorts.  Food Bank volunteer workers, Dr. Nagaraj Neerchal, and UMBC alumni Greg Wainscott, Sarah Anderson, Phillip Hodge,...

Posted: March 16, 2017, 12:21 AM

The 4th African International Conference on Statistics

A joint venture of UMBC and University of Limpopo

The 4th African International Conference on Statistics will take place on March 20–23, 2017, at University of Limpopo, South Africa.  The conference is sponsored by University of Limpopo in...

Posted: February 11, 2017, 5:05 PM

UMBC honors faculty fellows

Mathew, Neerchal, and Sinha recognized

On November 1, the UMBC community celebrated faculty who have earned exemplary recognition by having been elected as Fellows by their professional associations and societies. Nearly 50 faculty...

Posted: November 5, 2016, 11:19 AM

Math 100 renamed Math 120

Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

Effective Spring 2017 the course Math 100: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics is being renamed Math 120.  The course's title, contents, and attributes remain the same. You will note that...

Posted: October 31, 2016, 10:35 AM