February 8th, 2012 | Events
Posted by Mark Anderson
The Provost and the Undergraduate Admissions Office invite faculty and staff to Thursdays at Porter B. Byrum Hall (the Welcome and Admissions Center) on Feb. 9.
A wine and cheese reception will run from 4-4:30 p.m., followed by a program from 4:30-5:15 p.m. that will feature Ellen Kirkman, Dan Johnson and Ananda Mitra.
Kirkman, a professor in mathematics, will discuss mathematical research in invariant theory.
Johnson, senior lecturer in biology, will talk about BioBook, a novel eText platform built on our growing understanding of how we learn naturally, and proven best practices to help students truly master biology.
Mitra, the chair of the Communication Department, will be joined by Kendall Hack (WFU Fellow), Racheal Handel (’12) and Carrie Stokes (’12) to describe the unique service-learning opportunity they have developed in India.
December 7th, 2011 | Faculty News
Posted by Mark Anderson
Congratulations to Bob Plemmons, Reynolds Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, whose proposal entitled “Comprehensive Space-Object Characterization Using Spectrally Compressive Polarimetric Imaging” has been funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the University of New Mexico.
Congratulations to Ananda Mitra, professor and chair, Communication, whose proposal entitled, “SPARC Study to Prevent Alcohol Related Consequences” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the WFU Health Sciences.
August 12th, 2011 | Faculty News
Posted by Mark Anderson
Congratulations to Professor Frank Moore, whose proposal entitled “Intensive Workshop in 2012 for Macaulay2 Package Development” was funded by the National Security Agency (NSA).
June 29th, 2011 | Faculty News
Posted by Mark Anderson
Congratulations to professor Ellen Kirkman, whose proposal entitled “Invariant Theory of Artin-Schelter Regular Algebras” has been funded by the Simons Foundation.
April 19th, 2011 | Faculty News
Posted by Kerry King
Longtime mathematics professor Ellen Kirkman has received an award for outstanding service from the Mathematical Association of America.
Kirkman received the MAA’s Southeastern Section Distinguished Service Award. She was recognized for her long service to Wake Forest and to the MAA. The MAA’s Southeastern Section represents five states and more than 200 colleges and universities. Continue reading »
October 21st, 2010 | Faculty News
Posted by Mark Anderson
Jennifer Erway, assistant professor of mathematics, together with Joseph Tyson (MA ’09) and Roummel Marcia, won “Best Paper” at the 2010 International Conference of Applied and Engineering Mathematics in London, UK.
October 12th, 2010 | Faculty News
Posted by Mark Anderson
Robert Plemmons, Reynolds Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, has received funding from the University of New Mexico and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for his proposal “Novel Imaging Tools for Improved Space Object Identification.”
