Mathematical Sciences

A new mathematical model of cellular movement
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Shape of moving cell predicted by new mathematical model

A new mathematical model describes how cells change shape during movement and that it is primarily driven by myosin contraction.

Statistics alumna elected 2024 American Statistical Association president
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Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar

Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar will start her term as president of the American Statistical Association on January 1, 2024.

Jinchao Xu Elected a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
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Jinchao Xu

Jinchao Xu, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Mathematics at Penn State, has been elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Scieces.

Statistics department announces winners of 2022 ASA DataFest at Penn State
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Undergraduate students
Lesieutre receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
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John Lesieutre

John Lesieutre, assistant professor of mathematics at Penn State, has been honored with a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.

Chiaromonte and Hunter Named 2022 IMS Fellows
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Thomas Building

Francesca Chiaromonte and Dave Hunter have been named Fellows of The Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) for 2022.

Nate Brown receives Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching
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Nate Brown, professor of mathematics

Mathematics professor Nate Brown receives Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching from Penn State.

Math major William Li honored with 2022 Oswald Award
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William Li in suit against brick wall

Math major William Li has received a 2022 Oswald Award for his dedication to the Penn State Lion's Pantry.

Datafest competition to be held March 25-27
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Datafest stickers

The seventh annual DataFest competition will be held at Penn State in March.

'Mathematical Understanding of Artificial Intelligence': A free public lecture on Feb. 12
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Jinchao Xu for the 2022 Frontiers of Science lecture series.

Jinchao Xu will present a free public lecture titled "Mathematical Understanding of Artificial Intelligence" at 11 a.m., February 12th

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