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Math Major is Top-Ranked Chess Player in Montana
Math major Dorje McPherron is the Montana state chess champion, a title he’s held for the past two years, and is the top-ranked tournament player in the state. According to Dorje, math and chess require many of the same skills. Learn more about him in this article.
In Memoriam
We are sad to report that Professor William R. Derrick died in October 2020.
Ph.D., Indiana University
Years of Service: 1972 - 2003
Research Areas: Complex Analysis, Differential Equations, Mathematical Modeling
Missoulian Obituary
Matt Roscoe’s “City of Numbers” lesson earned him a national award for inspiring elementary school students.
MISSOULA – A University of Montana mathematics professor has discovered a way to make prime factorization fun for elementary school students – earning him a national Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching.
The name of his lesson is “City of Numbers,” and it involves...
Marylesa Howard, Ph.D.’13, Wins Prestigious Award
Dr. Marylesa Howard, who earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics from UM in 2013 under the supervision of Professor John Bardsley, was one of the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). As the White House Press Release notes, the “PECASE is the highest...
Montana High School Mathematics Awards
On Thursday, April 11th, 2019, we welcomed our first group of Montana High School Mathematics Award recipients at a banquet dinner in the UC. For more information, read the article in our Spring 2019 newsletter.
Celebration of Life
Emma Bravo Lommasson
MA 1940
“On Two-Fold Generalizations of Cauchy’s Lemma”
Celebration of Life
Tuesday, December 17
University Center Ballroom
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Honoring Dr. Gloria Hewitt
On Monday, March 19, 2018 we came together to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Dr. Gloria Conyers Hewitt with a special colloquium and reception and to announce the Gloria C. Hewitt Graduate Scholarship in Mathematical Sciences.
The colloquium was given by Dr. Edray H Goins of...
