Graduate Student Awards

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LSU Alumni Association Distinguished Dissertation Award

The LSU Alumni Association annually sponsors the Distinguished Dissertation Awards. Two awards are given: one in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and one in science, engineering and technology. Awards are presented to the doctoral student in each category whose research and writing epitomize superior scholarship. The following are the winners of the Alumni Association Distinguished Dissertation Award from the Mathematics Department. The year refers to the year of the dissertation.

YearNameMajor Professor
2009Jasson VindasRicardo Estrada
1983Michael F. BridglandKenneth B. Reid

College of Science Distinguished Dissertation Award

In conjunction with the LSU Alumni Association Distinguished Dissertation Award, the College of Science also annually sponsors a Distinguished Dissertation Award for the outstanding dissertation from the College of Science. The following are the winners of the College of Science Distinguished Dissertation Award from the Department of Mathematics. The year refers to the year of the dissertation.

YearNameMajor Professor
2022Kent VashawMilen Yakimov
2014Irina HolmesAmbar Sengupta
2013Laura RiderPramod Achar
2009Jasson VindasRicardo Estrada
1983Michael F. BridglandKenneth B. Reid

Pasquale Porcelli Graduate Student Research Excellence Award

Prof. Porcelli The Pasquale Porcelli Award for Graduate Research Excellence is awarded each fall semester to a graduate student who has passed the General Exam prior to the current academic year and who shows the greatest promise of making significant contributions to mathematical research, both as a graduate student and in his or her subsequent career. This award will normally be given to a final-year student and cannot be won more than once. The winner receives a Certificate of Graduate Research Excellence and a monetary award from the Department's Pasquale Porcelli Fund.

Pasquale Porcelli Graduate Student Research Excellence Award Winners

YearName
2023Iswarya Sitiraju
2022Kevin Kellinsky-Gonzalez
2021Sudipta Ghosh
2020Kent Vashaw
2019Tara Fife
2018Kurt Trey Trampel
2017Kevin Grace
2016Neal Livesay
2015Eric Bucher
2015Aleksandr Smirnov
2014Yunyun Yang
2013Peter Lambert-Cole
2012Laura Rider
2011Xuanting Cai
2010Cody Armond
2009Anna Zemlyanova
2008Jens Christensen
2008Carolyn Chun
2008Adam Lowrance
2007Jasson Vindas
2006Jean Bureau

Pasquale Porcelli Certificate of Excellence in Research

Beginning with the fall semester of 2010, the Department may award Pasquale Porcelli Certificates of Research Excellence for graduate students in addition to the Pasquale Porcelli Award for Graduate Research Excellence. The selection process and criteria are the same as for the Pasquale Porcelli Graduate Student Research Excellence Award. The winner receives a Certificate of Excellence in Research and a monetary award from the Department's Pasquale Porcelli Fund.

Pasquale Porcelli Certificates of Excellence in Research Winners

YearName
2021Jagdeep Singh
2020Liem Nguyen
2019Irfan Alam
2017Bach Nguyen
2014Aleksandr Smirnov
2013Dennis Hall
2012Yi Zhang
2010Deborah Chun
2010Benedykt Szozda

Pasquale Porcelli Graduate Student Academic Excellence Award

Each spring semester the Pasquale Porcelli Award for Graduate Academic Excellence is awarded to a graduate student who is currently in the first two years of doctoral studies and has passed the Comprehensive Exams at the PhD Qualifying level. This award cannot be won more than once. The purpose is to recognize students whose dedication to the study of mathematics and whose success in such study makes that student a strong role-model for his or her fellow students. The winner receives a Certificate of Graduate Academic Excellence and monetary award from the Department's Pasquale Porcelli Fund.

Pasquale Porcelli Graduate Student Academic Excellence Award Winners

YearName
2023Colton Sandvik
2022Alina Oktyabrskaya
2021Megan Farrell
2020Emma Lien
2019Iswarya Sitiraju
2018Walter Bridges
2017Kent Vashaw
2016Rima Chatterjee
2015Ryan Leigon
2014Farid Bouya
2013Alisina Azhang
2013Jiayu Zhai
2012Aleksandr Smirnov
2011Kyle Istvan
2010Xuanye Wang
2009Matthew Dawson
2008Jeremy Jacobson
2007Anna Zemlyanova

Arthur K. Barton Superior Graduate Student Scholarship

Each fall semester the Arthur K. Barton Superior Graduate Student Scholarship is awarded to a few advanced doctoral students. The scholarships will be “for eligible students to provide scholarship support and/or funding for academic or professional experiential opportunities (e.g., internships, conference or research travel). The endowed scholarship funds may be used to supplement other scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, or similar support provided to the recipient.”

Arthur K. Barton Superior Graduate Student Scholarship Recipients

YearName
2023Jack Dalberg, Brian Grove, Emma Lien
2022Jake Murphy, Jeremy Shahan, Miao Zhang
2021Prerna Agarwal, Pujan Shrestha, Jagdeep Singh
2020Kent Vashaw, Liem Nguyen, Sudipta Gosh

A. K. and Shirley Barton Superior Graduate Student Scholarship

Each fall semester the A. K. and Shirley Barton Superior Graduate Student Scholarship is awarded to a few advanced doctoral students. The scholarships will be “for eligible students to provide scholarship support and/or funding for academic or professional experiential opportunities (e.g., internships, conference or research travel). The endowed scholarship funds may be used to supplement other scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, or similar support provided to the recipient.”

A. K. and Shirley Barton Superior Graduate Student Scholarship Recipients

YearName
2023Iswarya Sitiraju
2022Jinpu Zhou
2021Sudip Sinha

David Oxley Teaching Award

This award is given each semester. In the Fall, those eligible are senior graduate students, those who have been in the Mathematics graduate program for more than two years. In the Spring, those eligible are junior graduate students, those who are not senior. A student may win both the junior and senior awards but cannot win the junior or senior award more than once. The award carries a cash stipend of $1000 funded by contributions from faculty and former students and endowed in 2000 by the Oxley family.

Read more about the David Oxley Teaching Award and view the list of recipients.

Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award

The Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award is intended to recognize outstanding teaching ability and service to students. The award acknowledges and emphasizes the important role teaching assistants play in providing quality academic instruction. The award consists of a cash award and an engraved plaque. The following are the winners of the Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award from the Mathematics Department.

YearName
2023James Dylan Douthitt
2020Jagdeep Singh
2019Joseph Grenier
2018Matt Barnes
2017Joshua Fallon
2016Austin Scirratt
2015Simon Pfeil
2011Myron Minn-Thu-Aye
2003Robin Blankenship

Certificate of Teaching Excellence

The awarding of these certificates began in Fall, 1994. Up to five certificates are awarded each semester. The certificates are awarded in two categories: Junior (for students in their first two years in our graduate program); and Senior (for students beyond their first two years in our program). No individual can be awarded more than one certificate in a given academic year.

Read more about the Certificate of Teaching Excellence and view the list of recipients.