Awards

New Faculty

Assistant Professor Aynur Bulut (left) received her Ph.D. in 2011 from UT Austin. She was member of the Institute for Advanced Study from 2011-13, Postdoctoral Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan from 2013-2016, and she spent 2016-17 at Princeton University. Her research interests lie in PDE.

Professor Stefan van Zwam is a recipient of the 2017 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award.
The award will be presented on May 3rd, 2017, at the Lod Cook Alumni Center.

Professor Susanne C. Brenner is among the fourteen 2017 SEC Faculty Achievement Awardees. These awards honor one individual from each SEC university who has excelled in teaching, research and scholarship.

Susanne C. Brenner is the Nicholson Professor of Mathematics, and an AMS, SIAM and AAAS Fellow. 

Math Major Daniel Bourgeois received a prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship. He plans on taking it at the Statistics Department at Rice University.

Daniel Bourgeois was mentored by Professor Susanne C. Brenner.

Joshua Fallon is the recipient of the 2017 Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award. This award recognizes outstanding teaching ability and service to students.

Susan Murphy, H.E. Robbins Distinguished University Professor of Statistics and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She received her B.S. in mathematics in 1980 from LSU.

Some of the recipients of the Spring 2016 awards and recognitions. From left: Pallavi Dani, Pramod Achar, Joshua Fallon, Abiti Adili, Gestur Ólafsson, Amanda Mayhall, Derek Walker, Dustin Wright, Rima Chatterjee, Gayan Abeynanda, Paris Scott, Jordyn Riviere, Colleen Robichaux, and Amy Adair.

New Faculty and Postdoctoral Associates

(From left to right)

Professor Pramod Achar received a 2016 LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award for outstanding research, teaching, and service. Pramod Achar joined LSU in 2004.

Professor Milen Yakimov received a 2016 LSU Distinguished Faculty Award for his sustained records of excellence in research, teaching and service.

Milen Yakimov joined LSU in 2008. Currently he is the Michael F. and Roberta Nesbit McDonald Professor of Mathematics. He is a Sloan Research Fellow.

Professor Shawn Walker received a 2016 LSU Alumni Rising Faculty Award for his outstanding record of scholarship and published research. 

Shawn Walker joined LSU in 2010. He recently was awarded an NSF Career grant.