Mathematics News

Welcome to the Mathematics Department's News page, where you can stay updated on recent achievements, research highlights, and upcoming events within our community. Check back regularly for the latest news and announcements.

Tulane faculty to be honored with 2024 university-wide teaching awards
Tulane University will honor dedicated faculty members with university-wide teaching awards during the Unified Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18, 2024. These awards include the Tulane President’s Awards for Excellence in Professional and Graduate Teaching, the Suzanne and Stephen…
Tulane mathematician named 2024 Sloan Foundation research fellow
A Tulane University mathematician working to understand fluid mechanics has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation research fellow, one of the most prestigious awards available to young researchers. The foundation recognizes exceptional early career researchers from across the U.S. and Canada…
Renowned Tulane professor elected to National Academy of Sciences
Lisa Fauci, a professor of mathematics at Tulane University, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Fauci, the Pendergraft Nola Lee Hayes Professor of Mathematics, is one of Tulane’s…
Mahir Bilen Can, Ph.D. Fulbright Award Grantee
Mahir Bilen Can, Ph.D., is a Full Professor of Mathematics at Tulane University. He received his B.Sc. degree from Middle East Technical University in 2001 and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. Can has published 50+ research papers in esteemed mathematics journals and…
2023 School of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards
The Tulane School of Science and Engineering celebrates the accomplishments of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff each spring. This year, awards were presented on Tuesday, May 2 at the Audubon Tea Room. Congratulations to all the recipients! For a copy of the event program, click here…
Newcomb-Tulane College announces the Class of 2022 William Wallace Peery Society
Twenty students from the Newcomb-Tulane College Class of 2022 were awarded membership to the William Wallace Peery Society, the university's top academic honor for undergraduates. It recognizes exceptional seniors who represent the top 1% of their graduating class for academic achievement. The…
Tulane math professor receives international research award
Tulane University math professor Lisa Fauci has won a prestigious research grant from the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO),a non-profit organization, based in Strasbourg, France, that funds basic research in life sciences. Fauci and a team of researchers from the…
Testimonios: Stories of Latinx and Hispanic Mathematicians
The Mathematics Department is proud to announce that Dr. Ricardo Cortez and Dr. Victor Moll are highlighted in Testimonios: Stories of Latinx and Hispanic Mathematicians. Their stories are inspirational and thought provoking. Testimonios: Stories of Latinx and Hispanic Mathematicians A co-…
Honoring Dr. Ricardo Cortez
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, SIAM is recognizing the achievements of Hispanic American mathematicians throughout September and October. Dr. Ricardo Cortez is the Pendergraft William Larkin Duren Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Center for Computational Science at Tulane…
Uniform-in-diffusivity Chaotic Mixing and the Batchelor Spectrum
Many observations of the statistical properties of fluids in physically relevant settings agree with the analytical theories of turbulence that stem from the engineering and physics communities; these theories combine various reasonable approximations with axioms that researchers derive from…