School of Science announces winners of Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education
Rick Danheiser and Bjorn Poonen are lauded for their outstanding teaching.
Department
Mathematics
Mathematical patchwork
Alice Guionnet, an authority on random matrix theory, aims to make sense of huge data sets.
Explained: How does a soccer ball swerve?
The smoothness of a ball’s surface — in addition to playing technique — is a critical factor.
High-performance computing programming with ease
Alan Edelman leads the global, open-source collaboration developing "Julia," a powerful but flexible programming language for high performance computing.
Michael Sipser named dean of the School of Science
Sipser has served as interim dean since Marc Kastner’s departure.
Minimal surfaces, maximal impact
MIT mathematician William Minicozzi unleashes ‘a wave of new results’ in geometric analysis.
Like father, like son
Mathematician Larry Guth follows his physicist father, Alan, to a post on the MIT faculty.
Sperm cells are extremely efficient at swimming against a current
Study may explain how sperm travel long distances, through difficult terrain, to reach an egg.
Seven faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 204 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.