Junior Colloquium: Michael Von Korff

Our November 16 Junior Colloquium Speaker will be Michael Von Korff. Michael graduated in 2012 with a thesis in commutative algebra, directed by Karen Smith (me!). Michael worked for several years an education start-up called Reasoning Mind based in Houston but recently relocated to a Boston-based ed-tech job at Curriculum Associates. Come hear about his…

Career Fair

3/7/18 Student life Stock photography taken on Central Campus

The Math Department hosts an annual Career Fair in November in the Mathematics Atrium, East Hall.  AIM and Math PhD students can come meet folks and learn about careers in math whether or not you are actively looking for a job. The information will also help you advise your undergraduate students better, most of whom…

Opportunities at Google

Brandon Carter, UM Math Phd 2018, wrote to tell me how much he likes his job at Google in cyber security. He reached out to tell us about potential opportunities at Google for current and/or former grad students. Google is actively looking to hire people in a number of different areas he says are suited…