Van Loo Postdoc Research Fellow Spotlight – Nick Geiser

Nick Geiser holds dual postdoc appointments at U-M as a Van Loo (MCAIM/Mathematics) and Leinweber Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Physics).  He came to U-M from UCLA in the Fall of 2023. In his first year as a postdoc in Ann Arbor, Nick finished a research manuscript, began a new research collaboration with U-M Physics Professor Henriette Elvang…

Grad Students Participate in Immersive Workshop Focused on Mathematics Research & DEI Discussions

Summer 2023 marked the 3rd year of the Midwest Research Experience for Graduates (MREG). MREG is conceptualized and coordinated by U-M graduate students in mathematics. This year’s 2-week, in-person summer workshop in Ann Arbor built off of the past two years of successful operation as a virtual program. MREG has the dual focus of immersing…

MCAIM Director Lydia Bieri Elected to 2023 Class of AMS Fellows

Professor Lydia Bieri has been elected to the 2023 Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). According to the AMS web site, “The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics.” Congratulations Professor Bieri!

Random Matrix Theory Summer School teaches new techniques to and builds community among global group of grad students and postdocs

Forty-nine graduate students and beginning postdocs from 32 (^1) universities around the world participated in the 2022 Random Matrix Theory (RMT) Summer School program at the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus from June 13-24.  The participants applied and were accepted into the rigorous 2-week program that each day included two lectures and complimentary group…