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Recent News
Georgia State Researchers Discover How Crowds Can Make Bridges Wobble and Sway
The new insights will help engineers and bridge designers build safer structures.read more ❯
Georgia State Researchers Develop Rapid Computer Software To Track Pandemics As They Happen
The novel algorithm can help scientists explore how a virus is evolving in real time and inform decision-making by government leaders.read more ❯
2021 Spring graduation message
Congratulations, graduates! Please see our graduation message from Dr. Rebecca...read more ❯
Dr. Yichuan Zhao elected as Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Professor Yichuan Zhao has been elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. He will be recognized for his achievements during an awards ceremony for the new ASA Fellows at the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM2021), which is the largest gathering...read more ❯
Dr. Alexandra Smirnova received a National Science Foundation grant for 2020-2023
Dr. Alexandra Smirnova, as the principal investigator, received a continuing National Science Foundation grant "On low-rank regularization for ill-posed nonlinear parameter estimation problems", 09/01/2020 - 08/31/2023. NSF Programs: Computational Mathematics and...read more ❯
Dr. Igor Belykh received a National Science Foundation grant for 2020-2024
Dr. Igor Belykh, as the Principal Investigator on the GSU subaward, received a 2020-2024 collaborative grant “Understanding and Engineering the Ecosystem of Firearms: Prevalence, Law, and Firearm-Related Harms” from the NSF...read more ❯
Dr. Guantao Chen appointed as Regents’ Professor for three additional years
The Board of Regents has approved Dr. Guantao Chen’s reappointment as Regents’ Professor for three additional years. Regents’ Professorships are bestowed on the most distinguished faculty of Georgia State University, whose...read more ❯
Dr. Yichuan Zhao received a Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant for 2020-2025
Dr. Yichuan Zhao is awarded the Collaboration Grant for Mathematicians from the Simons Foundation as a sole PI. The title of the grant is ‘New Topics in Empirical Likelihood Methods”. The budget is $4,2000. The duration date is...read more ❯
Dr. Yi Zhao received a Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant for 2020-2025
Dr. Yi Zhao recently received a five-year Collaboration Grant ($42,000, 2020-2025) for Mathematicians from the Simons Foundation.
The grant will support his research on “Extremal problems on graphs, hypergraphs, and posets”....read more ❯
Dr. Alexandra Smirnova received a National Science Foundation grant for 2020-2025
Dr. Alexandra Smirnova, as a co-principal investigator, received a National Science Foundation grant DUE-1950064 entitled “Preparing, Supporting, and Retaining Elementary Mathematics Specialists in High-need Urban Schools” during...read more ❯
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