Rice University
6100 S. Main St.
Houston TX 77005-1892
Tel (713) 348-4829
Fax (713) 348-5231
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Math Department -- MS 136 Rice University 6100 S. Main St. Houston TX 77005-1892 Tel (713) 348-4829 Fax (713) 348-5231 |
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Congratulations to our 2009 Graduates!
2007 Professor of the Year Frank Jones gets a surprise Birthday Party from his students. 2009 Graduate Student Awards Announced - Congratulations to Christopher Davis, winner of the Tracy Thomas Award, and Helge Krüger, winner of the Nettie S. Autry Fellowship. Current and previous winners of awards and fellowships are here.
NSF Fellowship - Peter Horn, who will graduate this May, has received a prestigious (and rare) National Science Foundation Fellowship to continue his research in topology and knot theory at Columbia University. An article from the Rice News is here. Houston Marathon - Graduate student Colin Carroll placed 11th in the 2009 Houston Marathon with a time of 2:30:26 - the fastest time of any local competitor. An article from the Rice News is here and the Rice Thresher has an article here.
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University Dates
2008-09 Salomon Bochner Lectures on April 6-10, 2009 |
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Duncan Achievement Award for Outstanding Faculty - We are pleased (and proud) to announce that Professor Brendan Hassett has won the 2009 Charles Duncan Jr. Award which honors achievement in both scholarship and teaching. An article with the details can be found 
2009 Hubert E. Bray Prize in mathematics was awarded to Chris Fraser. This award is given annually to the outstanding junior mathematics major. The Bray Prize webpage is 
Scholarship recipient Jennifer Trejo (2010 graduate) started her career as a customer accounts manager but thanks to the Leo M. Acker Memorial Scholarship she's now a math major in our department. More on her story 
Master's Thesis Award - We are happy to announce that one of our graduate students, Helge Krueger, has received the honor of having the best Master's Thesis or Diplom in Mathematics in Austria for the year. A copy can be found on his web page 
Fermat's Last Theorem - Sir Andrew Wiles, the first person to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, presented a wonderful Presidential Lecture entitled "The Story of an Equation" at Rice on November 11. We were privileged to have some time with him during a Departmental Tea that afternoon.