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Prof Fabian Faulstich has been selected as a member of the 2026 Class of ACT CMS Faculty Fellows to transform his course “Mathematical and Computational Foundations of Quantum Many Body Theory” into a fully integrated mathematical and computational learning experience translating theory into verified code. This fellowship is offered by the Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI) with the aim of “Accelerating Curricular Transformation in the Computational Molecular Sciences (ACT CMS).” The course being developed emphasizes hands-on engagement with softwar
Dr. Elizabeth Kam has been recognized with the 2026 Outstanding Teaching Award from the School of Science. Dr. Kam has served as a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Sciences since 2016, teaching differential equations to approximately 500 students each year, mathematics courses for non-STEM majors, and upper division courses on advanced calculus and operations research. Throughout her time at RPI, she has received consistently outstanding student evaluations across her teaching portfolio. Dr.
Prof. Fengyan Li has been selected as a Class of 2026 Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The SIAM Fellows Program recognizes 25 members each year (0.2% of the total international membership) for outstanding research and service that advance the fields of applied mathematics, computational science, and data science. Dr.
Fabian Maximilian Faulstich, Eliza Ricketts Foundation Career Development Chair in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project, "Nonlinear Algebra for Quantum Materials." The NSF CAREER Award recognizes junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research and education, and through the integration of these efforts within their institutions' missions.
The team of Luke Daignault (physics/math), Sameer Premji (math), and Gabriel Weredyk (math) won the MAA (Mathematical Association of America) award in 2025 in the Mathematical and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling.
Three PhD students and three undergraduate mathematics majors were honored with the Founders Award of Excellence at the Honors Convocation in October 2025. The Founders Award of Excellence recognizes students who embody scholarship, creativity, discovery, and leadership. About 1% of the RPI student population are honored each year. These students have not only demonstrated strong academic performance (top 10% of their class), but also leadership skills, originality, and imagination.
Two graduate students in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Chanaka Mapa Mudiyanselage and Muhammed Talha Azis, have been recognized for their research at the 65th Sanibel Symposium, a leading international conference in the quantum theory of atoms, molecules, and materials.
Alumna Mallory Gaspard ’18 (dual major in mathematics and applied physics) paid a return visit on April 21-23 to the departments of chemistry, physics, and mathematical sciences in which she had engaged in educational, extracurricular, and research experiences while an undergraduate at RPI. At a mathematical sciences colloquium entitled “When is Camouflage Useful?
John Schotland, the Zhao and Ji Professor in Mathematics at Yale University visited RPI on April 7 and 8, 2026 as this year’s honorary Class of ’27 lecturer. His opening colloquium on “Nonlocal PDEs and Quantum Optics” gave a general overview of a novel formulation of the equations of quantum electrodynamics for light interacting with excitable atoms as a system of nonlocal partial differential equations.
Alumnus John E. Evans’06 returned to RPI as a Strauch Family Endowed Faculty Fellow in the Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University Colorado Boulder and chair-elect of that department. His visit from October 14 to 16 was primarily sponsored by the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE), where he had conducted multiple research projects as a student, and was co-hosted by the Department of Mathematical Sciences, where he earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees.
