Jeanne Agnew Featured in MAA Focus

In the August - September 2008 issue of MAA Focus former faculty member Professor Jeanne Agnew (1913-2000) is described and some of her work is highlighted. A guide to her work is also available.

Polly McLachlan (1929-2008)

Martha (Polly) McLachlan died on November 25, 2008. A complete obituary can be found in the Stillwater Newspress archives.
http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/obituaries/local_story_333144910.html

Polly McLachlan was the wife of former faculty member E.K. McLachlan. Professor McLachlan advised many graduate students and a fellowship  named for him is presented each year. For many years after the death of Professor McLachlan, Polly attended the annual awards ceremony and helped with the presentation of the McLachlan award.

Professor Lisa Mantini Selected for Advising Award

Professor Lisa Mantini will be recognized as the  Outstanding A&S Faculty Advisor for 2009 at the College of Arts and Sciences Awards Banquet on April 24.

Promotions Approved June 20, 2008

Birne Binegar and Jiahong Wu were promoted to the rank of full professor at the June meeting of the OSU Regents. Professor Binegar has research interests in representation theory and, in particular, in using computer algebra systems to discover and establish new results in the field. Professor Wu is interested in the solution of partial differential equations that model fluid flow, weather phenomena and other physical systems. One of the most famous equations that he studies is the Navier-Stokes equation for fluids.

Professor William Jaco was named Regents Professor at the same meeting. This honor is awarded to faculty members with outstanding research records. Professor Jaco studies the topology of three-manifolds. In addition to his many research accomplishments Professor Jaco is a fellow of the AAAS, is a former executive director of the AMS and is the Grayce B. Kerr Professor of Mathematics.

Vaughn and Southwestern Bell Professors Appointed

Professor Alan Adolphson was named Vaughn Professor by the OSU Regents today. The Vaughn Professorship was funded by the Vaughn Foundation to support research in number theory. Professor Adolphson is the author of more than forty papers. His work concerns cohomological computations over p-adic fields, Newton polyhedra and generalized hypergeometric functions.

Professor Jiahong Wu was appointed as Southwestern Bell Professor. This position is normally held for two years and provides funds to support the research of the appointee. Professor Wu works in applied mathematics and partial differential equations.

Math Modeling Team Honored

Math Contest in Modeling Team members Jack Knorr, Lauren Smith, and Carlos Bernal earned an Honorable Mention in this year's competition.