On Friday 20 October 2023 we hosted approximately 1,000 high school students at Science Day 2023, Sponsored by Halliburton. The students participated in activities led by each of our departments and schools. They were able to interact with our students and faculty and learn about the many opportunities we have to offer.
Jonas Schmidt, an undergraduate senior double majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics with a minor in Psychology, has received a Louisiana Sea Grant/Louisiana Space Grant. Jonas is the student researcher on this project and M. Hassan Najafi, assistant professor in our School of Computing and Informatics is the principal investigator. In addition to his academic work Jonas is the chair of the UL Lafayette ACM-CSE student chapter. Jonas has expressed his appreciation to Drs. Sercan Aygün and M.
The UL Lafayette Math Club provides a venue for students, faculty, and others who are interested in mathematics to meet, interact, and learn. The math club operates more like a seminar (discussion group) than a club. Since the math club is not a formal organization, there is no need to join. Everyone is welcome and you do not need to attend every meeting -- just come when you feel like it.
For the Fall 2023 semester we will meet at 1:30-2:30 on Fridays in Maxim Doucet Hall 206. Please try to join us. Remember that you do not have to come every week. Come whenever you can.
Eleven mathematics students received their diplomas at the commencement ceremonies on Saturday 13 May 2023. The seven B.S. recipients are: Olivia Y. Dugas, Bryan Randy Flores, Zachary Reese Hatfield, Michael Andrew Kelleher, Allyssa Michelle Prejean, Logan M. Richard, and Bobby B. Robinson. The one M.S. recipient is Ashani Nisansala Wickramarathna Vidanalage. The three Ph. D. recipients are: Saptarshi Chakraberty, Faysal Ahmed Chowdhury, and Leah Elizabeth LeJeune.
Our alumnus, Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu (PhD 2015), received the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty at the August 2022 MAA Mathfest meeting in Philadelphia. The citation begins with "What Dr. Vinodh Chellamuthu has accomplished in the six years since he earned his PhD at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is astounding.
Three of our math faculty were promoted effective August 2022. Please join us in congratuating them!
Allison Cointot has been promoted from Instructor to Senior Instructor.
