News: Accolades
Three Faculty Members Awarded Sloan Fellowships
Congratulations to Greg Durrett, Sam Raskin and Hang Ren.
Maggie Miller Receives Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize
UT Austin alumna Maggie Miller, whose research focuses on geometric topology in three to five dimensions, was awarded a prize recognizing women in mathematics.
Mathematician Receives Jean Holloway Award for Excellence in Teaching
Amanda Hager was recognized for demonstrating "a warm spirit, a concern for society and the individual, and the ability to impart knowledge while challenging students to independent inquiry and creative thought."
Natural Science Students and Faculty Win Graduate School Awards
Two graduate students and one faculty member were 2019 winners of professional and student awards from UT’s Graduate School.
Mathematics’ Highest Prize Awarded to UT Austin’s Karen Uhlenbeck
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has named Karen Uhlenbeck its 2019 Abel Prize award winner.
Fields Medal Recognition Linked to Work at UT Austin
Former UT Austin professor Alessio Figalli, one of four 2018 Fields Medal winners announced today, works in an area of mathematical analysis known as optimal transport.
Caffarelli Receives 2018 Shaw Prize in Mathematics
This is the first Shaw Prize awarded to a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin since its inception in 2002.
Three Members of Natural Sciences Recognized for Teaching Excellence
The honor rewards excellence in teaching by recognizing tenured faculty members who have continuously provided significant contributions to education throughout their career, especially at the undergraduate level.
