News for the year 2005 in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mississippi State University

Department News (2005)

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Department News (2005)

November 10-11, 2005. Former M.S. student in Mathematics Marion Harris, of Ford Motor Company was selected as the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Fellow for 2005. Mr. Harris visited campus and gave a colloquium to the department. (See related article.)
September 3, 2005. The Math Domain officially opens. (See related article.)
Fall Semester, 2005. Dr. Jane L. Harvill and Dr. Kevin Knudson received tenure and were promoted to the rank of associate professor. Dr. Seongjai Kim was hired as an associate professor. Dr. Kim was previously empolyed at the University of Kentucky. Marjorie Crittenden was hired as an Instructor.
July, 2005. The Department sponsored a one-month Algebra Project Summer Program for mathematics and language instruction. Thirty-one African-American students from Lanier High School in Jackson, MS stayed on MSU campus. Dr. Robert P. Moses address a group of 120 students, partents, faculty, and campus officials at the banquet on the final night of this program. The summer program was organized by Dr. Michael Neumann and sponsored by the Center for Urban Education and Innovation at Florida International University, the Algebra Project and Mississippi State University.
June 9 - August 6, 2005. REU Summer 2005 program, funded by the National Science Foundation. Coordinated by Drs. Tuncay Aktosun and R. Shivaji. (See related article.)
Spring Semester, 2005. Dr. Kevin Knudson received 2005 College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Research Award.
May, 2005. Master's Level Teaching Assistant of the Year 2005 Award at Mississippi State University awarded to Nibiao Zheng. Mr. Zheng completed his M.S. in Statistics in August, 2005 under the direction of Dr. Jane Harvill.
May 13-14, 2005. The Sixth Mississippi State University - University of Alabama-Birmingham Conference on Differential Equations and Computational Simulations honoring Louis Nirenberg and Klaus Schmitt hosted by the Department. (See related article.)
April 21, 2005. The Algebra Project colloquium by Dr. Ed Dubinsky of Kent State University. (See related article.)
February 14, 2005. The Department hosted a day of mathematics activities for about 55 students of The Algebra Project at Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi.