Department Awards

The Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize

The Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize of the AWM is awarded annually to a woman recently promoted to associate professor or an equivalent position in the mathematical sciences. The prize provides a fellowship for the awardee and enables her to focus on her research in the stimulating environment of the Cornell University Mathematics Department during a semester that is free from teaching obligations. Recently promoted associate professors face many challenges as they prepare to take on greater leadership in research and in the profession. The Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize honors outstanding women at this stage of their careers. Each year, the Michler Fellow is invited to give a lecture to an audience of faculty and graduate students. 

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Date CURRENT Award Recipients  
2023-24 Lauren Childs, Virginia Tech Fall 2023

Previous Award Recipients:

Date Award Recipient Talk Title
Sept. 2022 Emily Witt, University of Kansas Local cohomology: An algebraic tool capturing geometric data
Sept. 2022 Anna Skripka, University of New Mexico Untangling noncommutativity with operator integrals
Nov. 2021 Shabnam Akhtari, University of Oregon Representation of integers by binary forms
Oct. 2018 Julia Bergner, the University of Virginia 2-Segal structures and the Waldhausen S-construction
Nov. 2017 Julia Gordon, the University of British Columbia Wilkie's theorem and (ineffective) uniform bounds 
Mar. 2017 Pallavi Dani, Louisiana State University Large-scale geometry of right-angled Coxeter groups 
Oct. 2015 Malabika Pramanik, University of British Columbia Needles, Bushes, Hairbrushes, and Polynomials 
Mar. 2015 Sema Salur, University of Rochester Manifolds with G2 structure and beyond 
Mar. 2015 Megumi Harada, McMaster University Newton-Okounkov bodies and integrable systems 
Oct. 2012 Ling Long, Iowa State University Atkin and Swinnerton-Dyer Congruences
Mar. 2012 Anna Mazzucato, Pennsylvania State University The Analysis of Incompressible Fluids at High Reynolds Numbers
Nov. 2012 Patricia Hersh, North Carolina State University Regular CS Complexes, Total Positivity and Bruhat Order
Apr. 2010 Maria Gordina, University of Connecticut Lie's Third Theorem in Infinite Dimensions 
Oct. 2008 Irina Mitrea, University of Virginia Boundary-Value Problems for Higher-Order Elliptic Operators 
Sept. 2007 Rebecca Goldin, George Mason University The Geometry of Polygons 

Junior and Senior Faculty Teaching Awards

The Department of Mathematics has established a Junior Faculty Teaching Award in recognition of the importance of the place of junior faculty in the teaching and learning of mathematics. The award will be announced in early December. Awards will be made based upon the faculty member’s ability to develop student’s appreciation and understanding of mathematics. 

Eligibility: All faculty with "assistant professor" in their title, and lecturers.

The Department of Mathematics has established a Senior Faculty Teaching Award in recognition of the importance of the place of all faculty members in the teaching and learning of mathematics. The award will be made when it is deemed appropriate and announced in early December. 

Eligibility: All faculty members holding the rank of associate professor, full professor, lecturer, or senior lecturer including visitors and faculty from other departments teaching MATH courses.

Previous Award Recipients:

Year

Senior Faculty
Teaching Award

Junior Faculty
Teaching Award

2023 Allen Knutson

David Freund
Liam Mazurowski

2022

Lionel Levine
Alexander Vladimirsky

William Clark
Rhiannon Griffiths
2021

Adrian Lewis
Timothy Riley

Philippe Sosoe
Kathryn Mann
2020 Laurent Saloff-Coste Marie MacDonald
Inna Zakharevich
2019 Kelly Delp Andy Borum
2018 Jason Manning Alex Townsend
2017 Marcelo Aguiar
Herbert Hui
Quincy Loney
2016 Tara Holm
Michael Stillman
None
2015 Yuri Berest David Zywina
2014 Yulij Ilyashenko
Mark Jauquet
Sanjay Dharmavaram
2013 Richard Rand Clinton Conley
2012 Steven Strogatz Nathaniel Eldredge 
Ana Rita Pires
2011 Timothy Healey Timothy Riley
2010 Reyer Sjamaar W. Frank Moore
2009 Ravi Ramakrishna Guang (Dennis) Yang
2008 Kenneth Brown 
John Hubbard
Geoffrey Recktenwald
Alexander Vladimirsky
2007 Allen Hatcher Alvaro Lozano-Robledo
Etienne Rassart
2006 Patricia Alessi
Irena Peeva
Luke Rogers
Alessandra Pantano
2005 David Henderson Hsiao-Bing Cheng
2004 Leonard Gross Tara Brendle
Kasso Okoudjou
2003 Maria Terrell Dan Zaffran
2002 Michael Stillman Matthew Fickus
2001 Alfred Schatz Ravi Ramakrishna

Graduate Student Teaching Award

The Department of Mathematics has established a Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in recognition of the importance of TAs in the teaching and learning of mathematics. The award will be announced in early December. The selection may be based on one or more of the following criteria: the TA’s ability to develop students’ appreciation and understanding of mathematics, creative use or development of materials, success in helping students master material, and improvement of teaching skills over time. 

Eligibility: Graduate students who have been teaching assistants in the Department of Mathematics for at least two semesters. Previous recipients cannot be nominated a second time.

Previous Award Recipients:

Year Graduate Student
Teaching
2023 Kimball Strong
MingYi Wang
2022 Marissa Gee
Yun Liu
Gokul Nair
Nikhil Sahoo
2021 Trevor Jones
Mark Walth
2020 Shriya Nagpal
Aleksandra Niepla
2019

Hannah Keese
Dylan Peifer

2018 David Mehrle
Aditya Vaidyanathan
2017 James Barnes
Lila Greco
Matthew Hin
2016 Kelsey Houston-Edwards
Amin Saied
2015 Wayne Uy
Drew Zemke
2014 Laura Escobar
Matthew Holden
Zhengyi Zhou
2013 Anoop Grewal
Melanie Stam
2012 Kathryn Sullivan Montovan
2011 Mircea Pitici
Remus Radu
2010 Mihai Bailesteanu 
Samuel Kolins
2009 Benjamin Lundell 
Eyvindur Pálsson
2008 Fatima Mahmood 
Artem Pulemotov
2007 Mia Minnes
2006 Edoardo Carta
2005 Melanie Pivarski 
Treven Wall
2004 Heather Armstrong
2003 Dan Ciubotaru
2002 Christopher Francisco
2001 Lee Gibson

Robert John Bättig Graduate Prize

Recipients of the Bättig Prize are selected based on excellence and promise in mathematics. The award is given to graduate students who have passed their A exam.   

Previous Award Recipients:

Year Bättig Prize
2023-2024 Harry Fluck
Prairie Wentworth-Nice
Ruoqi Zhang
2022-2023 Elena Hafner
Dexuan Hu
Sumun Iyer
Emmy Lewis
2021-2022 Brandon Shapiro
Nicole Magill
2020-2021 Shiping Cao
Max Lipton
Beihui Yuan
2019-2020 Hannah Cairns
Avery St. Dizier
2018-2019 Elliot Cartee
Lila Greco
2017-2018 Swee Hong Chan
Benjamin Hoffman
Hossein Lamei Ramandi
2016-2017 Wai-Kit Yeung
2015-2016 Balazs Elek
Aaron Palmer
2014-2015 Laura Escobar Vega
Radoslav Zlatev
2013–2014 Hyungryul Baik 
Hung Tran
2012-2013 Diana Ojeda Aristizabal
2011-2012 Peter Samuelson
Tianyi Zheng
2010-2011 Kathryn Lindsey
2009-2010 Mingzhong Cai
Benjamin Lundell
2008-2009 Artem Pulemotov
Zhigen Zhao
2007-2008 Alimjon Eshmatov
Jessica Zuniga
2006-2007 Mia Minnes
Jay Schweig
2005-2006 Sarah Koch
Andrei Maxim
2004-2005 Antonio Montalban
Roland Roeder
2003-2004 James Belk
Harrison Zhou
2002-2003 Todd Kemp
2001-2002 Fernando Codà Marques

Eleanor Norton York Award

Each year a student in the Mathematics Department and a student in the Astronomy Department, in which Eleanor York was employed, are selected to receive this award. The recipients are chosen from those in the middle of their graduate education on the basis of their academic achievements to date to encourage them to have even more success in the future.

Previous Award Recipients:

Year York Award
2023-2024 Emily Dautenhahn
Alex Vidinas
2022-2023 Rodrigo Delgado
Alekos Robotis
2021-2022 Rodrigo Horruitiner
David Mehrle
2020-2021 Kimoi Kemboi
Nicole Magill
Andrew Melchionna
2019-2020 Elizabeth Lauri
2018-2019 Romin Abdolahzadi
Andres Fernandez Herrero
2017-2018 Max Hallgren
Itamar Oliveira
2016-2017 Anwesh Ray
2015-2016 Iian Smythe
2014-2015 Daniel Miller
Valente Ramirez Garcia Luna
2013–2014 Kai Fong Ernest Chong
2011-2012 Jenna Rajchgot
2010-2011 Milena Pabiniak
2009-2010 Ri-Xiang Chen
Ho Hon Leung
2008-2009 Igors Gorbovickis
Ann Martin*
Briony Horgan*
2007-2008 Gregory Muller
Yan Ling Wu*
2006-2007 Artem Pulemotov
Sabrina Stierwalt*
2005-2006 Guan-Yu-Chen
David Rothstein*
2004-2005 Jeffrey Mermin
Jagadheep Panbian*
2003-2004 Farkhod Eshmatov
Matja Cuk*
2002-2003 Christopher Hardin
Lynn Carter*
2001-2002 Christopher Francisco
Karen Masters*
Britt Scharringhausen*

Hutchinson Fellowship

Awarded for excellent work as students in the graduate program and/or as teaching assistants, the Hutchinson Fellowship provides one semester of relief from teaching to allow students to work on their thesis problems. Accordingly, it is awarded to students who have passed their A exam. Preference is given to students with both outstanding academic achievements and outstanding teaching.

Previous Award Recipients:

Year Hutchinson Fellowship
2023-2024 Xuan Yao
2022-2023 Kimoi Kemboi
2021-2022 Andres Fernandez
2020-2021 Jose Bastidas Olaya
Maru Sarazola Duarte
2019-2020 Max Hallgren
Rakvi
2018-2019 Aleksandra Niepla
2017-2018 Gautam Gopal Krishnan
2016-2017 Ian Pendleton
Drew Zemke
2015-2016 Kristen Pueschel
2014-2015 Jeffrey Bergfalk
Voula Collins
Aliaksandr Patotski
2013–2014 Robert Kesler 
Yash Lodha
2012-2013 Chor Hang Lam
Hung Tran
2011-2012 Adam Bjorndahl
Kristine Jones
Daniel Wong
2010-2011 Juan Alonso
Philipp Meerkamp
2009-2010 Mihai Bailesteanu
Samuel Kolins
2008-2009 Jennifer Biermann
Saul Blanco Rodriguez
2007-2008 Joshua Bowman
2006-2007 Noam Horwitz
James Worthington
2005-2006 Henri Johnston
Mauricio Velasco
2004-2005 Drew Armstrong
Treven Wall
2003-2004 Jason Martin
Melanie Pivarski
2002-2003 Radu Haiduc
Fernando Schwartz
2001-2002 Dan Ciubotaru
Jean Cortissoz
Yuval Gabay

 

Sam Hsiao

The Torng Prize

Established in 2017 by former graduate student Bung-Fung Torng, this prize is awarded annually to a  graduate student for their outstanding work as a teacher. It provides summer support for the student to focus on their thesis work. Accordingly, it is given to students who have passed their A exam and are not in their final year.

Previous Award Recipients:

Year Torng Prize
2023-2024 Chase Vogeli
2022-2023 Nicole Johnson
2021-2022 Prairie Wentworth-Nice
2020-2021 Emily Dautenhahn
2019-2020 Ana Smaranda Sandu
2018-2019 Frederik De Keersmaeker
2017-2018 Maru Sarazola Duarte

 

 

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