Archive for 2007Page 3
Math Music Videos
Any of you familiar with musician Jonathon Coulton may know that he’s got a flair for tongue in cheek, obscure errata, and a prodigious amount of work (in one project, he released a song a week for over a year). At any rate, I wanted to start by not so much to glorify Jonathon Coulton […]
Statistics Project in the News
As previously noted in this blog, senior math majors Tyler Kramer and Dan Johnson received national recognition for their statistics project. Now Mankato Free Press columnist Brian Ojanpa has picked up the story as well.
Hvidsten Recognized for Meritorious Service
Prof. Holte reports: At this past weekend’s NCS-MAA [North Central Section of the Mathematical Association of America] meeting at the College of St. Catherine, our own Mike Hvidsten was honored with the North Central Section’s Meritorious Achievement Award. He certainly deserves it. To mention just a few his services, I know that he has served […]
Zupan Receives NSF Honorable Mention
Senior math major Alex Zupan added one more recognition to his growing collection with an Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. (Alex already had awards from the NCAA, USA Today, and the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program.) He will be entering graduate school in mathematics at the University of […]
Corey Ervin Prize for Outstanding Service
The recipient of the 2006-2007 award is Guy Davis, senior mathematics major. In presenting this award, the department recognizes Guy’s work as a tutor and grader in the MCS Department over the past two years, his leadership and service in the Collegiate Fellow program, the Swing Club, and one-time opportunities such as volunteer yard work.The […]
Dobler Named to National Statistics Committee
Gustavus Professor Carolyn Dobler has been named to a national committee addressing undergrduate instruction in statistics. Peter Lachenbruch, the president-elect of the American Statistical Association (ASA), announced this week that Dobler would serve as one of the ASA’s members of the ASA/MAA Joint Committee on Undergraduate Satistics. Dobler will serve a three-year term lasting from […]
Zupan Wins NCAA Scholarship
Math major Alex Zupan was one of two Gustavus students named NCAA Post-Graduate Scholars (and one of only 58 nationwide).
Nienow Hired as Instructor, Tech Coordinator
Gustavus’s Department of Matheamtics and Computer Science is pleased to have hired Aaron Nienow as Instructor of Statistics and Departmental Technology Coordinator. Nienow started work in January, having received an initial one-semester contract through an expedited hiring process necessitated by a resignation. Now the department has completed a national search, resulting in the extension of […]
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics Sought
[Update: this position has now been filled.] Gustavus Adolphus College invites nominations and applications for a one-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics for 2007-2008.
Students’ Statistics Project Wins National Recognition
Gustavus senior math majors Dan Johnson and Tyler Kramer spent their January Term using statistical techniques to examine the impact of steroid use on statistics for home-run hitters. Now their project, supervised by Professor Carolyn Dobler, has won them both national recognition and prize money through the Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (USPROC) sponsored by the […]