Henry McKean (1930-2024)
It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of our esteemed friend and colleague Henry McKean, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. Read more here.
Henry McKean (1930-2024)
Henry McKean (1930-2024)
Lai-Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize
Every two years, ETH Zurich awards the Heinz Hopf Prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of pure mathematics. This year's honoree is Professor Lai-Sang Young. Congratulations! Read more here.
Lai-Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize
Lai-Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize
Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
Lerrel Pinto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received a 2023 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Read more here.
Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair
Yann LeCun has been named as the first recipient of the Jacob T. Schwartz Chaired Professorship in Computer Science. Read more about the honor and inaugural honoree here.
Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair
Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair
Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI
An in-depth conversation with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder and Research Scientist at OpenAI, about his time at NYU Courant and his vision for the future of artificial intelligence. Read it here.
Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI
Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI
S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal
Professor Raghu Varadhan has been honored with the Padma Vibhusan, the second-highest civilian award distributed by the Republic of India. The medal acknowledges his "exceptional and distinguished service" in the fields of science and technology. Read more.
S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal
S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal
Launching a New Initiative, NYU and DeepMind Clear the Path for Future AI Researchers
Launching a New Initiative, NYU and DeepMind Clear the Path for Future AI Researchers
Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize
Professor Greengard has been honored for his pioneering work on fast algorithms, including the fast multipole method, fast Gauss transform, and fast direct solvers. Congratulations! Read more.
Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize
Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize
Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize
Nina Holden, Assosciate Professor of Mathematics, has won the 2023 Rollo Davidson Prize for her "leading work on random planar maps and Liouville quantum gravity." You can read more about the honor here.
Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize
Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize
Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics
Vlad Vicol, Professor of Mathematics, has been chosen as a 2023 Investigator by the Simons Foundation. The selective program is designed to "support outstanding theoretical scientists in their most productive years." Congratulation! You can read more about the honor here.
Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics
Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics
Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics
Sylvia Serfaty, Silver Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics by the National Academy of Sciences. Congratulations! Read more here.
Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics
Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics
Jinyoung Park Named a 2024 Sloan Foundation Research Fellow
Jinyoung Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, has been chosen as a Sloan Foundation Research Fellow for 2024. Read more here.
Jinyoung Park Named a 2024 Sloan Foundation Research Fellow
Jinyoung Park Named a 2024 Sloan Foundation Research Fellow
Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award
Anirudh Sivaraman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received the 2024 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Read more here.
Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award
Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award
Seminars and Events
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Oct. 08, 2024, 2PMChristiana Mavroyiakoumou, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and **PLEASE NOTE UNUSUAL TIME -
Online,
Oct. 08, 2024, 2PMJeff Phillips, University of Utah
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Oct. 09, 2024, 3:30PMMaximilien Bolot, École Normale Supérieure
Thursday, October 10, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Oct. 10, 2024, 11AMYu Deng, University of Chicago -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 317
Oct. 10, 2024, 11AMMitali Bafna, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
JAX: A platform for high-performance numerical computing with applications in ML research and beyond
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 202
Oct. 10, 2024, 12:30PMDan Foreman-Mackey, Google Deepmind
Friday, October 11, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Oct. 11, 2024, 10AMDavid M. Hernandez, Yale -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 512
Oct. 11, 2024, 11AMGioacchino Antonelli, Courant Institute
News & Announcements
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Welcome Courant's Newest Faculty Members (AY 2024-25)
We are excited to welcome ten new faculty members to the Courant Institute this year—read through their short bios to learn more about the impressive group. Read More
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Celebrating Ten Years of the GSTEM Program
Learn more about NYU's GSTEM program, which has been providing research opportunities to high school students for over a decade. Read More
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Lerrel Pinto Receives NSF CAREER Award
Lerrel Pinto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Read More
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Joseph Tassarotti Receives NSF CAREER Award
Joseph Tassarotti, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Read More