Subhash Khot Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Subhash Khot, Silver Professor of Computer Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read more about the honor here.
Subhash Khot Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Subhash Khot Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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
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
Sylvia Serfaty and Fang-Hua Lin Receive 2023 NSF Awards
Sylvia Serfaty, Silver Professor of Mathematics, and Fang-Hua Lin, Silver Professor of Mathematics, have received grants from the National Science Foundation to support their research projects. You can read more here.
Sylvia Serfaty and Fang-Hua Lin Receive 2023 NSF Awards
Sylvia Serfaty and Fang-Hua Lin Receive 2023 NSF Awards
Dennis Shasha Named a Senior Member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Dennis Shasha, Silver Professor of Computer Science, was named a senior member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI describes senior members as "rising stars who foster a spirit of innovation within their communities." Congratulations! Read more
Dennis Shasha Named a Senior Member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Dennis Shasha Named a Senior Member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
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
Rajesh Ranganath Receives NSF CAREER Award
Rajesh Ranganath, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has been named as recipient of the prestigious CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation. CAREER Awards are presented "in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education, and the integration of these endeavors in the context of their organizations' missions." Congratulations!
Rajesh Ranganath Receives NSF CAREER Award
Rajesh Ranganath Receives NSF CAREER Award
Julia Kempe Named a Silver Professor
Congratulations to Julia Kempe, who is now a Silver Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics and Data Science. Silver Professorships are one of the University's highest honors, chosen in recognition of professor's academic accomplishments as well as their exemplary commitment to undergraduate education.
Julia Kempe Named a Silver Professor
Julia Kempe Named a Silver Professor
Jonathan Niles-Weed Announced as a Sloan Fellow
Courant faculty Jonathan Niles-Weed has been awarded a 2022 Research Fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowship honors "early-career scholars who represent the most promising researchers working today." Congratulations Jonathan!
Jonathan Niles-Weed Announced as a Sloan Fellow
Jonathan Niles-Weed Announced as a Sloan Fellow
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
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
In memoriam: Marco Avellaneda (1955-2022)
Professor Avellaneda was a cherished member of Courant's faculty for nearly forty years before his passing in June. In this article, Rama Cont remembers Marco's mathematical contributions and legacy. Read more.
Joseph Bonneau Receives NSF CAREER Award
Joseph Bonneau, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received the prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). CAREER Awards are presented to junior faculty who "exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education." Professor Bonneau's project aims ensure the fairness of lotteries by developing new tools in the emerging field of temporal cryptography. Congratulations!
Joseph Bonneau Receives NSF CAREER Award
Joseph Bonneau Receives NSF CAREER Award
Craig Kapp and Shizhu Liu Win Golden Dozen Teaching Awards
Craig Kapp, Clinical Professor of Computer Science, and Sizhu Liu, Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics, have been named as winners of NYU's Golden Dozen Teaching Awards for outstanding contributions to the classroom.
Craig Kapp and Shizhu Liu Win Golden Dozen Teaching Awards
Craig Kapp and Shizhu Liu Win Golden Dozen Teaching Awards
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
Seminars and Events
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 512
Sept. 26, 2023, 3:30PMNathan Chen, Columbia University
Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 317
Sept. 28, 2023, 11AMHanna Komlós, Rutgers University -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 512
Sept. 28, 2023, 11AMWilliam Cooperman, New York University -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Sept. 28, 2023, 12:30PMMariya Savinov, Olivia Pomerenk, Ryan Du, Paul Beckman, Courant
Friday, September 29, 2023
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Columbia University, Mathematics Hall, 2990 Broadway, Room 203
Sept. 29, 2023, 10AM -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Sept. 29, 2023, 10AMLawrence Saul, Flatiron Institute -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 512
Sept. 29, 2023, 11AMCharles Cifarelli, Stony Brook University -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Sept. 29, 2023, 2:30PMRaffaele Ferrari, MIT
News & Announcements
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Roland Bauerschmidt Wins 2024 Breakthrough Prize for New Horizons in Mathematics
Professor Bauerschmidt won the 2024 New Horizons in Mathematics Prize for his work in probability theory and the renormalization group. Read More
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Lerrel Pinto Named "Robotics Innovator" by MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review declared Professor Lerrel Pinto one of the "35 Innovators Under 35" for his work on household robotics. Read More
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Welcome Courant's Newest Faculty Members
We are excited to welcome eleven new faculty members to the Courant Institute this semester—read through their short bios to learn more about the impressive group. Read More
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Kyunghyun Cho Recognized as a "Leader Changing Healthcare in 2023"
Kyunghyun Cho, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Data Science, has been named one of the "30 Leaders Under 40 Changing Healthcare in 2023" by Busniess Insider. Read More
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“Teach a Robot to FISH” Wins Best Student Paper Award at 2023 Robotics Science and Systems Conference
The paper proposes an innovative algorithm that allows robots to learn new tasks quickly; it was co-authored by Courant researchers Siddhant Haldar, Jyothish Pari, Anant Rai, and Lerrel Pinto. Read More