Welcome New Faculty (AY 2025-26)!
NYU Courant is thrilled to welcome nine new faculty members this academic year—read through their short bios here.
Welcome New Faculty (AY 2025-26)!
Welcome New Faculty (AY 2025-26)!
Hong Wang Solves Kakeya Set Conjecture
Hong Wang, Associate Professor of Mathematics, has solved the infamously difficult, century-old Kakeya set conjecture. Read more about this incredible breakthrough here.
Hong Wang Solves Kakeya Set Conjecture
Hong Wang Solves Kakeya Set Conjecture
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
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
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 Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize
Jinyoung Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, has received the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize from the American Mathematical Society. Read more here.
Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize
Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize
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 14, 2025
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Warren Weaver Hall , Room 517
October 14, 2025, 11:00AMAlice Chang, Princeton University -
Warren Weaver Hall , Room 201 - Note special Location and Time
October 14, 2025, 3:30PMHelena Nussenzveig Lopes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Warren Weaver Hall , Room 1302
October 16, 2025, 11:00AMPeter Constantin, Princeton University -
Warren Weaver Hall , Room 317
October 16, 2025, 11:00AMMohit Garg, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore -
60 Fifth Avenue , Room 150
October 16, 2025, 2:00PMGreg Durrett
News & Announcements
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NYU Courant at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2026
Jalal Shatah has been named Chair of the ICM 2026 Organizing Committee. Scott Armstrong, Jinyoung Park, Valentino Tosatti, Hong Wang, Laure Zanna, and Nina Holden have been invited to speak. Read More
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Welcome Courant's Newest Faculty Members (AY 2025-26)
We are thrilled to welcome nine new faculty members this academic year—read through their bios. Read More
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Professor Emeritus Lu Ting (1925-2025)
We are sorry to share that Lu Ting, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, has passed away at the age of 100. Read More
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Summer 2025 Facilities Updates
The Courant Institute is taking advantage of the quieter summer months to make some important facilities improvements at Warren Weaver Hall and 60 Fifth Avenue. Read More
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Professor Emeritus Peter Lax (1926-2025)
We are sad to announce that Peter Lax, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, passed away on May 16th. Read More
Special Events and Activities
Friday, October 17, 2025
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We will gather to remember and celebrate Professor Lax's remarkable career and the extraordinary impact he had on so many of us.
Warren Weaver Hall, Room: 109,
Oct. 17, 2025, 10:30AM