Recent highlights of faculty and students in the Mathematical Sciences Department.
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Prof. Mayer Humi publishes a paper which confirms Laplace 1796 conjecture
Mayer Humi, professor of mathematical sciences, recently published a paper in the Journal of Mathematical Physics titled “Laplace conjecture about the formation of the solar system.” In the paper, Humi introduces a mathematical model based on solid physical laws that offers a support for the 1796 Laplace conjecture that described the sun as a cloud of gas having a very large radius that contracted inwards as it cooled and cast off a family of gas rings from which the planetary system later condensed. Read Humi’s paper here.
Congratulations to Mayer!
Prof. Balgobin Nandram awarded certificate from the American Statistical Association
Balgobin Nandram, professor of mathematical sciences, has been awarded a certificate from the American Statistical Association (ASA) in recognition of 35 years of membership. The ASA is one of the oldest professional associations in the United States. Nandram has been active and recognized within the society for many years. He served as the associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association from 2007-2012. He was awarded the honorary rank of fellow in the ASA in 2003 for contributions in Bayesian hierarchical models and finite population sampling and successful efforts in mentoring students. Also, in 2006, he received the prestigious Statistical Partnership in Academe, Industry and Government (SPAIG) award from the ASA for WPI with collaboration with his students and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Congratulations to Bal!