GGAM News and Announcements

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Greg Kuperberg to GGAM!

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:46:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Greg Kuperberg of the Department of Mathematics as the newest member of GGAM! Prof. Kuperberg's research interests include quantum computing, computational complexity, and numerical integration.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Yubei Chen to GGAM!

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Yubei Chen of the Department of Computer Science as the newest member of GGAM! Prof. Chen’s research sits at the intersection of computational neuroscience and deep unsupervised learning.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Anuj Kumar to GGAM!

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Anuj Kumar of the Department of Mathematics as the newest member of GGAM! Prof. Kumar's research lies at the intersection of fluid dynamics and partial differential equations, combining mathematical analysis, computational and theoretical approaches to make progress on questions related to transport and mixing in turbulent flows.

Two GGAM Students Win Best Poster Awards at SIAM NCC

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Graduate students Kelli Gutierrez and Jon Forstater were honored with Best Poster Awards at the 2025 SIAM Northern California Chapter (SIAM NCC) meeting. Their work showcases the depth, creativity, and interdisciplinary reach of research happening in our graduate program.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Ricardo Masini to GGAM!

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:51:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Ricardo Masini of the Department of Statistics as the newest member of GGAM! Prof. Masini's research focuses on theoretical statistics, where mathematics, particularly probability theory, plays a crucial role.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Leonor Saiz to GGAM!

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:51:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Leonor Saiz of the Department of Biomedical Engineering as the newest member of GGAM! Some of Prof. Saiz's current research topics include: computational biophysics, systems biology, gene regulation modeling, signal transduction networks, multiscale modeling, non-equilibrium dynamics, statistical mechanics, stochastic processes, machine learning, high-dimensional dynamical systems.

Congratulations to Joshua Petrack – Winner of the Excellent Student/Postdoc Poster Award at DNA31!

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:28:00 +0000

Joshua Petrack, Ph.D. student in Applied Mathematics, has won the Best Student/Postdoc Poster Award at DNA31 in Lyon, France! His work, co-authored with Professor David Doty, introduces the first exact algorithm for simulating chemical reaction networks in sublinear time per reaction—a major leap in molecular programming.

Congratulations to Lauren Mossman on Receiving the Simons Dissertation Fellowship!

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:27:00 +0000

Lauren Mossman, Ph.D. student in Applied Mathematics, has been awarded the prestigious Simons Dissertation Fellowship for her groundbreaking research on ecosystem dynamics and species interactions. Her innovative modeling work offers new insights into habitat change, resilience, and ecological management.

Matthias Köppe’s Passagemath Project Marks New Era for Open-Source Math Software

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:30:00 +0000

After five years of development, UC Davis professor Matthias Köppe has reengineered the open-source math software SageMath—ushering in a modular future with the release of Passagemath 10.5.29.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Dogyoon Song to GGAM!

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:59:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Dogyoon Song of the Department of Statistics as the newest member of GGAM! Some of Prof. Song's current research topics include optimization theory, high-dimensional statistics, deep learning theory, and causal inference.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Caleb Stanford to GGAM!

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:30:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Caleb Stanford of the Department of Computer Science as the newest member of GGAM! Some of Prof. Stanford's interests include Programming language theory and formal methods in computer science; applied mathematical logic; theoretical computer science.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Andrés Carvajal to GGAM!

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:44:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Andrés Carvajal of the Department of Economics as the newest member of GGAM! Some of Prof. Carvajal's interests include pure economic theory, in particular general equilibrium theory. This field requires the application of careful mathematics to develop insight about the operation of markets.

AAAS Elects Alexander Aue and Raissa D'Souza as Fellows

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:39:00 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Alexander Aue and Prof. Raissa D'Souza for being elected as AAAS fellows!

Prof. Alan Hastings Receives 2024/25 UCD Emeriti/Emeritae Distinguished Emeritus Award

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:22:00 +0000

Join us in celebrating Prof. Hastings’ 2024/25 UCD Emeriti/Emeritae Distinguished Emeritus Award!

GGAM Member David Woodruff Named INFORMS Fellow

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:40:00 +0000

Prof. David L. Woodruff has been named to the 2024 class of INFORMS Fellows. Join us in celebrating this accomplishment!

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Isaac Kim to GGAM!

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:38:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Isaac Kim of the Department of Computer Science as the newest member of GGAM! Prof. Kim works in the field of Quantum Information and Quantum Computation, with a research goal in understanding fundamental aspects of quantum entanglement that appear in nature.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Qijia Jiang to GGAM!

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:16:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Qijia Jiang of the Department of Statistics as the newest member of GGAM! Some of Prof. Jiang's current research topics include the connection between optimization, MCMC sampling, dynamical system, and interacting particle system.

Join us in Welcoming Jasper Lee to GGAM!

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:10:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Jasper Lee of the Department of Computer Science as the newest member of GGAM! Prof. Lee's research includes theoretical computer science, applied probability, and statistics.

Join us in Welcoming Prof. Abi Gopal to GGAM!

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:56:00 +0000

We are excited to add Prof. Abi Gopal of the Department of Mathematics as the newest member of GGAM! His research is in numerical analysis & scientific computing, particularly the numerical solution of partial differential equations & numerical linear algebra.

GGAM Graduate Jianxian Li wins 2024 ICS Prize

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:38:00 +0000

We are excited to announce former GGAM student Jianxian Li as a 2024 ICS Prize Winner!