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Endowed appointment for Lauren Childs

Math Professor Lauren Childs has been awarded an endowed appointment funded by Math alumna Archana Sathaye (M.S. '86) and her husband Shirish Sathaye (M.S. Engineering, '86). The endowment will support Dr. Childs' ongoing research in mathematical biology, particularly concerning building mathematical models of disease spread.

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2025 SIAM Fellow

Professor Serkan Güğercin is being recognized for innovations in the design of algorithms for rational approximation and interpolatory model reduction of large-scale dynamical systems.

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