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Charlie Liu standing with arms crossed

CMOR junior named 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholar Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2023

Ruofeng 'Charlie' Liu recognized with he preeminent award for undergraduates studying natural sciences, engineering or mathematics.


Headshots of Adrian Celaya, Dane Grundvig and Alejandro Diaz

Three Rice students earn NDSEG Fellowship Awards Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022

Adrian Celaya, Dane Grundvig and Alejandro Diaz are all PhD students in the Department of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research.


Illya V. Hicks, Chair of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research; Chawit “Poom” Kritpracha,; Praneeta A. Nalluri; Daihan “Jack” Zhang; and Rodi and Bob Franco, parents of Michael Ross Franco

CMOR seniors honored with Michael Ross Franco Award Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022

Chawit “Poom” Kritpracha, Praneeta A. Nalluri and Daihan “Jack” Zhang received awards at the annual CAAM/CMOR luncheon.


Joanna Papakonstantinou headshot

Rice alum receives Edyth May Sliffe Award for mathematics teaching Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022

Prestigious honor recognizes Joanna Papakonstantinou '09 for distinguished mathematics teaching in middle school and high school.


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Rice alum receives Undergraduate Operations Research Prize Monday, Nov. 21, 2022

Matthew Brun '22, a first-year doctoral student in MIT’s Operations Research Center, was recognized at the INFORMS Annual Meeting.


Henry H. Rachford

Henry Rachford, former Rice professor, dies at 97 Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

Rachford joined the mathematical sciences faculty in 1964; retiring in 1982.


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Rice alumna named chair of Cooper Union mathematics department Monday, Oct. 10, 2022

Mili Shah, who earned her PhD in CAAM in 2007, was advised by Danny Sorensen.


Ilya Hicks standing in front of whiteboard

Hicks elected VP of education for INFORMS Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022

Rice professor and CMOR chair will take office on Jan. 1, 2023. He was named an INFORMS fellow in 2020.


Mehdi Hemmati

CMOR postdoc Mehdi Hemmati named a Future Faculty Fellow Friday, Sep. 16, 2022

Rice Engineering program supports Ph.D. and postdoctoral researchers who are applying for tenure-track faculty positions this year.