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Guodong Pang to join CAAM faculty, Jan. 1 Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021
His research interests include applied probability, stochastic process limits theory, stochastic control, stochastic networks, queueing systems and stochastic epidemic models.

Rivière named Association for Women in Mathematics fellow Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021
CAAM professor recognized for her research, mentorship of women, and service.

Tzolova, third-year PhD student, awarded 3-year, $138,000 NIH grant Monday, Sep. 20, 2021
Fellowship supports development of a more accurate approach to imaging the vascular system.

Huchette article receives Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize from MOS Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2021
'JuMP: A Modeling Language for Mathematical Optimization' was published in the SIAM Review in 2017.

PhD alumnus earns second second place in IISE's Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award competition Wednesday, May. 5, 2021
Temitayo “Tayo” Ajayi now works as an operations research analyst for Nature Source Improved Plants.

Béatrice Rivière named fellow of SIAM Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021
CAAM professor recognized for her 'contributions in numerical analysis, scientific computing, and modeling of porous media.'

Illya Hicks named CAAM chair, effective July 1 Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021
Professor, who joined the Rice faculty in 2007, was named INFORMS fellow in 2020.

Rice approves new Operations Research major Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021
New BA degree in CAAM department will become available to students in the fall.

Richard Tapia recognized with Two Sigma gift for research, mentorship Monday, Mar. 22, 2021
University Professor receives $75,000 for 'outstanding, continuing research or teaching/mentoring methods that advance diversity, inclusion, and equity within STEM fields.'