2018-2019
2019 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
The 2019 Mathematics Department Undergraduate Awards were held on Wednesday, May 15th. Prof. Colin Adams (Professor of Mathematics at James Madison University) presented the 2019 Awards Lecture: "Blown Away: What Knot to Do When Sailing." Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. John Alongi, presented the Undergraduate and Teaching Assistant Awards (listed below). Following the UG Awards Lecture and Presentation, the Awards Dinner was hosted at Koi Restaurant in Evanston.
2019 UNDERGRADUATE AWARD WINNERS
- Robert R. Welland Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics by a Graduating Senior:
- Alexander Ortiz
- Honorable Mention for Achievement in Mathematics by a Senior:
- Aidan Perreault
- Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics by a Junior:
- Jiming Zhang
- Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics by a Sophomore:
- Nicholas Karris, Yintian Zhan
- Excellence in Mathematics by a First-Year:
- Yunru Zheng, Benjamin Major, Jun Sung, Peter Guan, Nick Fiete, Ruichen Gao, An Xie, Jacob Denenberg, Andrew Chung, Alex Farmer, John Cao
- Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Mathematical Life:
- Alexander Ortiz, Luke Peterson
- Special Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics
- Fiona Brady
- High Achievement on the William Lowell Putnam Examination:
- Aidan Perreault, Fiona Brady
- Excellence as and Undergraduate Teaching Assistant:
- Yunhao Liu
- Certificate of Recognition for Service as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
- Alexander Ortiz, Yunhao Liu, Aidan Perreault, Hassan Sayed, John Bjornstad
- Excellence in Mathematics by a High School Student
- Liam O'Carroll