Department of Mathematics

MATHEMATICS EVENTS

Winter 2026 Undergraduate Colloquium

The Winter 2026 Math UG Colloquium will be at 5:30p on Wednesday, Jan 14th, with Sarah Koch (University of Michigan) as the featured speaker.

Bellow Academic Memorial

The Bellow Academic Memorial will be a special event to celebrate the profound impact and scholarly contributions of Professor Alexandra Bellow on April 7th, 2026.

Yamabe Distinguished Lectures

Peter Hintz (ETHZ) will give the 2025-2026 Yamabe Distinguished Lectures May 6-7, 2026.

Nir Avni Named Fellow of the AMS

NU Math faculty member, Prof. Nir Avni, is named a 2026 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. A Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an honor awarded to a small, select group of the society's members who are nominated and selected annually based on scholarly achievement and their impact on the field.

Prof. Alex Smith Wins 2025 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

NU Mathematics faculty member, Prof. Alex Smith, has won the 2025 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. Prof. Smith has made breakthrough contributions to several long-standing problems in number theory, employing ideas from combinatorics, analytic number theory, and probability.

Now Open: Nominations for Nemmers Prize

Nominations are open for Northwestern’s University’s 2026 Nemmers Prize in Mathematics. More information here. Nemmers prizes recognize leaders from institutions outside Northwestern who have made lasting contributions to their field. Deadline to nominate is Jan 14, 2026.

2024-2025 NU Math Dept Newsletter

Math Department Seminar Calendar

New Mathematics research, conferences, undergraduate events, graduate seminars, and more!

Mathematics Department