Department of Mathematics

MATHEMATICS EVENTS

Undergraduate Math Colloquium

The Fall NU Math UG Colloquium will be held on Wed, Oct 15th at 5:30p in Lunt 105, with guest speaker, Prof. Wouter Van Limbeek (UIC). The title of the talk is "The Banach-Tarski paradox, pyramid schemes, and non-amenable groups."

NU MATH BOAS DAY 2025

On Wednesday, October 22^ndat 4pm in Lunt 105, we will have a series of short, engaging talks by our new Boas Assistant Professors and Postdoctoral Lecturers. Check out our Seminar Calendar for more information.

2025-2026 Pinksy Distinguished Lectures

Alex Lubotzky (Weizmann/Hebrew University) will give the 2025-2026 Pinsky lectures Oct 29-30, 2025.

NU UG Lean Lab Launched

Led by NU faculty Dr. Erin Grffin and Dr. Martin Bishop, the Northwestern Undergraduate Lean Lab is an undergraduate community at Northwestern for learning, using, and contributing to Lean and Mathlib. In Fall quarter they will run a beginner-friendly workshop on learning Lean. In Winter and Spring, they will work on projects with the goal of contributing to Mathlib.

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