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Mathematics Department

MATHEMATICS EVENTS

 

WQ26 UG Colloquium

The Winter 2026 Math UG Colloquium will be held in Lunt 105 at 5:30p on Wednesday, Jan 14th, with Prof. Sarah Koch (University of Michigan) as the featured speaker. Refreshments will be served.
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MMMM2026

The May Midwestern Microlocal Meeting 2026 will be held May 9-10, 2026.  It is being organized by Kiril Datchev (Purdue University), Antônio Sá Barreto (Purdue University), David Sher (DePaul University), and Jared Wunsch (Northwestern University).
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Mathematics News

 

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.
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Prof. Alex Smith Wins 2025 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

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

 

2024-2025 NU Math Dept Newsletter

 

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Math Department Seminar Calendar

 

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