Thomas Walpuski has been selected as a 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Mathematics for his work on gauge theory of G2 manifolds and the analysis of generalized Seiberg-Witten equations. Typically only 20 Sloan Fellows are awarded annually in all areas of mathematics.

Kristen Hendricks received an NSF CAREER award supporting her outstanding research in Heegaard Floer homology, stellar undergraduate and graduate mentoring, and outreach efforts. Typically fewer than 35 CAREER awards are made each year over the whole of the Division of Mathematical Sciences at the NSF. Click here to learn more about this year's NSF CAREER Award recipients.

Thomas Grubb has won a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for his work with Prof. Bruce Sagan on combinatorial pattern avoidance in set partitions and restricted growth functions. There are 250 Goldwater Scholarships awarded annually to sophomores and juniors across mathematics and science in the US. In addition, Thomas Grubb was also named one of the CNS Dean's research Scholars.

Jenna Jerwers and Taylor Joseph were recently awarded the Outstanding Senior awards, which are presented to graduating seniors who have demonstrated exemplary academic and extracurricular successes, and a strong sense of leadership, commitment and dedication to MSU. These prizes are awarded annually by the Michigan State University's Senior Class Council. Taylor Joseph, a mathematics major, has also been awarded the Leroy Augenstein Memorial Scholarship from the College of Natural Science.

Undergraduate student Zachary Bezemek has been named a Dean's Research Scholar by the College of Natural Science for the 2017-2018 academic year. As a member of the group, Zachary will represent the College of Natural Science at speaking engagements around the country. Click here for more information about Dean's Research Scholars.