{"589195":{"#nid":"589195","#data":{"type":"news","title":" Twelve Math Faculty Named as Inaugural Fellows of the AMS","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwelve faculty from Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s School of Mathematics were named today as Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). The listing represents the society\u0026#39;s inaugural class and includes 1,119 fellows from more than 600 institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe faculty from Tech include math professors: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/mbaker\u0022\u003EMatt Baker\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/jeanbel\u0022\u003EJean Bellissard\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/etnyre\u0022\u003EJohn Etnyre\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/gangbo\u0022\u003EWilfrid Gangbo\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/lacey\u0022\u003EMichael Lacey\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/loss\u0022\u003EMichael Loss\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/lubinsky\u0022\u003EDoron Lubinsky\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/tetali\u0022\u003EPrasad Tetali\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/thomas\u0022\u003ERobin Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E and associate professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/bwick6\u0022\u003EBrett Wick\u003C\/a\u003E. Adjunct math professors who were recognized also include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/d6.math.gatech.edu\/users\/wc115\u0022\u003EBill Cook\u003C\/a\u003E, from the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/randall\u0022\u003EDana Randall\u003C\/a\u003E, from the School of Computer Science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am delighted that such a large number of Georgia Tech faculty members have been named as Fellows of the AMS,\u0026rdquo; said Doug Ulmer, chair of the School of Mathematics. \u0026ldquo;It is an indication of the quality of work being done here and its impact in the wider world.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Fellows of the AMS designation recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics. Among the goals of the program are to create an enlarged class of mathematicians recognized by their peers as distinguished for their contributions to the profession and to honor excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The AMS is the world\u0026#39;s largest and most influential society dedicated to mathematical research, scholarship and education,\u0026rdquo; said AMS President Eric M. Friedlander. \u0026ldquo;Recent advances in mathematics include solutions to age-old problems and key applications useful for society. The new AMS Fellows Program recognizes some of the most accomplished mathematicians - AMS members who have contributed to our understanding of deep and important mathematical questions, to applications throughout the scientific world and to educational excellence.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo see the names of individuals who are in this year\u0026#39;s class, their institutions, and a description of the fellows program, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ams.org\/profession\/ams-fellows\u0022\u003Ewww.ams.org\/profession\/ams-fellows\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Twelve faculty from Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Mathematics were named today as Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS)."}],"uid":"34465","created_gmt":"2017-03-23 18:14:51","changed_gmt":"2017-03-23 18:14:51","author":"math-csg1b","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"173647","name":"_for_math_site_"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}