School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Grad Ceremonies Celebrate Journeys Ending - And Beginning

spring 2012 graduate Proud family and friends gathered to honor 1,198 graduate and PhD candidates and 1,437 undergraduates as they collected their diplomas from UT Dallas President David E. Daniel. The graduates represent a 22 percent increase from last spring. Some family members traveled thousands of miles for the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice. Among them was G. Panneer Selvam, who flew from Chennai, India, to see his son, Anjan, walk across the stage. read more

Student Champion of Environment Wins Udall Award

Saskia Versteeg McDermott Scholar Saskia Versteeg won the Udall Scholarship for the second year in a row. The award recognized her work in organizing projects to stir campus awareness of the environment, recycling and her role in helping to establish a minor in environmental studies at UT Dallas. read more

2 Undergrad Researchers Win Goldwater Scholarships

Truc Do Two UT Dallas students have won scholarships from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program in the same year. A third student earned honorable mention. The program awards scholarships to about 300 top students from a field of 1,000 nominated by faculty at universities nationwide. read more

2 Math Researchers Awarded Visiting Professorships in Munich

Dr. Wieslaw Krawcewicz Two UT Dallas faculty members in the Department of Mathematical Sciences will spend part of their summer in Germany as visiting professors at the Technische Universität München. Dr. Wieslaw Krawcewicz, professor of mathematics, and Dr. Zalman Balanov, associate professor of mathematics, are joint holders of the John von Neumann Visiting Professorship for 2012. The Technische Universität München (Munich University of Technology) awards the von Neumann Visiting Professorship biannually to outstanding researchers in mathematical sciences. read more

NS&M Faculty and Staff Recognized at Diversity Awards Gala and Scholarship Event

Chemistry's Dr. Mihaela Stefan and Sharon Edwards of the Center for Lithospheric Studies were Diversity Award recipients (read more)

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