Illinois Geometry Lab

08/05/2021

Several department-level leadership changes will go into effect at the start of the Fall 2021 semester.

07/28/2021

The Illinois Geometry Lab (IGL) ran five projects for talented Uni High (University Laboratory High School) students during this year's IGL-Uni High Summer Program. This annual program, now in its fourth year and made possible through funding provided by Uni High alumnus David Frankel, runs for four weeks during the summer and introduces Uni High students to the possibilities of advanced mathematical research. Each research team consists of one graduate student/postdoc team leader and up to five Uni High students.

Learn more ➡ bit.ly/IGL-Uni2021

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06/16/2021

The IGL Research Award is given to Illinois Geometry Lab groups from the preceding calendar year whose project exemplifies the IGL's mission to facilitate vertical integration of research and expand research opportunities for undergraduate students.

Congratulations to this year’s winner, “Firefighters on Graphs!” 🎊 The research team includes:
🔸 Graduate student team leader: Bob Krueger
🔹 Undergraduate scholars: Tongyun Huang, Andy Lee, Mose Mizrahi, Abdullah Nooraldeen, Casey Wheaton-Werle
🔸 Faculty mentor: Professor Sean English

Learn more about the winning research project ➡ http://bit.ly/IGL2021ResearchWinner

Watch the 2021 virtual department awards program ➡ http://bit.ly/math21deptawards

Learn more about IGL awards ➡ https://bit.ly/IGL-awards

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05/17/2021

The Susan C. Morisato Illinois Geometry Lab (IGL) Scholarship provides financial support for graduate students who previously participated as IGL research mentors for at least two semesters or summer to make progress on their thesis research for six weeks during in the summer. This annual scholarship is made possible by Illinois Department of Mathematics alumna Susan C. Morisato.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients, Nachiketa Adhikari and Jenna Zomback! 🎊

Watch the 2021 virtual department awards program ➡ http://bit.ly/math21deptawards

Learn more about IGL awards & scholarships ➡ http://bit.ly/IGL-awards

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04/08/2021

CALLING ALL MATH ENTHUSIASTS!

The University of Illinois Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that applications for Summer Illinois Math Camp 2021 are now open! Our aim is to provide 8th-12th grader campers with a creative and hands-on online learning experience in fun and engaging mathematics during our week-long, virtual day camp. Please visit math.illinois.edu/SIM to learn more and apply!

12/23/2020

Congratulations to our IGL scholars for finishing the Fall semester strong! Check out their research results at
http://go.illinois.edu/IGL-Fall2020
Thank you to all faculty mentors and graduate student team leaders who supervised IGL projects in these challenging times. Illinois Department of Mathematics

11/25/2020

Alumnus Jiarui Xu is “grateful to Illinois Department of Mathematics faculty for offering research opportunities and teaching important professional and life lessons.”

“As an undergraduate, I was able to join the Illinois Geometry Lab and advised by Professor AJ Hildebrand. We studied fake randomness. Thanks to that, I went to the first academic conference in my life and won a data competition, which greatly helped to build my confidence. Later, I joined Professor Steven Bradlow's group to study the author/paper graph in the GEAR (GEometric structures And Representation) work. It was great fun and learned a lot of techniques that I am still benefiting from today.

“Today, I am a machine learning scientist developing honest and transparent financial products in a startup that was founded by U of I alum. I am also on the board of our alumni club in the SF bay area. Our math department and faculty gave me a great start in my career life and I am very grateful for your guidance and help.”

Have a message of thanks you would like to share? Comment below, or submit your message using our online form ➡️ forms.illinois.edu/sec/1323110691

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09/14/2020

Join the School of Art + Design at Illinois for their online lecture, "The Crochet Coral Reef: Intersections of Math, Science and Art through Hyperbolic Crochet," Thursday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 p.m. CTD.

A part of the Art + Design Visitors Lecture Series, Thursday's lecture will feature Margaret Wertheim, a writer, artist, and curator whose work brings together art, math and science as evidenced in her Crochet Coral Reef, a worldwide project created through hyperbolic crochet. Learn more ➡️ calendars.illinois.edu/detail/1447/33385800

Register today ➡️ go.illinois.edu/Wertheim

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07/18/2020

The Mrs. E. J. Hoover Program for Advanced Students in Mathematics enables three Illinois undergraduates to participate in an advanced IGL research project during the summer break. This year's project, supervised by Prof. Sean English and graduate student Emily Heath, focused on `Saturation Problems for Paths in Hypergraphs'. Check out what the three Hoover scholars Ali Guo, Junsheng Liu and Dipro Ray were able to accomplish under their guidance:

https://wiki.illinois.edu/wiki/display/IGLSU20/Hoover%3A+Saturation+Problems+for+Paths+in+Hypergraphs

07/13/2020

07/03/2020

"This year’s IGL-Uni High Summer Program was virtually the same as last year’s…except that, due to COVID-19, it was done virtually­—via Zoom instead of at Altgeld Hall." Check out the full report at

https://istem.illinois.edu/news/uni.high.igl.research.20.html