GMU Mathematical Sciences

Student Spotlight: Yaw Owusu-Agyemang! From a Sandia National Labs internship and published paper to presentations at IMSI & ICERM—and now a Wells Fargo internship for Summer 2026! Yaw is passionate about using math to solve real-world challenges. Congratulations, Yaw! 🎉

Student Spotlight: Julia Seay!Congratulations to Julia on co-authoring “3D Printing of Invariant Manifolds in Dynamical Systems,” a cover article in the January 2026 issue of AMS Notices! Julia is also active in Mason Math MakerLab, bringing math to life through 3D printing. 👏

Student Spotlight! Jeanie Schreiber received the 2026 CMAI Graduate Award for Excellence in Research. With one paper published and two more underway, she also explores how mathematics can inform policy through her COVES Fellowship. Congrats, Jeanie! science.gmu.edu/news/george-…

Student Spotlight! Congrats to Elisha Erzoah on presenting at the ICM 2026 Satellite Conference at Morgan State University! His research focuses on mathematical modeling of cancer systems and MAPK dynamics. We’re proud of your achievements—keep it up, Elisha! 👏 #ICM2026 #STEM

Student Spotlight: Congrats to Anthony Pizzimenti, winner of the 2026 Clarke Family Award for Research Excellence in Algebra, Analysis & Topology! NSF GRFP Fellow, 2 forthcoming papers, and invited talks at FOCS & the AMS Sectional. Congratulations, Anthony! 👏

An exciting spring semester for our Mathematics Department!We’re proud to celebrate our students’ achievements,our faculty’s national recognition,and the continued success of our graduate program. #Mathmason t.e2ma.net/webview/an641ub/d…

Shrunal Pothagoni received the 2026 Mathematics Graduate Research Excellence Award and the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research. His work at NITMB led to new collaborations in molecular biology. He will present at FoCM in Vienna this summer. #masonmath #mathscience

Allison Kohne won the 2026 T.C. Lim & Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Awards. She will attend SL Math Summer School and PASCA 2.0 (CIMPA, Mexico) and present a poster. She was the first president of the revived AWM chapter, active with events and a career panel #masonmath – at George Mason, VA

Congratulations to Dr. Cigole Thomas on joining Bates College as a tenure-track Assistant Professor! Her work bridges algebraic geometry, number theory, and dynamics, while also advancing mathematics education. Wishing her continued success! #Mathematics #STEM

Sayomi Kamimoto, PhD (George Mason University), Clark Award (IIP Fellowship). Postdocs at Naval Research Laboratory and NYU. Now Assistant Professor at Howard University! Research: nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation theory, swarming, and mathematical biology. – at George Mason, VA