IPAM Science Advisory Board member and Dwight Parker Robinson Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University, Lauren Williams, was named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. The MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the “genius grant,” provides $800,000 in unrestricted support over five years. IPAM proudly celebrates Professor Williams for this […]

IPAM is proud to share that Professor Terence Tao, the James and Carol Collins Chair in the UCLA Department of Mathematics and Director of Special Projects at IPAM, has been awarded Princeton University’s James Madison Medal. This prestigious honor recognizes a graduate alum who has […]

Edray Goins, IPAM Board of Trustees member and professor of mathematics and statistics, is the first mathematician from Pomona College to be elected president of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). His president-elect term begins on July 1st, 2026 followed by two years as president beginning July 1st, […]

UCLA Mathematics Professor Terence Tao joined IPAM as a Director of Special Projects on July 1, 2025. Tao will help formulate and realize IPAM’s scientific vision and its mission. In this role, he will also help IPAM reach a wide mathematics and scientific community, solicit […]