Mathematics And Statistical Sciences

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Dr. Florian Pfender, professor at Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, wins National Science Foundation Award

Aug. 20, 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Florian Pfender, on receiving the National Science Foundation award, "Flag Algebra and Semidefinite Programming" (Award #2554130), with total funding of $150,000. This is a collaborative award with Dr. Bernard Lidický, from Iowa State University, (Award #2554129, $150,000).

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Dr. Martínez Mori Leads NSF-Funded Research to Help Communities Shape Better Transit Decisions

Aug. 6, 2026

This research has the potential to make a meaningful impact on society by helping public agencies make investment decisions that are not only efficient but also equitable and broadly supported by the communities they serve.

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Faster, Accurate Nanopore Gas Modeling: CU Denver PhD Research Published In Physics Of Fluids

July 20, 2026

CU Denver researchers use PODMM to speed up rarefied gas transport modeling in nanoporous media while maintaining strong accuracy.

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CU Denver CLAS Research Heads to SDM 2026: Farhad Pourkamali-Anaraki’s Paper Accepted

July 20, 2026

CLAS celebrates Farhad Pourkamali-Anaraki’s SDM 2026 paper acceptance on conformal prediction for trustworthy aerial image classification in data-scarce settings.

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CU Denver CLAS Researchers Earn SIAM SDM 2026 Paper Acceptance

July 20, 2026

CU Denver celebrates a CLAS research paper accepted to SIAM SDM 2026, advancing more reliable predictive uncertainty for real-world machine learning.

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J. Carlos Martínez Mori Earns 2026 MAA Trevor Evans Award for Outstanding Math Writing

July 1, 2026

Big congratulations to J. Carlos Martínez Mori from CU Denver’s Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and his co-authors Ari Cruz, Bruce Fang, and Pamela E. Harris on receiving the 2026 Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Trevor Evans Award.

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Andrew Kitterman (PhD Student), Yaning Liu(PhD Advisor) and Co-authors Publishes New Article at Physics of Fluids.

July 1, 2026

Join us in congratulating Andrew Kitterman (PhD student), Yaning Liu (PhD advisor), and their co-authors on their recent publication!

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CU Denver Research Advances Iterative Data-Consistent Inversion for Multi-Source Data

June 8, 2026

CU Denver’s Troy Butler co-authors a new paper introducing iDCI, a convergent approach for uncertainty quantification with multiple observed datasets.

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How CU Denver PhD Graduate Kayley Smiley Used Applied Mathematics to Advance Disease Hotspot Research 

May 26, 2026

The CU Denver PhD graduate is using spatial statistics research to help communities identify disease hotspots faster and more effectively.

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Meet Ella Addison-Taylor: How This Graduate Found Community and Purpose Through Math

May 14, 2026

Ella Addison-Taylor was just a toddler when she first visited CU Denver’s campus. She would come to work with her mom, Professor of English Joanne Addison, PhD, and paint or play games in her office. Years later, her mom would give her a tour of campus—but this time as a CU Denver student.

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