From the Desk Of: Tati Howell
Contributing Editor Radu Craiu writes:
The ancient Greeks believed that a philosopher’s most impactful work happens in the agora: debating endlessly, correcting misconceptions and solving problems for their peers. Among STEM-ers, statisticians and data scientists are the ones who align the most with this noble tradition by virtue of dealing…
You may have seen our call-out to IMS members, in the e-Bulletin email, or on our Facebook or Twitter, asking if you have been working on COVID-19? Below, in alphabetical order, you can read about the members who wrote to share what their research has focused on. If you’d like…
Richard Mansfield Dudley, MIT professor emeritus of mathematics, died on January 19 at the age of 81. Born on July 28, 1938, in Cleveland, Ohio, Dick Dudley completed a BA from Harvard University, summa cum laude, in 1959. He wrote a doctoral dissertation at Princeton University under two advisors, Gilbert…
Shartchandra Shankar Shrikhande, IMS Fellow and well known combinatorial mathematician, passed away on April 21 at his residence in India. He was 102.
S.S. Shrikhande was born in Sagar, India, on October 19, 1917. Having won scholarships, he was able to complete his BSc Honours at the Government College of…
Occasionally, a mathematician passes on who is much more than the sum of his work, considerable as that might be. A person, perhaps, whom people felt the better for having known. A person who always had a smile, a glint in the eye, a beguiling charm, a ready happiness to…