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Endre Szemeredi wins Abel Prize 2012

Endre Szemerédi (born August 21, 1940) is a Hungarian mathematician, working in the field of combinatorics and theoretical computer science. He has been the State of New Jersey Professor of computer science at Rutgers University since 1986. Szemerédi has won numerous prizes in mathematics and science, including, most notably, the Abel Prize in 2012. He has also made a number of key discoveries in [...]

Published by on March 30th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
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Winter School and Conference on Algebra and Number Theory

  The department of Mathematical Sciences, Tezpur University organized a Winter School and Conference on Algebra and Number Theory during December 23-29, 2011 which was mainly sponsored by the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India funded the travel of [...]

Published by on January 20th, 2012 at 01:01 am
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NEST 2012: Exam Alert

  National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CBS), Mumbai. Both NISER and UM-DAE CBS have been started by Department of Atomic Energy, [...]

Published by on January 8th, 2012 at 06:01 pm
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Kannan Soundararajan wins the Infosys Prize 2011

Kannan Soundararajan, a professor of mathematics at the Stanford University has won this year's prestigious Infosys Prize in Mathematical Sciences. His prize citation reads Prof. Kannan Soundararajan has made fundamental contributions to analytic number theory. These include numerous brilliant breakthroughs in well known and difficult problems, as well as the resolution of some that have [...]

Published by on November 18th, 2011 at 05:11 pm
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S. R. S. Varadhan gets US highest scientific honour

S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan, a professor at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, was named a recipient of the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers. Varadhan and the six other recipients of this year’s National Medal of Science will receive their awards at [...]

Published by on November 18th, 2011 at 04:11 pm
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Number Theory and Algebra Workshop at Tezpur University

Tezpur University, Assam is organising a workshop cum winter school on Number Theory and Algebra in December 2011. The expected speakers at the workshop are as follows: Prof. R. Balasubramanian (IMSc Chennai) Prof. R. Sujatha (UBC, Canada) Dr. U. K. Anandavardhanan (IIT Bombay) Prof. Kapil H. Paranjape (IISER Mohali) Prof. Eknath Ghate (TIFR Mumbai) Prof. [...]

Published by on October 27th, 2011 at 03:10 pm
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New Quiz Section

We are bringing out a new Quiz Section called "Diligimus cognition" (which means we love the knowledge) by Salik Miskat Borbora, one of our consulting editors. Salik is a highly respected quizzer in Assam and will be mainly posting questions about science, technology and mathematics. The first post in this section will be posted in [...]

Published by on August 5th, 2011 at 06:08 pm
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International Mathematical Olympiad 2011

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is held every year in July where talented high school students participate in a grueling 9 hour exam spread over two days to tackle some of the most challenging mathematical problems. This year too it was held in Amsterdam where India bagged the 23rd position with a gold medal, 2 [...]

Published by on August 5th, 2011 at 05:08 pm
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Indian Mathematician wins prestigious Knuth Prize

In a great news for the Indian mathematical community, renowned mathematician and computer scientist Ravindran Kanan has been awarded the prestigious Knuth Prize for the year 2011. Ravi Kannan is currently a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research India, where he leads the algorithms research group. He is also the first adjunct faculty of Computer Science [...]

Published by on May 4th, 2011 at 02:05 pm
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Workshop on Algebra and Number Theory

  The department of Mathematical Sciences, Tezpur University organized a workshop on Algebra and Number Theory during December 22-26, 2010. The workshop was mainly sponsored by the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India. Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India also funded the travel of a [...]

Published by on April 21st, 2011 at 08:04 pm