Math NEWS

Shibamoto '94 On Business in Japan

On Monday, Sept. 24, Masaaki Shibamoto will give as talk as part of the Professionals in Residence Series. The talk, titled, "Business Side of Agriculture in Japan," begins at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity 305. Shibamoto graduated from Hobart College with a B.A. in mathematics and went on to work in various positions in the field of finance. He held positions with Shibamoto & Co, and at New Holland HF...  More >>

Mathematics and the Election Discussed

The Department of Mathematics is jumping on board with the election spirit and will host Game Theorist and Political Scientist Steven J. Brams from New York University on Tuesday, Oct. 2 to talk about mathematics and elections. The talk will be held at 7 p.m. in the Geneva Room of the Warren Hunting Smith Library. Brams will give a public talk based on his recent work regarding electoral systems...  More >>

Pearce'04 Named First GW Sailing Coach

Former Statesman John G. Pearce '04 has been named the first head coach of the George Washington University sailing program. Pearce will take over as the face of the Colonials' sailing program, which will be elevated from club to varsity status beginning in 2012-13. He most recently spent three seasons from 2007-10 as co-head coach of the Dartmouth University varsity sailing team. At Hobart, th...  More >>

Han '13 Explores Financial Industry

Assertive networking paid off for mathematics major Emery Han '13. This past winter, Han attended the Wall Street Experience in New York City and met several alums working in the finance industry. While visiting Russell Investments, Han met Todd Morley '83, founding partner of Guggenheim Securities and founder of G2 Investment Group. He followed up with Morley after the visit. "I asked about pote...  More >>

Gionet Awarded Prestigious Fulbright

Trevor Gionet '12 has been selected to receive a Fulbright Teaching Assistant grant to Vietnam. This highly competitive program selected just 10 students to receive a position in Vietnam. In addition to teaching English at a collegiate level, Gionet will learn to teach math - in Vietnamese. "You often think of math as a universal language, but it's not necessarily true; learning mathematical term...  More >>

Carnahan '12 Interns at Estuary

Although Cape Cod is a vacation destination for most, Rachel Carnahan '12 spent her summer on Cape Cod hard at work. An economics major and math and environmental studies minor, Carnahan interned at the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR) in East Falmouth, Mass. One of 27 national estuarine research reserves in the country, WBNERR studies the estuary at Waquoit Bay, hosts ca...  More >>