22 November 2017
Three of the five 2017 Philip Leverhulme Prizes for Mathematics have been awarded to Faculty researchers: Dr Anders Hansen (DAMTP), Dr Oscar Randal-Williams (DPMMS) and Dr Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb (DAMTP). The prizes recognise the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising. Each Prize includes £100,000 to advance the prizewinner's research.
26 October 2017
Dr Pierre Haas (DAMTP) has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2017 Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Biological Physics. The award recognises outstanding quality and achievement of PhD research in any area of experimental, computational, engineering, or theoretical biological physics.
25 October 2017
An international collaboration of scientists, including researchers from the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, has announced the detection of gravitational waves and light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars, revealing significant scientific firsts about our Universe.
17 October 2017
Work on new perspectives in compressed sensing by Dr Anders Hansen, head of the Applied Functional and Harmonic Analysis group in DAMTP, and Alexander Bastounis, currently a final-year PhD student within the Cambridge Centre for Analysis, is on the front page of the October edition of SIAM News headlining their Imaging Science Special Issue.
6 October 2017
In May 2017 Professor Kip Thorne (Caltech) gave the 11th annual Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. The public lecture, 'LIGO and Beyond - Exploring the Universe with Gravitational Waves', explored the work for which Kip Thorne, Rainer Weiss and Barry Barish have now been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, and can be watched online via the link below.
"BBC Pandemic" app-based citizen science project with Professor Julia Gog launched
17 September 2017
Professor Julia Gog, Stephen Kissler and PhD student Maria Tang (DAMTP) are working with the BBC on an innovative project, BBC Pandemic, combining outreach, citizen science and new mathematical research. The groundbreaking project invites any adult in the UK to contribute to research to combat future pandemics.
Professor John Aston appointed as Chief Scientific Adviser to the Home Office
11 September 2017
Professor John Aston (DPMMS) has been appointed as the Home Office’s new Chief Scientific Adviser, following the retirement of Professor Bernard Silverman. The Chief Scientific Adviser's role is to ensure that departmental decisions are informed by the best science and engineering evidence and advice.
PhD student Adrien Lefauve wins 2017 Osborne Reynolds Prize
24 July 2017
DAMTP PhD student Adrien Lefauve has been awarded the 2017 Osborne Reynolds Prize. The prestigious award celebrates the quality of research by PhD students and graduates across the broad domain of fluid mechanics.
PhD student Amalia Thomas wins Vice-Chancellor's Public Engagement with Research Award
14 July 2017
DAMTP PhD student Amalia Thomas has received a prestigious Vice-Chancellor's Public Engagement with Research Award. The awards recognise and reward those who undertake quality engagement with research.
