@MITMath

The Department of Mathematics at MIT is a world leader in pure and applied mathematical research and education.

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Joined February 2014
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Lauren K. Williams PhD ‘05 has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow for "significant contributions to numerous mathematical fields, including cluster algebras, representation theory, and algebraic geometry.” 👉Read more via MIT Alumni: alum.mit.edu/slice/mit-alum-…

MIT Alum Awarded 2025 MacArthur “Genius Grant”

MIT alumna and mathematician Lauren K. Williams PhD ’05 has won a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship.Read more.

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MIT Math is now on BlueSky! Follow us at bsky.app/profile/mitmath.bsk…
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By using a sparse autoencoder, Prof Bonnie Berger and her @lab_berger students are uncovering how protein language models make predictions. "Identifying features that protein language models track has the potential to reveal novel biological insights from these representations."
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20 Aug 2025
A new approach from researchers in @MITMath can reveal the features AI models use to predict proteins that might make good drug or vaccine targets news.mit.edu/2025/researcher…

Researchers glimpse the inner workings of protein language models

MIT researchers used sparse autoencoders to shed light on the inner workings of protein language models, an advance that could streamline the process of identifying new drugs or vaccine targets.

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MIT Math Prof. Scott Sheffield to lead new @SimonsFdn Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory.
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We are pleased to launch the Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory, which will bring together experts in probability, analysis and mathematical physics to work on problems related to quantum field theory. simonsfoundation.org/2025/08… #math

Announcing the Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory

Announcing the Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory on Simons Foundation

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Nominal cofounders include 2013 math/@eecs alum Jason Hoch and @MIT_Physics /@mitnuclear /@MITEngineering Cameron McCord ’13, SM ’14. @ScienceMIT @MIT_alumni
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25 Jun 2025
A software platform developed by alumni-founded Nominal helps firms build and test complex systems like fighter jets, nuclear reactors, rockets, and robots. The startup is working to accelerate products critical for national security and more. news.mit.edu/2025/nominal-ac… Attachments

Accelerating hardware development to improve national security and innovation

Nominal, a startup founded by MIT alumni, has built a platform for building and testing complex systems like fighter jets, nuclear reactors, rockets, and robots.

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Matthew Caren ’25 studied math, @MITEECS, and @MIT_SHASS music at MIT. He researches computational models of how people use their voices to communicate sound at CSAIL, and interpretable real-time machine listening systems at the MIT Music Technology Lab.
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🎶💻 Meet 2025 #HertzFellow Matthew Caren! Matthew’s work spans generative AI, sound, and human expression. At @MIT, he built interpretable machine listening systems—and now, he’s headed to @Stanford for his PhD in #ComputerScience.🔗 bit.ly/4jRJO0v #AI #MusicTech
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Albert Qin ‘24 majored in mathematics and @mitphysics at MIT, and is also interested in biology, researching single-molecule approaches to study transcription factor diffusion in living cells and studying the cell circuits that control animal development.
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From cannonballs to magic functions: Fields Medalist Maryna Viazovska presents sphere packing at the 2025 Simons Lecture Series thetech.com/2025/05/29/viazo…

From cannonballs to magic functions: Fields Medalist Maryna Viazovska presents sphere packing at...

Viazovska: “I would think about these borders between different areas of mathematics as a bit artificial… In principle, everything has to be connected”

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Congratulations to our latest PhDs! @mitcommencement @ScienceMIT #mitcommencement #MIT2025
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‘I missed talking math with people’: why @JohnCUrschel left the NFL for MIT - @guardian theguardian.com/sport/2025/m…

‘I missed talking math with people’: why John Urschel left the NFL for MIT

The former Baltimore Ravens guard had a lucrative career in professional football. But he chose to concentrate on his first love in academia

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Leighton Family Professor of Mathematics Scott Sheffield has been elected to @theNASciences National Academy of Sciences. 👏 @ScienceMIT nasonline.org/news/2025-nas-…
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For math & @miteecs senior @lasyab19, the interplay between the humanities and sciences has made her a better, more well-rounded student and human. @MIT_SHASS @ScienceMIT instagram.com/p/DJCJuLLR475/…

MIT SHASS (@mitshass) • Instagram photo

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Prof. Jorn Dunkel joins @MITPoliSci In Song Kim to discuss "The Mathematics of Law-Making in the U.S." at @MIT_SCC May 1 symposium.
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24 Apr 2025
Thursday, May 1: MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium. Join SERC for an extraordinary series of 15 thought-provoking TED-style talks exploring the intersection of technology, ethics, and social responsibility in computing. Register ➡️ mitsha.re/g2Yr50VGxlT @MIT_SCC
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Emeritus Professor David Vogan PhD '75 has rung the Old South Church bell, when the first-place Boston Marathon competitors cross the finish line, for 30 years. @ScienceMIT @MIT_alumni wgbh.org/news/local/2025-04-…

The Old South Church bell tolls for marathon winners. He gets to ring it.

David Vogan has been ringing the bell to mark the marathon’s victors since the ’90s.

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Congrats to MIT Math alum Rupert Li '24 and three others from MIT who were awarded the 2025 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships. @ScienceMIT @MIT_alumni news.mit.edu/2025/paul-daisy…

Four from MIT awarded 2025 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

MIT affiliates Rupert Li, Sreekar Mantena, Arjun Ramani, and Jupneet Singh have been named among 30 new Paul and Daisy Soros Fellows for New Americans. In addition, Soros Fellow Andre Ye will begin a...

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“It’s this art of averaging, where, even if some people may cross more assertively than others, these effects are likely to average out in a sufficiently large crowd," says Instructor Karol Bacik. @ScienceMIT news.mit.edu/2025/mathematic…

Mathematicians uncover the logic behind how people walk in crowds

Mathematicians studied the flow of human crowds and developed a way to predict when pedestrian paths will transition from orderly to entangled. Their findings may help inform the design of public...

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MIT Professor busted for speeding? Discover the mean value theorem with MIT Prof. David Jerison. #shorts @ScienceMIT youtube.com/shorts/F44pXjjMj… via @YouTube
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QS World University Rankings named Mathematics #1, along with 10 other subject areas for 2025! @ScienceMIT news.mit.edu/2025/qs-world-u…

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025

QS World University Rankings has rated MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025. The Institute ranks second in seven subject areas.

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"In no other college or university in the world can one find hundreds of students who get a kick out of thinking about math problems," says Math Dept Head Michel Goemans. news.mit.edu/2025/five-years… @ScienceMIT @MIT

Five years, five triumphs in Putnam Math Competition

For the fifth time in the history of the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, and for the fifth year in a row, MIT swept all five of the contest’s top spots, a.k.a. Putnam Fellows.

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