Featured Upcoming Seminar:
An Obstacle Problem in the Operating Room: Predicting Stiff Guidewire-Induced Aortoiliac Deformation on SE(3); Can mathematical first principles inform a new surgical paradigm?
David Stonko (Hopkins)
Location: Mathematics/Psychology 401
Date & Time: September 14, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
David Stonko (M.D. and M.S.) is a former UMBC Math&Stat BS/MS student who is now a surgeon at JHU. He focus on vasculature, and is working on creating a PINN like “Anatomy-Informed” neural network to assist with autonomous robotic navigation in the repair of blood vessels. He has a potential interest in developing collaboration at UMBC. More about this seminar
NEW CIMBRE Student Awardees Announced!
Emma Chaney
Mentor:
Daniel Lobo
Sam Nemirovsky
Mentors:
Justin Garrish
Brad Peercy
Annamaria Palmiero
Mentors:
Allison Tracy
Yehenew Kifle
Branwen She
Mentors:
Tara LeGates
Kathleen Hoffman
Funding Opportunities:
CIMBRE Student Research Award: Due January 5th, 2026 deadline for Spring 2026
Student Spotlight:
Naghmeh Akhavan (’25 w/ Peercy and Starz-Gaiano)
wins American Women in Mathematics Dissertation Prize
Announcement: Naghmeh-AWM-award
Ashley Copenhaver (’25 w/ LeGates and Hoffman)
gets accepted to Postdoc at Oxford University
Students present their work at Grad Fest 11/7/2025
Students and faculty attend B.E.E.R conference at
George Mason 11/7/2025-11/9/2025