Maria

Interdisciplinary mathematician, Professor and Dept Chair

[GMU Mathematical Sciences @MathAtMason]

Hurry up! We still have a few open spots in Mason Math Odyssey Summer Enrichment Camps! If your family or friends have students entering grades 6–9, this is a fantastic opportunity to explore mathematics beyond the classroom — from ancient discoveries to modern-day applications!

[GMU Mathematical Sciences @MathAtMason]

On April 11, 2026, @GeorgeMasonU hosted the 4th Annual Mason Calculus Olympiad, welcoming 100+ DMV students for rigorous calculus problem-solving in individual & team rounds, celebrating math excellence and STEM. #mathfaculty #mathscience #gmumath

[GMU Mathematical Sciences @MathAtMason]

📢 Join the 4th Annual Mason Calculus Olympiad!
🗓 April 11 | 9 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Fairfax Campus, Dewberry Hall

🏆 Individual & team prizes
🍽 Free lunch + parking validation

Open to everyone & free to participate!

Register by April 3:
https://t.co/WK4884QdzA

[GMU Mathematical Sciences @MathAtMason]

Jessica Masterson has received a prestigious Provost's Dissertation Completion Grant for Fall 2026, a competitive award that allows her to focus full-time on research and writing in her final dissertation semester
https://t.co/A7WSZ6NIc6
#gmumath #gmumathfaculty #gmuPhD

[GMU Mathematical Sciences @MathAtMason]

Professor Anton Lukyanenko gave a well-attended talk at the high visibility OLSUME seminar series, highlighting our MEGL activities
https://t.co/gm7PT0uTzc
#mathfaculty #mathscience #mathfacultygmu

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Our first-ever Departmental Newsletter is finally out! I'm so proud of our faculty and students' accomplishments and so thankful for their creativity, dedication, and team spirit! https://t.co/B54bmFeU4m

[GMU Mathematical Sciences @MathAtMason]

Advancing Innovation: The Role of Mathematical Sciences at National Labs"
Friday, September 26, 2025, 4:00 — 5:30 p.m. ET
https://t.co/oxMo8rwfzZ

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

So proud of my student Guy Oldaker IV defending his PhD thesis today. Congratulations Dr. Oldaker! You made it despite all the challenges of having a full-time job, two kids and an advisor who also wears a Dept chair hat. Not a small feat!

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Listening to Krysta Svore at the Quantum World Congress. Impressive progress by Microsoft and others in QC space! @MathAtMason

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

@MathAtMason Spread the word!

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Students, faculty - come mingle with us tomorrow for the Math Dept traditional Meet, greet and eat event! Date: Wednesday, September 4.
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm.
Location: Exploratory Hall, 2nd floor. All majors are welcome!

[GMUFellowships @GMUFellowships]

The @NSF GRFP helps students pursue a STEM degree and research through an annual stipend with 3-years of support!
If you'd like to work with our office, connect with us by Sep 1st!

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Congrats to Prof. Epstein on his paper published by MAA American Mathematical Monthly! @MathAtMason

[Paul Naish @PaulNaish78]

Rational Functions as Sums of Reciprocals of Polynomials

@maanow https://t.co/aC6vy9ULl6

[College of Science @GMU_COS]

Congratulations to Rayanne Luke, Asst. Professor, @MathAtMason, for recently earning a 4VA@Mason Collaborative Research Grant for the project, “Data-Driven Modeling of the Time-Dependent Immune Response to Infection and Vaccination.” #FacultyFriday

🔗: https://t.co/0zPWC6sM4K

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Our paper with Guy on the optimality of Voronoi‐based column selection is now available here: https://t.co/wT1XtzhgJz… Very happy we can finally share these cool results with the community! @MathAtMason

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

I'm so proud of Tracey Oellerich @toeller94 who successfully defended her PhD dissertation and accepted a postdoctoral position at UNC Chapel Hill starting September 1. Best of luck to you on your journey, Tracey! It has been a privilege working with you. @MathAtMason

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Check out our recent work published in MLST. Congrats on this achievement, Tracey! @toeller94 @MathAtMason

[Machine Learning: Science and Technology @MLSTjournal]

Great new work by @toeller94 and @MariaEmelian @MathAtMason @GMU_COS @GMU_QSEC - 'Towards robust data-driven #automated recovery of symbolic conservation laws from limited data' - https://t.co/75iUccpQ8P #machinelearning #datascience #compchem #compbio #statphys #dynamicalsystems

[College of Science @GMU_COS]

Neil Epstein, Associate Professor @MathAtMason, recently joined the "The Art of Mathematics" podcast to discuss Egyptian Fractions.

Take a listen: https://t.co/1gx2JgFLax

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Earlier last month, two Math PhD students were honored by the NSF GRFP program. What an amazing accomplishment for Anthony Pizzimenti, Shrunal Pothagoni and their advisor Prof. Ben Schweinhart!
https://t.co/BEPit2VoVA

[Maria @MariaEmelian]

Congrats to the math students winning 3 out of 5 Dean's awards this year!
Undergraduate Excellence in Academics and Research: Cicely Motamedi
Graduate Excellence in Research: Aleyah Dawkins Graduate Excellence in Teaching: Timothy Banks
@MathAtMason
https://t.co/xfK3nySDvp