Seven from Rice in inaugural class of AMS fellows

Seven members of the Department of Mathematics have been selected for the inaugural class of fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). The 30,000-member society announced 1,119 fellows from more than 600 institutions Nov. 1. Rice’s new AMS fellows are professors Michael Wolf, David Damanik and John Hempel; associate professor Shelly Harvey; adjunct research professor Michael Field; professor emeritus and research professor John Polking; and the Edgar Odell Lovett Professor of Mathematics William Veech.

The AMS designation recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics. Among the goals for the fellows program are to create an enlarged class of mathematicians recognized by their peers as being distinguished for the contributions to the profession and to honor excellence.

Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the AMS fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthen mathematical education and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life.

To view the full list of inaugural fellows or learn more about the AMS fellows program, visit www.ams.org/profession/ams-fellows/ams-fellows.