Award Winners
Award winners are listed along with biographical notes where available. Updates and corrections are welcome.
Archimedes Prize
The Archimedes Prize is awarded annually by the Department in recognition of outstanding achievements in undergraduate mathematics.
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Juliana Mini | Graduate student (Syracuse University, Mathematics) |
| 2024 | Anthony Mazzacane | Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman |
| 2023 | Michael Perry | Graduate student (Syracuse University, Mathematics) |
| 2022 | Xinyue Mao | Graduate student (University of Rochester, Statistics) |
| 2021 | Samuel Wheeler | MS in Statistics (University of Chicago); Computational Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory |
| 2021 | Yantao Wu | Graduate student (Johns Hopkins University, Mathematics) |
| 2020 | Xuerui Yang | Graduate student (University of Illinois, Mathematics) |
| 2019 | Xinxuan Wang | PhD in Mathematics (University of Pennsylvania); Postdoc at Florida State University |
| 2018 | Danika Van Niel | PhD in Mathematics (Michigan State University); Postdoc at Binghamton University |
| 2017 | Mengran Zhang | Statistician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| 2016 | Kamm Lemay | Operational support for the US government |
| 2016 | Yuqing (Tessa) Xie | M.S. in Finance (MIT); Data Science Leader at LinkedIn |
| 2015 | Stephen Sorokanich III | PhD in Mathematics (University of Maryland); Researcher at AFRL |
| 2014 | Neill Warrington | PhD in Physics (University of Maryland); Postdoc at MIT |
| 2013 | Joseph Andrade | Actuarial trainee at Hanover Insurance Group |
| 2013 | Benjamin Hatch | Financial analyst at J.P. Morgan |
| 2013 | Jaimee Robertson | M.S. in Chemical Engineering (Syracuse University), Research scientist at Cambridge Polymer Group |
| 2012 | In Gun Kim | Software Engineer at NAVER Corp |
| 2012 | Seth Rothschild | Ph.D. in Mathematics (Tufts University), Research Scientist at Feature Labs, Inc. |
| 2012 | James Schwartz | Design engineer at MYT Works |
| 2011 | Justin Cyr | Ph.D. in Mathematics (Indiana University), Quantitative Analyst at Citigroup |
| 2011 | Jakub Kotynia | Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft |
| 2010 | Sean Sweeney | Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Capitol One |
| 2009 | Daniel Kocis | Risk Analyst at LCH.Clearnet |
| 2009 | Darien Mitchell-Tontar | Faculty member at Nido de Aguilas |
| 2008 | Jacob Mezey | Project Engineer at Flatrock Engineering & Environmental |
| 2007 | Stephen Hermes | Data Scientist at Parabon |
| 2007 | David Kelley | Ph.D. in Computer Science (University of Maryland), Bioinformatics Scientist at CalicoLabs |
| 2006 | Suresh Eswarathasan | Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Dalhousie University |
| 2006 | Steven W. Nydick | Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology (University of Minnesota), Data Scientist Developer at Korn Ferry |
| 2005 | Robert Miller | Ph.D. in Mathematics (University of Washington), Software Engineer at Google |
| 2004 | Maria Scalzo | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Teska | Information Technology analyst at SU |
| 2003 | Regina Ruth Barnes | Teacher at Nottingham High School |
| 2002 | Cosmin Anitescu | Ph.D. in Mathematics (Syracuse University), Post-doctoral researcher at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar |
| 2002 | Joshua Goldstein | Manager at PwC |
Euclid Prize
The Euclid Prize is awarded annually by the Department to the most promising math majors who are not graduating in the year of the award.
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Spencer Evans-Cole | |
| 2025 | Julia Fancher | |
| 2024 | Aksel Malatak | Verification Engineer at IBM |
| 2024 | Owen Opalenick | |
| 2023 | Yuming Jiang | Graduate student (Syracuse University, Physics) |
| 2022 | Anthony Mazzacane | Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman |
| 2022 | Michael Perry | Graduate student (Syracuse University, Mathematics) |
| 2021 | Kyle Beiter | Quantitative Researcher at Optiver |
| 2021 | Xinyue Mao | Graduate student (University of Rochester, Statistics) |
| 2020 | Samuel Wheeler | MS in Statistics (University of Chicago); Computational Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory | 2020 | Yantao Wu | Graduate student (Johns Hopkins University, Mathematics) |
| 2019 | Jinyang Zhou | Senior Data Scientist at Walmart Global Tech |
| 2018 | Xuerui Yang | Graduate student (University of Illinois, Mathematics) |
| 2017 | Jordan Barrett | PhD in Mathematics (University of Nebraska) |
| 2017 | Danika Van Niel | PhD in Mathematics (Michigan State University); Postdoc at Binghamton University |
| 2016 | Zhenyun Shi | Graduate student (Columbia University, Statistics) |
| 2016 | Mengran Zhang | Statistician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| 2015 | Zhan Zhao | MS in Computer Science (Cornell University); Software Engineer at YouTube |
| 2014 | Stephen Sorokanich III | PhD in Mathematics (University of Maryland); Researcher at AFRL |
| 2013 | Dylan Hsu | PhD in Physics (MIT); Assistant Attending Physicist at MSK |
| 2013 | Randi Rodecker | M.S. in Actuarial Science (Columbia University), Financial controller at Swim King Pools |
| 2012 | Joseph Andrade | Actuarial trainee at Hanover Insurance Group |
| 2012 | Benjamin Hatch | Financial analyst at J.P. Morgan |
Erdős Prize
The Erdős Prize for Excellence in Mathematical Problem-Solving is awarded annually in recognition of competitive performance on the Putnam Mathematical Competition.
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Anthony Mazzacane | |
| 2023 | Yuming Jiang | |
| 2022 | Connor Ritchie |
Newton Fellowship
Newton Fellowship in Mathematics is awarded by the Department to truly exceptional undergraduates early in their academic career.
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Xuerui Yang | Graduate student (University of Illinois, Mathematics) |
University Scholars
The highest undergraduate academic honor bestowed by Syracuse University. Twelve graduating seniors are selected for it every year. Recent winners among our majors are listed below; SU Archives keep the complete list.
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yuming Jiang | Graduate student (Syracuse University, Physics) |
| 2021 | Yantao Wu | Graduate student (Johns Hopkins University, Mathematics) |
| 2018 | Danika Van Niel | PhD in Mathematics (Michigan State University); Postdoc at Binghamton University |
| 2018 | Jordan Barrett | PhD in Mathematics (University of Nebraska) |
| 2016 | Samantha Usman | PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics (University of Chicago) |
| 2014 | Dylan Hsu | PhD in Physics (MIT); Assistant Attending Physicist at MSK |
| 2013 | Ryan Badman | Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Brandeis University Computer Science Department |
| 2013 | Jaimee Robertson | M.S. in Chemical Engineering (Syracuse University), Research scientist at Cambridge Polymer Group |
| 2009 | Gavin Hartnett | Ph.D. in Physics (UC Santa Barbara), Associate Physical scientist at RAND |