March 14 & 16, 2023 - Francis Su
Mathematics for Human Flourishing
We are very pleased to announce our Scholar-in-Residence for 2023 will be Francis Su.
The following lectures will take place in the Carl Grant Events Center:
- March 14, 2023, 4 p.m. — Mathematics for Human Flourishing
- March 14, 2023, 7 p.m. — Points of View: Unlocking the Wonder of Mathematics
- March 16, 2023, 4 p.m. — Can Mathematics be Spiritual?
- March 16, 2023, 7 p.m. — The Value of Struggle
All lectures are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Honors Community of Union University.
About Francis Su
Dr. Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, and former president of the Mathematical Association of America. He received his B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research is in topological and geometric combinatorics and applications to the sciences, including game theory, voting theory, and the mathematics of fair decisions. From the Mathematical Association of America, he received the 2018 Halmos-Ford award for mathematical writing, and the 2013 Haimo Award for distinguished teaching of college-level mathematics. Three of his articles have been featured in Princeton Press' Best Writing on Mathematics in
2011,
2014, and
2018.
His book Mathematics for Human Flourishing, published by Yale University Press, won the 2021 Euler Book Prize.