Star Wars or Star Treck? The Force was strong amongst this spring's @ipamucla.bsky.social long program and staff! May the Fourth be with you All! Team #starwars or Team #startrek? #puremathematics #appliedmathematics #maythefourth www.youtube.com/shorts/ip9i8...

Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day! Today we celebrate the amazing team @ipamucla.bsky.social who keep everything moving behind the scenes. Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and all that you do to support our programs year-round.

Spring 2026 @ipamucla.bsky.social continues with Workshop II (MFEWS2): Learning Models from Data for Multi-Fidelity Fusion Plasma Physics. Learn more: www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/wor... #IPAM #FusionEnergy

This week @ipamucla.bsky.social kicked off with our Green Family Lecture Series, featuring Karen Willcox. Across two days, her lectures highlighted mathematics in digital twins and structure-exploiting reduced models. Stay up to date: www.ipam.ucla.edu/green-family...

This month, we celebrate Math ∪ Stats Awareness! IPAM is proud to be part of a community that brings together ideas and people across fields. #PureMathematics #AppliedMathematics #Statistics #StatsAwarenessMonth #MathAwarenessMonth #STEM.

Pure or Applied? A simple question with very different perspectives. We asked @ipamucla.bsky.social staff and participants to share their choice and reasoning. Where do you stand? www.youtube.com/shorts/d44cD...

This week, Spring 2026 programming @ipamucla.bsky.social continues with Workshop I on Multi-Fidelity Methods for Fusion Plasma Physics (MFEWS1). Interested in learning more? lnkd.in/dRgMjG_8 #puremathematics #appliedmathematics #fusionenergy

Happy first day of spring 🌿 As Sofia Kovalevskaya reminds us, it is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul. Here’s to a season of fresh ideas, collaboration, and creativity in the mathematical sciences. #puremathematics #appliedmathematics #spring

Do we need new math to understand the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio explore unsolved problems in math, simulation theory, and base systems with Terence Tao, UCLA Mathematician and Director of Special Projects at IPAM. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJnk...

Happy Pi Day from IPAM! 3/14 marks the first digits of π ≈ 3.14159… and counting infinitely. #mathematics #stem #piday

Spring 2026 @ipamucla launches Multi-Fidelity Methods for Fusion Energy! Math, physics, and computation come together to make fusion simulations faster, smarter, and closer to reality. Learn more: www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/lon...

In honor of Black History Month, IPAM recognizes the contributions of Black mathematicians who have advanced scientific research and worked to address systemic barriers in STEM. #BlackHistoryMonth #Mathematics #STEM

Are you an Undergraduate student interested in Math? Apply to RIPS 2026 (Los Angeles)! 🗓️ Application deadline: February 10, 2026 Learn more and apply today: lnkd.in/gwuRza3X #RIPSLA2026 #STEM #Math

Apply to our G-RIPS 2026 Programs! The G-RIPS programs in Sendai and Berlin give graduate students, in mathematics and related fields, the opportunity to work in teams on industry-sponsored research projects in an international setting. 🗓️ Deadline: February 23, 2026 Apply today: lnkd.in/duhEgBKv

Apply to RIPS 2026 (Los Angeles)! The Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) program gives undergraduates the chance to work in teams on research projects sponsored by industry and the public sector! 🗓️ Application deadline: February 10, 2026 Apply today: lnkd.in/gwuRza3X

Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Dwork! 🎉 IPAM congratulates Dr. Dwork on receiving the 2026 Japan Prize for contributions to ethical digital systems, including differential privacy and algorithmic fairness. Catch the latest news and updates from IPAM: www.ipam.ucla.edu/news/

Happy Start of the New Year 2026! Kicking off the year with our New Frontiers in Quantum Algorithms for Open Quantum Systems workshop (Jan 12–16, 2026)! Learn more: www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/wor... #appliedmathematics #puremathematics #newyear2026

UCLA Professor and Non-commutative Optimal Transport core participant for the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, Wilfrid Gangbo, has received the 2026 Award for Distinguished Public Service by the AMS! To read more about this award visit our webpage: www.ipam.ucla.edu

Frank Gehry designed IPAM’s home, the Portola Plaza Building, between 1973-1975. His last visit was in January of 2022, when he toured with IPAM directors Dima Shlyakhtenko and Christian Ratsch, who described him as “curious, supportive, and passionate.” #puremathematics #appliedmathematics

IPAM is happy to announce that the National Science Foundation has renewed its support for the Institute for five more years, 2025-2030! Learn more about donations, gifts, and sponsorships of IPAM activities: www.ipam.ucla.edu/support-ipam/

New video series: "Boundary Conditions for Atomistic Simulations in Macroscopic Electrochemical Cells" from IPAM at UCLA. Last week's conference zoomed in on supercell boundary conditions, DFTs, and electrochemical charge transport. Register for upcoming workshops: www.ipam.ucla.edu

Richard Hennig (University of Florida) shares why he keeps coming back to IPAM at UCLA. From attendee to speaker to organizer, he values the cross-disciplinary connections that inspire new ideas. See upcoming programs: www.ipam.ucla.edu #puremathematics #appliedmathematics

QC OG Peter Shor came to IPAM at UCLA for "Math & Computational Challenges in Quantum Computing" in 2023. Researchers: Maria Schuld of Xanadu, Sophia Economou of Virginia Tech, Di Fang from Duke, Lin Lin of UC Berkeley, & Rolando Somma from Google. Check out our upcoming programs: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu

This week at IPAM, researchers gathered for Workshop II: Bridging Scales from Atomistic to Continuum in Electrochemical Systems, part of our Fall Long Program on stochastic modeling in electrochemistry. Explore our upcoming programs: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu #puremathematics #appliedmathematics

Don’t forget: Apply to join IPAM at UCLA for Spring 2026! Long Program: Multi-Fidelity Methods for Fusion Energy 📅 March 9 – June 12, 2026 Deadline for core participation: October 9, 2025 Apply: lnkd.in/dhGYzfgK Webinar recording: lnkd.in/gBnYAV_2

New lecture series, "Embracing Stochasticity in Electrochemical Modeling" online: www.YouTube.com/IPAMUCLA The week zoomed in to interactions of dual layers of molecules, special attention to lithium ion batteries. Hongbo Zhao of UC San Diego, began by sharing some kind words about watching IPAM.

Terence Tao highlights how cuts to research funding threaten the nation’s scientific future and risk driving top talent abroad. Read more: lnkd.in/gFTuydvG Watch: lnkd.in/gdY5kske #UCLA #AppliedMathematics #PureMathematics

Fall 2025 at IPAM begins with our new long program, Bridging the Gap in Electrochemistry. The program explores stochastic approaches to modeling electrochemical systems, driving innovation in energy and sustainability. Learn more: lnkd.in/gW4HwQ3t

Apply now to spend Spring 2026 at IPAM, UCLA! Our long program Multi-Fidelity Methods for Fusion Energy (Mar 9–Jun 12, 2026) will bring together researchers in plasma physics, data-driven modeling, and fusion design. Deadline: Oct 9, 2025 Apply: lnkd.in/dhGYzfgK Info session: lnkd.in/gBnYAV_2

Culture Analytics 2016 asked: What is pretty? How close are colleagues? What are musical emotions, really? Presenters included Tina Eliassi-Rad of Rutgers, Timothy Tangherlini of UCLA, David Crandall of Indiana and Miriam Redi of Yahoo!. Check out upcoming IPAM at UCLA workshops: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu

Mark Green of IPAM & Peter Jones of Yale give "Random Shapes" certificates in June 2007. Seen here: Nam-Gyu Kang of CalTech, Maria McGee of Wake Forest, Bertrand Duplantier of U Paris-Saclay, & Carolyn Salafia of Placental Analytics. Check out upcoming IPAM at UCLA workshops at: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu

"Autonomous Vehicles" hit a speedbump during COVID-19, but IPAM at UCLA & Benjamin Seibold of Temple still presented five weeks of workshops. Speakers included Aaron Ames of CalTech, Bryant Walker Smith of U South Carolina, and Jana Kosecka of George Mason. New '25-26 workshops: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu

Congrats to our G-RIPS Berlin 2025 students! Grad students tackled industry challenges with 1000Shapes, Cray & LBW. Thanks to MODAL for their partnership. More info: www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/stu...

Machine Learning - Brunton & LeCun & Noe - Sept. 2019. Physicists worked with ML in a 12-week program with Steve Brunton, Yann LeCun, and Frank Noe. It inspired new workshops at IPAM at UCLA exploring how natural organization can inform ML algorithms. Check out upcoming workshops: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu

IPAM’s RNLA workshop (Aug 11–15, 2025) brought researchers together to advance randomized algorithms, multilinear algebra, and their applications. Thanks to our organizers, project leads, and participants for making it a success. More: www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/spe...

Mays' Landing in Malibu welcomed "Multiscale Geometry and Analysis in High Dimensions" in 2004, maybe the largest program ever at IPAM at UCLA. Speakers included Naoki Saito of UC Davis, Mauro Maggioni of Yale, and David Donoho of Stanford. Learn more about upcoming workshops at: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu

IPAM at UCLA's first workshop day was Oct. 11, 2000. Bruce Conklin of UCSF introduced GenMAPP software to connect human gene traits with diseases. Other speakers: Wing Hung Wong of Harvard, Krishnan Nandabalan of Genaissance, Tony Chan of UCLA. IPAM's upcoming workshops: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu

This Week at IPAM: RNLA2025 brings together 4 teams from labs, institutes & universities to tackle challenges in Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra. A week of hands-on problem-solving at @ipamucla. More at www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs.

What was midterms like for RIPS2025LA? Dakota (team aerospace) & Renee (team google) share the nervous hustle of Midterm Presentations. 9 teams presented 30‑min research updates to peers & advisors—now have 4 weeks to refine before final presentations in August! Learn more: www.IPAM.UCLA.edu/RIPS

RIPS2025 students are hard at work this summer. With midterms done, all 9 teams are deep in research and collaboration with their sponsors. Learn more about IPAM’s student research programs: www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/stu...

New machine learning video series! IPAM at UCLA hosted "Sampling, Inference, and Data-Driven Physical Modeling in Scientific Machine Learning" last week. Lectures on generative modeling and techniques for inverse/forward problems. Watch and share from: lnkd.in/ge5Yucku

Alireza Kaviani of @AMD is a longtime RIPS sponsor. Each year, AMD supports a team of undergrads to tackle real industrial research problems over nine weeks. Teams present their findings and submit a final paper. Interested in sponsoring a project? Learn more: www.ipam.ucla.edu/frontiers-so...

Oliver Tse co-organized a long program for IPAM and taught during Tutorials Week, when visiting scholars explore new subjects and form their research teams. IPAM at UCLA reviews long program proposals about two years in advance. Proposal guidelines are online: www.ipam.ucla.edu/propose-a-pr...

On this Independence Day, we take a moment to reflect — not just on history, but on the progress we continue to build, one equation, one discovery, and one generation at a time. To our community of problem solvers, researchers, and thinkers: may your day be filled with curiosity, connection & care.

25th Year already?! RIPS is back at IPAM at UCLA, providing undergrads real world industry research problems for Google, AMD, Aerospace, NASA... Learn more about RIPS-> www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/stu...

Visiting scholar Emily Beatty is a PhD student participating in her first independent research project while at IPAM at UCLA. She presented her work to senior researchers. Upcoming programs & application deadlines at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics: www.ipam.ucla.edu/all-upcoming...

Figalli + Tao + Freiman at IPAM A 2008 hallway chat at IPAM between Fields medalists led to Freiman’s 3k–3 Theorem inspiring new ideas in optimal transport. This is what IPAM is for. Watch Figalli’s talk on YouTube & apply to a workshop: www.ipam.ucla.edu/all-upcoming...

New Lecture Series Available! “Statistical and Numerical Methods for Non-commutative Optimal Transport” is now live on the IPAM at UCLA YouTube channel. Explore quantum OT, Wasserstein distances & more: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Meet JIAYI LI of UCLA Mathematics. She was accepted to IPAM's "Mathematics of Intelligences" fall long program, to continue her research on the algebraic optimization of neural networks. Jiayi Li will return to LA this summer to mentor undergraduates in IPAM's RIPS program. youtu.be/IFYAN1EYwfY?...

"Dynamics of Density Operators" video playlist now posted on IPAM at UCLA YouTube channel. These lectures are part of the "Non-commutative Optimal Transport" Spring program. RIYL: Quantum optimal transport, Wasserstein distances, and computational algorithms. Watch here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...