Professor's AI-Assisted Software Contributes To Opera Creation
In a groundbreaking mixture of art and technology, Sam Houston State University Associate Professor of Mathematics Martin Malandro revolutionized classical music composition with an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software that played a pivotal role in creating the world's first AI-assisted opera, "Andromeda." This historic event, part of Vilnius, Lithuania’s 700th-anniversary celebrations, showcased the immense potential of AI as a co-creative tool in music making and composition.
Partnership Provides Preparation For Data Science Careers
Partnering with the University of Houston and three other schools, Sam Houston State University is providing an opportunity for students to prepare for careers in the energy industry through a National Science Foundation grant and a five-week summer data science camp.
STEM Center Teaching Enhancement Grant
Assistant Professor Dr. Di Gao participated in three projects: Ramp into Research, a Teaching Innovation Grant, and a STEM center Teaching Enhancement Grant. For the Ramp into Research project, Dr. Gao created an online module with fundamental information that leads students to discover his research in Regression and Bayesian analysis. For the Teaching Innovation Grant, he worked with Dr. Danhong Chen, Dr. Doo Young Kim and Dr. Renjie Zhou to build a consulting-based course model, helping students’ course performance through active learning engagement. For the STEM center Teaching Enhancement Grant, Dr. Gao is utilizing the STEM center active learning classroom facility, where he can reimagine the course for student learning, rather than simply teaching statistics in a traditional lecture format.
SHSU ranks #4 on the 2023 Most Affordable Online Master's Degrees in Mathematics
SHSU's ranks #4 on the 2023 Most Affordable Online Master’s Degrees in Mathematics. Schools must have institutional accreditation, meet online representation requirements, and offer fully online degrees with 2 weeks or less of in-person work to be included on this list.
Dr. Brandy Doleshal earns an Engaged Learning Fellowship
A seventh member of the Department of Mathematics & Statistics earns an Engaged Learning Fellowship through the Engaging Classrooms program. Dr. Brandy Doleshal joins Dr. Emma Bullock, Ms. Sarah Fritsch, Dr. Rebecca Garcia, Dr. Martin Malandro and Dr. Edward Swim as a recipient of this award. These faculty members have use these awards to engage students in active learning, in precalculus, calculus and beyond.
We currently in the ninth and final year of the PEERS Program: an exciting opportunity for promising young scientists at Sam Houston State University.
For each of the past eight years, up to $150,000 was awarded to more than three dozen undergraduate and graduate students studying mathematics, statistics, geology, geography, and the biological sciences.
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the PEERS Program rewarded academic success and interest in scientific research through generous financial scholarships.
