Project MISS News

Dr. David Pagni’s Project MISS program, geared to enhancing the math skills of 10th- and 11th-grade girls from Orange County and surrounding communities, was featured in a recent university press release.

Professor David Pagni Receives Presidential Mentoring Award

On November 16, 2005, the White House announced the recipients of the 2005 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, a program supported and administered by the National Science Foundation. Dr. David Pagni was one of the awardees. Click here for more details

Student Awards 2006
The Mathematics Department presented awards to 24 of its students at the Spring 2006 College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Annual Awards Banquet. For a list of the award recipients, click here.

Commencement 2005
On May 29, the department graduated 75 students, 42 receiving Bachelor of Arts degrees and 33 receiving Master of Arts degrees. Click here for a list of graduates and photos of the event.

Commencement 2004
The deparment graduated 70 students at  the spring 2004 commencement ceremony.

Dr. Charles Hung Lee developes mathematical model for the treatment of neonatal jaundice

Dr. Charles Hung Lee's research on a mathematical model for the treatment of neonatal jaundice received mention in the March 27, 2003 Dateline, a university-wide publication. The work was completed with the aid of undergraduate math majors Shazia Khan, Lorena Ortiz and Tram Hoang. Tram Hoang received first place in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division in the systemwide CSU 2003 Undergraduate Research Competition, held in April at CSU Stanislaus.

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Mathematical Association of America Southern California Student Poster Session at Harvey Mudd College

Six CSUF students, Scot Childress, Arthur Li, Tairi Roque, Stephanie Proctor, John Urrea, and James Wrkich, presented posters at the Spring 2003 Mathematical Association of America Southern California Student Poster Session held at Harvey Mudd College on March 8. This was a larger number of students from any school aside from the host institution. James Wrkich won one of the first place prizes for his poster, "Quaternionic Analysis and the Twistor Equation," completed under the supervision of his faculty advisor, Al Agnew.

Professor David Pagni selected for the 2003 Wang Family Excellence Award

A prolific jazz composer and performer, a cutting-edge farming researcher, a guide to would-be teachers, a math wizard, and a dynamic historian have been named as the 2003 recipients of the prestigious California State University Wang Family Excellence Award. The Wang award was established in fall 1998 when then-Trustee Stanley T. Wang gave $1 million to reward outstanding faculty and administrators. The award is designed to "celebrate those CSU faculty and administrators who through extraordinary commitment and dedication have distinguished themselves by exemplary contributions and achievements in their academic disciplines and areas of assignment." Annually, during a 10 year-period, four faculty and one administrator throughout the CSU system will receive $20,000 awards. This is the fifth year the awards have been given. Wang, who in fall 2000 gave an addition $1.2 million to establish student and faculty travel scholarships for China study, is the largest individual donor to the CSU system ever. One of the most respected math educators in the world, CSU Fullerton's David Pagni has researched, studied, and gathered funding to improve the learning and understanding of mathematics by thousands of students and teachers, with a special focus on low-performing middle schools and high schools in Orange County. His impact has been massive. Described as a "Math Wizard" by his K-12 audiences, Pagni has sought not only to provide "great ideas," but also to make math fun for both students and teachers. An innovative, talented, and thoughtful educator, he has dedicated himself to making a difference, whether by shepherding thousands of new teachers through the intricacies of math education or by providing small scholarships to needy college students. A Fullerton faculty member since 1969, Pagni, the first in his family to attend a university, received his bachelor's degree from CSU Chico, his master's from Notre Dame, and his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Pagni is a popular speaker who has given hundreds of presentations, a respected researcher who has received over $13 million in grants in the field of math education, and the author of a dozen books and hundreds of journal articles.

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