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Smiling man in a fedora plays a tambourine stick with an energetic samba band in blue shirts and colorful costumes. Photo (C) Ralph Arvesen.

Life After Davis: From Cameras to Genetics

  • by Matt Herman

Hello, UC Davis Math Department! I spent four years at UC Davis and completed my Ph.D. with Thomas Strohmer on applications of Compressive Sensing (CS) in 2009. Due to my previous time spent in industry, I was a non-traditional student. This gave me more focus because I basically knew what I was interested in.  I had experience in electrical engineering and physics, so CS was a good fit for me. (Fun fact: the Math Dept used to be in Kerr Hall. In my second semester we all moved to the newly constructed MSB!)

A photo of a graduation ceremony, down the center aisle. Graduates in motorboards sit on each side, with a large UC Davis logo at the end, and several faculty in robes speaking to the group.

Alumni Updates Fall 2025

Updates on Steven T. Abell, B.S., 1979 — Programming DragginMath for iOS; Richard Bode, A.B., 1970 — A legacy of teaching, from math to sports; Jacob A. Miller, Ph.D., 2016 — Data science and family; Harry David Price, B.S., 1974 — From math to physics; Noppakan Sirikul, B.S., 2023 — Delving statistics and connecting alums.

GGAM Update, 2024

  • by F. Javier Arsuaga, Chair of the Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics

During the 2023-2024 academic year, my second year as chair, I focused on getting the new degree requirements approved and on adapting the Group to the new budgetary challenges that the University is facing. 

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