Boise State Ph.D. Students Shine at SIAM Pacific Northwest Meeting
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing several of our Ph.D. in Computing students represent Boise State at the 5th Biennial Meeting of the Pacific Northw...
Michal Kopera
Associate Professor of Computational Mathematics at Boise State University.
Painting with Math: Bren Becerra Brings Adaptive Simulations to Life at Undergraduate Research Showcase
Yesterday, over 200 passionate undergraduate researchers gathered for the Undergraduate Research Showcase, a vibrant event highlighting innovation, creativit...
Making Waves: Antone Chacartegui Earns NSF Fellowship for Smarter Ocean Models
I’m thrilled to announce that my student, Antone Chacartegui, a standout in our MS in Mathematics program at Boise State, has earned the prestigious National...
BSU Math students shine at a modeling competition
One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is witnessing students rise to the challenge of applying their knowledge to solve real-world problems. This year,...
4th Grade PDEs - Lessons from a Classroom Visit
Yesterday, I visited my son’s 4th-grade class to discuss mathematical modeling of wildfire smoke. Their science unit on wildfires was the perfect opportunity...
Making Ocean Modeling Accessible: Reflections on a Unique Research Talk
Last week, I had the privilege of presenting my research on Numerical Modeling of the Ocean to a remarkable audience: the Systemic Access, Blind Math, Blind ...
Mathematical Art Exhibition: Visualizing the Three-Body Problem
This semester, I had the privilege of guiding my MATH 365: Introduction to Computational Mathematics students through an incredible journey—one that combined...
BSU Math students rock at a modeling competition
Meritorious Award Three of Boise State students (Melita Efta, Tayah Brodt, Carson Tiegs) won a Meritorious Award for their submission to SCUDEM 2023 mathema...
First day of MATH265
Making first day fun We kicked off a new semester of MATH 265 - Introduction to Programming in Mathematics with a bang! Or, more specifically, with peanut b...