Salisbury University Department of Mathematical Sciences

🎓Where Are Our Alumni Now?

This week, we're featuring Daniel Fein ('15)!

After graduating from Salisbury University with a degree in Mathematics and a concentration in Secondary Education, Dan began his career as a high school mathematics teacher in Queen Anne’s County. He later returned to school, earning a Master of Science in Mathematics and Statistics from Georgetown University in 2019.

Today, Dan serves as a Principal Data Scientist at ReefPoint Group, where he supports federal government initiatives through data engineering, analytics, machine learning, and enterprise data strategy. He also helped establish ReefPoint's Data Science Community of Practice, fostering collaboration and professional growth among data professionals.

We're proud to see the impact our alumni are making and grateful to Dan for sharing his story!👏🏼

Are you an alum with a story to share? We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to Dr. Jiacheng Cai at [email protected] to be featured in a future post.

Congratulations to Lauren Hall and Jada Martin on being presented with the Most Promising Mathematics Educator Award! This recognition reflects their hard work and passion for teaching. We are excited to see the impact they will make as future educators!🍎👏🏼

Congratulations to An Nguyen on receiving both the Most Promising Statistician Award and the Michael Gauger Actuarial Science Award! These honors recognize An’s outstanding achievements, dedication, and excellence in statistics and actuarial science. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved accomplishment!

Congratulations to Stephen Barr who successfully presented his Departmental Honors thesis, "Minimum Quantum Degrees with Maya Diagrams in a Family of Odd Orthogonal Partial Flag Varieties" to students and faculty on May 12th. Great work Stephen!🎉

After our Pi Mu Epsilon initiation ceremony this month, mathematical science faculty and students gathered to celebrate with a BBQ picnic🍔🌭 It was a great afternoon recognizing our newest members while enjoying good food, conversation, and community together!

The Department of Mathematical Sciences hosted the Pi Mu Epsilon SU Chapter (Maryland Zeta Chapter) Initiation Ceremony on May 2, 2026.

Pi Mu Epsilon is a non-secret honor society where the purpose is the promotion of scholarly activity in mathematics among students in academic institutions and among the staffs of qualified non-academic institutions. To be eligible to join Pi Mu Epsilon, students must have completed a series of math coursework and maintain high general and major GPA.

We are honored to present the inductees this year:

Ian Abrego
Joshua Shane Almony
Stephen Barr
Charlie Bradshaw
Ezekiel Brush
Ashley Fischer
Albi Freda
Jamie Gilmore
Shaun Hoffman
Aidan Levy
Matthew Lin
Christian McKenney
Sydney Miller
Ji Park
Aarti Patel
Maddie Powell
Michael Prozzoly
Andrew Randall
Hunter Reed
Brice Salazar-Calderon
Sean Shockley
Samantha Bigneault
Cori Villanueva
Ashley Wisser

Special thanks to Dr. Veera Holdai, Chair of the Department, Dr. Michael Bardzell, Organizer of the Chapter, Dr. Alexander Halperin, Advisor of the Chapter, and Jada Martin, the current President of the Chapter.

Congratulations to Salisbury University alumna and current MSME student Justine Graham on receiving the Outstanding Mentor Award at the 2026 Regional Professional Development School Celebration held at Salisbury University!

Justine, a 2023 SU graduate and second-year mathematics teacher at Pocomoke High School, was recognized for her dedication and commitment to supporting student interns as they develop their classroom practice.

Pictured from left to right are Justine Graham, mentee Tara Palmatary, and Dean Laurie Henry. Tara, who graduates this May, has accepted a position as a high school mathematics teacher at Easton High School.

We are proud to celebrate the impact both of these future mathematics educators are making in our schools and communities!

https://hub.salisbury.edu/sutoday/2026/05/12/astrogulls-earn-semifinalist-honors-present-research-at-susrc/

AstroGulls Earn Semifinalist Honors, Present Research at SUSRC – SUToday AstroGulls Earn Semifinalist Honors, Present Research at SUSRC Publication date May 12, 2026 Categories: Faculty, Staff, Student Categories: Mathematical Sciences On April 17, 2026, the actuarial student team AstroGulls—An Nguyen, Brice Salazar-Calderon, Julia Zappacosta, and Michael Prozzoly—pr...

Please join us for the Departmental Honors Presentation by Math and Physics major Stephen Barr!

Stephen will present: “Minimum Quantum Degrees with Maya Diagrams in a Family of Odd Orthogonal Partial Flag Varieties”

🗓️Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰10–11 a.m.
📍Henson Science Hall 123

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Ryan Shifler

We hope to see you there as we celebrate Stephen’s hard work and research accomplishments!👏🏼

Last week, the Mathematical Sciences faculty gathered for our end-of-year celebration!🎉

We celebrated the retirements of three wonderful faculty members, Kathleen Shannon, Rob Kantzes, and Diana Verzi, the promotion of Kyle Teller to Associate Professor and also the birth of the son of Deepak Bastola.

Thank you all for your years of dedication, friendship, and contributions to our department. You will be greatly missed, and we are excited for the new adventures ahead!

A special thank you to Kimberly Causey for organizing the celebration, and to our favorite local restaurant The Mediterranean Grill and Jimmy John’s, for the delicious catering!