The Department of Mathematics organised a guest lecture on May 07, 2025. Dr Krishnarjun Krishnamoorthy, a post-doctoral fellow at the Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications delivered an insightful talk on “Large Values of Fourier Coefficients”. He discussed a modification of Soundararajan’s resonance method to produce large values of Fourier coefficients of half-integral weight Hilbert modular forms.

Around 30 participants, including faculty members and research scholars, attended the lecture. Following the talk, a vibrant question-and-answer session allowed attendees to engage deeply with the topic, showcasing their enthusiasm and curiosity.

The event was a great success, fostering academic interest and collaboration within the university. It provided a valuable opportunity for the academic community to interact with an active researcher in the field and gain deeper insights into advanced mathematical topics.

Ms Kaavya R, first-year MSc Mathematics student, has been awarded the prestigious Mitacs Globalink Research Award, a global award for international students. Under this honour, she will pursue a 12–24 week research project titled “Improved Order Computation in Class Groups of Real Quadratic Fields” at the University of Calgary, Canada, under the supervision of Prof. Michael John Jacobson. Prof. Kalyan Chakraborty, her mentor at SRM University-AP, continues to play a pivotal role in her academic journey.

This award offers a grant of $6,000 CAD (approx. ₹3,67,000) and marks Kaavya’s second major research opportunity, following her selection for the IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship, under which she will work at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru, with a monthly stipend of ₹12,500.

Kaavya credits her professors and department faculty for their constant support, especially Prof. Chakraborty, whose mentorship has helped shape her interests in number theory and research.

Kudos to Ms Kaavya for her remarkable achievement and continued success in exploring new mathematical horizons

Dr Surinder Kaur, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics is making significant contributions to the mathematical community and SRMAP’s research wing, her research on understanding the group rings and addressing challenges such as the isomorphism problem for group algebra through her project has earned her a funding of ₹ 4.28 lakh from the prestigious National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM). Dr Kaur’s impressive research work has become a source of inspiration to many. Given below are some details on her project titled, “On the group rings, their unit groups and some related questions”

A Brief Description of the Project

In this project, we aim at obtaining the structure and generators of the unit group of some group rings with a focus on answering the normal complement problem for them. Our further goal is to solve the celebrated isomorphism problem for group algebras of certain classes of groups, especially the twisted version of this problem for group algebras of nilpotency class at least 3. We also plan to look into certain questions in the representation theory of association schemes that are driven by what happens for group algebras.

Explanation of Research Objectives in layperson’s terms

In the last century, the work of E. Noether, F.G. Frobenius and R. Brauer have established that group rings play a central role in the development of representation theory. Further investigations indicated that these objects also have a great influence on the study of other areas of Mathematics like algebraic number theory, algebraic K-theory and algebraic topology. Moreover, the vital role it has played in the recent development of homological algebra and algebraic coding theory is worth acknowledgement.

The Department of Mathematics successfully hosted a 6-day Workshop cum Mini-Symposium on Partial Differential Equations (PDE) from December 23 to 28, 2024, with generous financial support from the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM). The event aimed to bridge theoretical foundations and cutting-edge applications of PDEs, fostering academic dialogue among researchers, scholars, and students.

The Workshop held on the theme “Basics of regularity theory of elliptic partial differential equations” featured sessions by subject experts including Prof. A. Adimurthi, Visiting Faculty, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur; Dr Karthik Adimurthi, Reader, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore and Prof. Prosenjit Roy, Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIT Kanpur.

Themed “Applied Mathematics Symposium on Differential Equations: Theory, Computation, and Beyond”, the mini-symposium featured insightful talks by Prof. Mohit Dalwadi, Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford; Dr Satyajit Pramanik, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIT Guwahati and Dr Moitri Sen, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, NIT Patna. These experts delivered lectures on advanced topics, including elliptic PDE theory, computational methods, and interdisciplinary applications.

The primary aim was to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the abstract theory of elliptic partial differential equations, emphasising both foundational principles and modern computational techniques. Interactive sessions, problem-solving workshops, and collaborative discussions enriched the learning experience.

The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from 23 outstation researchers (from reputed institutions across India) and PhD scholars from the Department of Mathematics, SRM AP. The diverse cohort facilitated vibrant academic exchanges and networking opportunities.

A special felicitation ceremony was also held on December 24, 2025, to honour Vigyan Shri Prof. Adimurthi for his monumental contributions to mathematics. This segment underscored SRM AP’s commitment to celebrating excellence in scientific research. The Workshop cum Mini-Symposium served as a dynamic platform for disseminating knowledge, fostering collaborations, and inspiring future research in PDEs.

Dr Jayasree Subramanian, Associate Professor from the Department of Mathematics, has recently published a book chapter titled “Strengthening Equity and Social Justice Research in Mathematics Education Through Critical Interrogations of White Supremacy and Settler Colonialism” in the Fourth International Handbook of Mathematics Education by Springer Publications.

Abstract

In this chapter, we contextualise a suggested approach to strengthening equity and social justice research in mathematics education by inserting the mathematics education enterprise into two world events of 2020: the global COVID-19 pandemic and the global resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Our intent in doing so is to underscore how white colonialism is forever present everywhere in structures and institutions around the globe, including those of the mathematics education enterprise. The logic of both white supremacy and settler colonialism are described next and then combined into a compounding scheme of colonising white supremacist logic. To illustrate that colonizing white supremacist logic is not a manifestation of only the West, a discussion of the conflicts and contradictions of white supremacy and Brahminical supremacy in the mathematics education enterprise of postcolonial India is offered. Brief summaries of the five chapters in the “Equity and Social Justice” section of this Handbook are then provided; we highlight how the chapter authors interrogated colonialising white supremacist logic within their respective chapters and point toward additional opportunities. In concluding the chapter, we feature recent USA-based mathematics education research to illustrate different possibilities when equity and social justice research is strengthened through critical interrogations of white supremacy and settler colonialism.

About the Book

The Fourth International Handbook discusses developments not recognised or dealt with entirely in the first three Springer Mathematics Education handbooks and tackles controversial issues in the field. After starting with a provocative introductory chapter which asks whether controversy is a healthy feature of international mathematics education, the four following sections cover: (a) mathematics education in Asia; (b) the roles of theory in research and practice; (c) equity and social justice; and (d) curriculum and change. These themes are taken up in 28 chapters by 60 authoritative authors from all continents. The four sections are structured based on past, present, and future aspects.

Like the first three mathematics education handbooks, this handbook provides a valuable resource for teachers, practitioners and researchers, education policymakers, mathematicians, and graduate and undergraduate students.

Co-authors of the Book Chapter

1. David W. Stinson, College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA (Lead Coauthor)

2. Cathery Yeh, Center for Asian American Studies, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA (Fellow coauthor)

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