Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s formula for Pi can help with calculating black holes, studying percolation, or investigating turbulence.

Ramanujan’s insights into pi are now guiding scientists toward a deeper understanding of how the universe works.

Ben Liu is a quantitative problem solver. Liu has modeled aspects of cells and measured the limits of cardio-electrophysiological models as an undergraduate in RIT’s School of Mathematical Sciences.

Ben Liu is a quantitative problem solver. Liu has modeled aspects of cells and measured the limits of cardio-electrophysiological models as an undergraduate in RIT’s School of Mathematical Sciences.

Corrected: An earlier version of this Commentary illustration included an incorrect math formula. The correct formula for calculating the area of a circle is A=πr^2. When I was a kid, I hated math. I ...

NEW YORK — What do mathematics and cooking have in common? They both involve a search for beauty in the world around us, one mathematician says. Mercedes Siles Molina is a mathematician at the ...