March 2007

Here are links to more information on the stories from the March 2007 issue of MCS News and exclusive web stories.

Feature Story: A New Breed of Analyst: Computational Finance Experts Change How the World Works

• Computational Finance: Carnegie Mellon’s Place in History (web exclusive)
• Carnegie Mellon’s Unique Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance Meets Growing Market Demand
• Programs:
  • Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance (BSCF)
  • Master of Science in Computational Finance (MSCF)
  • The Ph.D. Program in Mathematical Finance
• Steve Shreve Appointed Orion Hoch Chair of Mathematical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon
• Roy Nicolaides Receives Alexander M. Knaster Professorship As Head of Mathematical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon

Between Biotech Lab and Company Boardroom: Carnegie Mellon Launches Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management

• Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management Program (MSBM)
• Carnegie Mellon Creates New Master’s Degree in Biotechnology and Management

Theoretical Physics in the Blogosphere

• Theoretical Physicists Develop Test for String Theory

Fluorescence Guru: Alan Waggoner Illuminates a Field

• Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center
• NIH Awards $13.3 Million to Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh For National Technology Center for Networks and Pathways
• Life in the Atacama

Remembrances

• Raoul Bott
• David Deerfield
• Simeon Adlow Friedberg
• Hershel Markovitz
• Victor J. Mizel
• Oswald Wyler