{"id":13377,"date":"2026-06-02T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=13377"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:23:30","slug":"saint-peters-university-celebrates-the-class-of-2026-at-135th-commencement-ceremony-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/02\/saint-peters-university-celebrates-the-class-of-2026-at-135th-commencement-ceremony-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Peter\u2019s University Professor Dr. Brian Hopkins Awarded Fulbright Scholar Award for Spring 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>JERSEY CITY, N.J. \u2013 <\/b><b>May 21, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b> Saint Peter\u2019s University proudly announces that Dr. Brian Hopkins, professor in the Mathematics Department, has been selected to receive a Fulbright Scholar Award for Spring 2027, recognizing his continued contributions to mathematics research and higher education.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Fulbright\u2013Budapest Semesters in Mathematics\u2013R\u00e9nyi Institute Scholar Award in Mathematics, Hopkins will travel to Hungary where he will conduct an independent research project while participating in the research community at the HUN-REN Alfred R\u00e9nyi Institute, one of Europe\u2019s leading mathematical research centers.<br \/>\nThe program brings together scholars working across a broad range of mathematical disciplines, including combinatorics, combinatorial optimization, number theory, mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence, network theory, algebraic geometry and topology.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/269\/files\/2019\/08\/Brain-Hopkins_540x830_acf_cropped.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"283\" class=\" alignleft\" \/>\u201cIt\u2019s a great honor to be selected as a Fulbright Scholar for spring 2027 in Hungary,\u201d said Hopkins. \u201cThis is a unique mathematics opportunity, jointly sponsored by a prestigious study-abroad program and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will give seminars for students in the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics and work with them on research projects, similar to our work with students in the Honors Program,\u201d Hopkins added. \u201cFor four months I will also join the rich research environment of the Alfred R\u00e9nyi Institute, the mathematics arm of their national sciences academy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins\u2019s primary research focuses on integer partitions, a field studying collections of natural numbers with fixed sums that was first explored by mathematician Leonhard Euler and continues to generate new discoveries today.<\/p>\n<p>His Fulbright research will expand upon partition statistics work he began in 2020\u2014research that has already contributed to more than 60 academic publications by researchers around the world. By exploring additional perspectives on these classical mathematical structures, Hopkins hopes to create deeper understanding and identify new applications in fields such as physics and computer science.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins earned his Ph.D. from the University of Washington and holds both a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>His accomplishments include receiving the 2015 Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America, serving as editor of The College Mathematics Journal from 2014 through 2018, publishing more than 20 research papers, editing three books and presenting research internationally.<\/p>\n<p>The Fulbright Scholar Award represents another milestone in Hopkins\u2019s distinguished academic career and reflects Saint Peter\u2019s University\u2019s continued commitment to advancing research, scholarship and global engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Peter\u2019s University congratulates Dr. Hopkins on this prestigious achievement and celebrates his continued contributions to the University community and the field of mathematics.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JERSEY CITY, N.J. \u2013 May 21, 2026 \u2013\u00a0 Saint Peter\u2019s University proudly announces that Dr. Brian Hopkins, professor in the Mathematics Department, has been selected to receive a Fulbright Scholar Award for Spring 2027, recognizing his continued contributions to mathematics research and higher education. 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