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Pólya Teaching Fellow Award

Named in honor of George Pólya, Professor of Mathematics at Stanford from 1940 to 1953, this award honors at least one graduating PhD student each year for their outstanding teaching during their time in the program.

2024
Hoaya Li
Pranav Nuti

2023
Daren Chen
Felipe Hernandez

2022
Vivian Kuperberg
Yuval Wigderson

2021
Sarah McConnell
Dat Nguyen

2019
Benjamin Fayyazuddin Ljungberg
Caitlin Stanton
Weston Ungemach

2018
Chao Li

2017
Graham White

2016
Sara Kalisnik Verovsek

2015
Saran Ahuja

2014
Fernando Shao

2013
Kenji Kozai

2012
David Sher

2011
Olena Bormashenko

2010
Yu-jong Tzeng

2009
Kirsten Wickelgren

2008
Michael Eichmair

2007
Robert Easton
Dana Paquin