Category: Department news

GAME NIGHT –

On Thursday, April 18, CFRM students, faculty and staff participated in the first official “CFRM Game Night.” Over pizza, groups played UNO, Settlers of Catan, poker, and Scattergories. Professor Ryan Donnelly was victorious in both rounds of Settlers of Catan, while graduate student Steven Song won a marathon game of UNO that lasted nearly two hours.

“I had a great time even though I massively lost,” said Karen Beaudry, Career Services Manager. “I’m looking forward to our next CFRM Game Night to dethrone Professor Donnelly.”

MARINERS GAME –

On Thursday, May 16, CFRM students, faculty and staff watched as the Seattle Mariners took on the Minnesota Twins at T-Mobile Park. Our second annual trip to the ballpark was a success, even though the Mariners lost 11-6. Professor Tim Leung, who ate lime and chili-dusted fried grasshoppers last year, did not partake in the protein-packed snack this time, instead opting for local favorite Fat’s Chicken.

For the students unfamiliar with baseball, there were classmates on-hand to explain the rules of the game. The teams had a combined 24 total hits, which resulted in a thrilling evening, even though the home team ended the night with a loss.

On Thursday, December 6, 2018, Computational Finance and Risk Management (CFRM) students, faculty and staff attended the CFRM Awards Dinner, in celebration of second year students nearing graduation.

The second annual event, hosted by Director Tim Leung, recognized campus students who have excelled in many areas during their time in the graduate degree program. Students were presented with a certificate and received a monetary award.

Award Categories & Recipients, 2018

Professional Excellence Award: The award is presented to a CFRM student who has shown exceptional potential and commitment to being a capable and ethical finance professional.
Recipients: Nathan Barnard, Sunayna Rangarajan

Outstanding Woman in Finance: The award is presented to a female CFRM student who has shown outstanding academic performance and great professional promise.
Recipient: Ningning Wang

Academic Achievement: The award is presented to a CFRM student who has shown excellent academic performance, and ​consistent participation in CFRM academic and extracurricular activities
Recipient: Aaron Payne

Peer Leadership: The award is presented to a CFRM student who has shown themselves to be a leader in the 2017-18 cohort, who is dependable, helpful, and the ideal CFRM student.
Recipient: Xingkai Liu

Congratulations to the award winners, and to the students of the 2017 cohort as they graduate!

Computational Finance and Risk Management (CFRM) graduate student Greg Brownson was a member of the winning team earning the $20,000 grand prize at The Data Open datathon competition, held October 27, 2018 at the University of Washington.

Each team participating in the competition was given complex datasets to work through using financial data science techniques, and then present their findings to a panel of judges. Over two dozen teams took part in the event.

The datathon, sponsored by Citadel and Citadel Securities in partnership with Correlation One, is one of several competitions taking place throughout the year at many top universities. Winning teams will compete in The Data Open Championship in New York City in April 2019 for a $100,000 grand prize.

Brownson also served as team captain for the CFRM team who won the International Association for Quantitative Finance (IAQF) 7^th Annual Academic Affiliate Membership Student Competition in June 2018.