Mathematics MA: Focus on Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics. APPLY TODAY.
Mathematics MA: Focus on Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics
11/26/18

Students acquire highly marketable techniques involving networks, complex systems, machine learning and data analysis alongside topics such as probability, statistics, computational methods and applied mathematics methods. The Mathematics MA includes an internship with a leading industry partner. APPLY TODAY.

Leaders in the Field.
Leaders in the Field
9/5/17

Our faculty are well-published scholars in fields of algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, and geometry/topology. Cultivating excellence, collegiality, and diversity, our faculty observe the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism.

MATH ADVANTAGE.
Variety of Concentrations
6/18/18

Mathematics is a broad discipline with many diverse applications in physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering as well as social and managerial sciences. The Department of Mathematics provides a variety of concentrations leading to Baccalaureate, Masters, and PhD degrees.

DEDICATED TEACHING.
Dedicated Teaching
5/23/18

Our faculty-student ratio is high compared to many universities. We teach students to develop skill-sets in computation, analysis, research, communication, practical problem solving, and mathematical modeling.

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Fall 2019

Welcome.
Welcome New Faculty

The Department of Mathematics is pleased to welcome new faculty:
-Naoki Masuda, Associate Professor;
-Simone Cassani, Visiting Assistant Professor;
-Xin Ma, Visiting Assistant Professor;
-Margaret Nichols, Visiting Assistant Professor;
-Michael Rosas, Clinical Assistant Professor, Calculus Coordinator.

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NEW & NOTEWORTHY

  • Laura DeMarco, recipient of the 2017 American Mathematical Society Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics. Photo courtesy of Marc Harris.
    Laura DeMarco, 2019
    8/19/19
    The Myhill Lecture Series 2019, "Complex dynamics and arithmetic geometry", will be delivered by Dr. Laura DeMarco, Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University. She earned her PhD in 2002 from Harvard. DeMarco's research is focused on the dynamics of polynomial or rational mappings on algebraic varieties, especially in dimension 1, with the primary goal of understanding notions of stability and bifurcation. Her recent work explores connections between dynamical properties of maps and the arithmetic geometry of the underlying varieties.
  • Illustration courtesy of The Dana Foundation.
    Dana Foundation News: Muldoon’s research probes questions about individual differences in brain activity
    8/16/19
    New research from the University of Buffalo, using computational models of individual people’s connectomes, shed light into individual differences in brain activation patterns, as well as how those patterns may change over time. Since 2009, scientists around the globe have worked to create the Human Connectome, a structural blueprint of the various neural pathways and connections that underlie thought, reason, emotion, and behavior in the brain. Thanks to those pioneering efforts, we now understand that different regions of the brain work together in concert, forming specific networks that facilitate movement, or learning, or our interactions with others—the cognitive skills that allow us to survive and thrive in our daily lives. Yet despite these advances, it’s still not entirely clear how these networks may differ from person to person. Sarah Muldoon, a mathematician at the University of Buffalo, has long been interested in understanding individual differences in the brain.
  • Mark Marino wins the 2018-2019 Milton Plesur Award for Excellence in Teaching.
    Mark Marino wins Milton Plesur Award 2018-2019
    4/30/19
    Congratulations to Mark Marino on winning the 2018-2019 Milton Plesur Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is given by the UB Student Association on behalf of the students who nominate their instructors. The award carries the honor of being recognized as an outstanding professor by the students they teach. Marino was presented the award at the organization's annual event, April 29, 2019. Read more in UBNow.

Our students

  • Destiny Diaz.
    Destiny Diaz wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award
    5/3/19
    The University at Buffalo Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Destiny Diaz has won the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Award. The prestigious award is one of the most competitive and respected scientific fellowships in the U.S.  Diaz is completing a BS in mathematics with a minor in Spanish. Recently, Diaz received 2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. A Buffalo native, she is a member of the University Honors College and a Prosperity Fellow. In Fall 2019, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship will support her pursuit of graduate study in biostatistics at UB. The award provides three years of financial support within a five-year fellowship period, which amounts to a $34,000 annual stipend and $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to the graduate institution.
  • UB Student Team designated Meritorious Winner in the 2019 Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
    UB Student Team excels in the 2019 Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    4/23/19
    Congratulations to the UB Student Team upon achieving the designation of Meritorious Winner in the 2019 Mathematical Contest in Modeling. The award puts the UB team in the top 8% of contestants. This year, 14,108 teams competed in the 35th Annual MCM Contest. The participating teams represented institutions from seventeen countries/regions from around the world. John Ringland, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of UB Mathematics, served as faculty advisor for the UB student team.
  • Congratulations to Destiny Diaz, winner of the 2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
    Destiny Diaz wins the 2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
    4/30/19
    Congratulations to Destiny Diaz, winner of the 2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Diaz will graduate with a bachelor of science in mathematics and a minor in Spanish. Her accomplishments as an undergraduate student include: University Honors College Scholar; Ambassador for the College of Arts and Sciences; Western New York Prosperity Fellow; Volunteer, Dominican Republic Alternative Spring Break; and more. Diaz has completed research on how to increase STEM enrollment, and works at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as a research apprentice. See the award announcement in UB Now.
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    2019 Student Awards
    4/29/19
    On Thursday, April 25, 2019 UB's 15th Annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence recognized five UB Mathematics students: Destiny Diaz, Michael Montoro, Julia V. Quebral, Anthony R. Taboni, and David Tallents. Our students are receiving various awards for outstanding work. The event began with the CURCA Poster Celebration, followed by the Awards Ceremony. The wide-ranging UB community gathers at this annual event to recognize and celebrate the outstanding academic contributions of our students, faculty and research mentors.
  • Summer Math Scholarship.
    Summer Math Scholarship
    7/15/16
    Each summer, the “Summer Math Scholarship” is awarded to one UB Mathematics major. The scholarship allows the recipient  to pursue individual research with a faculty mentor. The six-week, full-time, summer program provides a stipend of $3,000. The following academic year the research will be writtenup into a senior honors thesis. Applications are due each Fall. To apply for the scholarship, consult with your faculty mentor.
  • Matthew Eichhorn.
    Eichorn wins inaugural Summer Math Scholarship
    2/22/19
    Matthew Eichhorn, a junior from Williamsville, NY, who is double majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science, has won our second Math Summer Scholarship. Matt is highly involved in the Math Department, participating in competitions including the Putnam exam and the Rochester Math Olympiad. Additionally, he has served as an undergraduate teaching assistant for both MTH 141 and MTH 241, as well as a tutor in the Thomas J. Edwards Undergraduate Learning Center, which assists students with material ranging from algebra and trigonometry through MTH 142.

    The scholarship provides the opportunity for Matt to study theory and applications of machine learning under the guidance of Dr. John Ringland. The primary application will be designing and using deep convolutional neural networks to analyze Google Street View imagery from rural Thailand, with the ultimate goal of determining how farming practices, especially small-scale residential horticulture, are related to the food-security and health of the population.
  • Photo: UB SOFA members in New York, April 2017.
    "The Society of Future Actuaries" (SOFA) formed by UB students
    12/5/17
    Founded by UB students interested in actuarial careers, "The Society of Future Actuaries" (SOFA) is now a club with roughly half of the membership interested in general data analytics.
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