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.

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
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.

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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Spring 2020 Events

Upcoming Events.

Join us for an upcoming event. In the listing below, click the event title for further details, if applicable.

Feb 25

Rajasekhar Anguluri (UB)
4:00PM, Tue Feb 25 2020


Mar 6

G&T Seminar
Caglar Uyanik (Yale)
4:00PM, Fri Mar 6 2020


Mar 25

Moo K. chung (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
4:00PM, Wed Mar 25 2020


Apr 7

Faculty Meeting with Dean Schulze
4:00PM, Tue Apr 7 2020, Room 250, Math Bldg


Apr 21

Anita Layton (University of Waterloo)
4:00PM, Tue Apr 21 2020


Apr 28

Boaz Ilan (UC Merced)
4:00PM, Tue Apr 28 2020


NEW & NOTEWORTHY

  • Naoki Masuda wins JSPS Prize 2020
    2/11/20
    The UB Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Dr. Naoki Masuda, Associate Professor, is the winner of the JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) Prize 2020. Dr. Masuda will attend the JSPS award ceremony in February, 2020. He will be accompanied by his daughter, Ami Masuda. The JSPS award includes funding their travel to Japan. While there, Dr. Masuda will participate in an exclusive audience with the Japanese Royal Family.
  • Popular Mechanics: Crafty combinatorics solved by Johanna Mangahas
    2/4/20

    According to Popular Mechanics, there’s nothing quite like a maddening math problem, mind-bending optical illusion, or twisty logic puzzle to halt all productivity in the magazine's office. We’re curious people by nature, but we also collectively share a stubborn insistence that we’re right, and so we tend to throw work by the wayside whenever we come upon a problem with several seemingly possible solutions. Mathematicians such as Dr. Johanna Mangahas reveal the real answer. How many triangles can you find in this viral math problem?

  • Welcome new faculty
    1/14/20

    The UB Department of Mathematics is pleased to welcome new members of our faculty in AY 2019-2020:

    -Naoki Masuda, Associate Professor (Applied Mathematics);

    -Simone Cassani, Visiting Assistant Professor (Applied Mathematics);

    -Xin Ma, Visiting Assistant Professor (Analysis; Operator Algebra);

    -Margaret Nichols, Visiting Assistant Professor (Geometric Topology);

    -Michael A. Rosas, Clinical Assistant Professor, Calculus Coordinator (Representation Theory, Mathematics Education)

  • 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 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

  • Mondegarian wins the 2019 Math Summer Scholarship
    1/20/20
    Sanaira Mondegarian, a junior majoring in Applied Mathematics, has won the 2019 Math Summer Scholarship. The scholarship provided the opportunity for Saniara to study random matrix theory and applied network science under the guidance of Dr. Dane Taylor. Her research is concerned with the problem of community detection in complex networks.
  • UB Actuarial student Mousa Sunnoqrot featured by AdvisorSmith
    10/2/19

    Mousa Sunnoqrot is a senior at the State University of New York at Buffalo in Amherst, New York, where he is majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Economics and Statistics, with a concentration on Actuarial Science. Mousa is the professional chair for University at Buffalo’s student-run Society of Future Actuaries, and he interned this past summer at Healthfirst in New York City. Mousa is featured in a Q&A by AdvisorSmith, a provider of comprehensive research and advanced tools to better understand insurance for business professionals.

  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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