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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.

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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.

Active Intellectual Life

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The Department of Mathematics is proud of its excellent teaching and active research programs. Several of our faculty members are recipients of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. A strong tradition of mentorship attracts the most promising individuals and supports their development.

9/8/25 Faculty Research

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Mathematics Seminars

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Mon, Dec 8

Algebra Seminar
Mihai Fulger, University of Connecticut
Infinitesimal successive minima and convex geometry
4:00PM, 250 Mathematics Building

Fri, Feb 13

Applied Math Seminar
Di Qi (Purdue University)
4:00PM

Fri, Apr 10

Applied Math Seminar
Yulong Lu (U Minnesota)
4:00PM

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

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Adam Sikora Promotes Quantum Topology Worldwide
10/21/25
Professor Adam Sikora is helping advance and popularize the growing field of quantum topology, which connects topology and geometry with quantum physics through surprising cross-fertilization of ideas. Sikora co-organized three international conferences and a summer school devoted to this area. The first three NSF-supported events were held at Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics and at the Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (CIRM) in Marseille, France, in summer 2025. Another meeting, exploring connections with Number Theory, will take place at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach in Germany.
Biondini co-authors "Mach Reflection and Expansion of Two-Dimensional Dispersive Shock Waves"
8/14/25
New research by University at Buffalo and University of Colorado Boulder mathematicians has uncovered and characterized novel two-dimensional wave patterns — waves that propagate along two directions — whether they are in water or other settings like plasmas and condensed matter. The new study, published Aug. 5 in Physical Review Letters, uses numerical simulations to obtain solutions in two dimensions, describing what gives rise to patterns like the matrix tide.
Barbara Prinari wins Fulbright Scholar Award
6/11/25
The Department of Mathematics congratulates Professor Barbara Prinari on winning the prestigious 2025 Fulbright Scholar Award. The research award supports Prinari's travel to Greece to study wave phenomena. The main goal of the collaborative research that Prinari will conduct at the University of Ioannina will be to develop a rigorous direct perturbation theory for the study of dark-bright solitons under physically relevant perturbations (e.g., dissipation, linear and nonlinear loss).

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Yanyan Li presents research poster at SUNY conference and at UB's Celebration of Academic Excellence
2/19/25
Congratulations to UB Mathematics major Yanyan Li on being selected to present a research poster at two major events showcasing UB's undergraduate research excellence. Yanyan is studying gene co-expression networks under the guidance of her faculty mentor, Dr. Naoki Masuda.
Alexander Bivolcic, UB Math Graduate Student, Wins Excellence in Teaching Award
5/2/25
The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Alexander Bivolcic has been awarded the University at Buffalo's 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Student Teaching Assistants.
Danielle Tear, Outstanding Senior 2025, Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics and Music
5/20/25
The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Danielle Tear has been named Outstanding Senior 2025 by UB College of Arts. She graduates summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts in mathematics as a part of the UB Teach mathematics combined degree program. Tear is a UB Presidential Scholar and recipient of the Harry Merrill Geham Scholarship. She is a teaching assistant for the Department of Mathematics and played the cello in the UB Symphony Orchestra. In the fall, Tear will begin her student teaching residency in pursuit of a master's degree in mathematics education with a secondary certification in computer science.
Graduate students and staff gather for group photo
5/15/25
Recently, some of our graduate students took a moment to have a group photo with staff. The Department of Mathematics is proud of our graduate students for their dedication and hard work. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Alia Spaker wins the 2025 Summer Math Scholarship
5/2/25
The UB Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Alia Spaker is the recipient of the 2025 Summer Math Scholarship. Together with faculty mentor Dr. Jakob Streipel, the research project aims to understand the Circle Method in analytic number theory, as well as it's application to Waring's problem, and to develop refined estimates for the number of expressions for a positive integer as a sum of kth powers.