Mathematics Faculty
The Mathematics faculty boast a highly-research active group of mathematicians with a broad range of research areas that include Algebraic Topology and Category Theory, Dynamical Systems, Optimization and Machine Learning, Mathematical Biology and Numerical Analysis. Results from these research areas are used in application domains of mathematical modeling and simulation of complex physical, biological, chemical, engineering and social systems. The faculty group is modest in number but vibrant in intellectual energy. Mathematics faculty have received grant funding through either individual or collaborative grants from national agencies such as NSF, NIH, DARPA, DoD and the Simons Foundation. Most of the collaborative grants have been with faculty from the two largest colleges at MSU, Letters & Science and Engineering.
The department maintains three weekly research seminars where faculty, students and visitors present their research work. These seminars provide a dynamic academic environment for researchers to learn and to collaborate. The range of expertise of the mathematics faculty allows the department to offer a variety of courses to ensure that students develop sufficient breadth in their mathematical background. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available as pathways to the M.S. degree. Through coursework, research seminars, interdisciplinary research opportunities and faculty who place a high value on mentoring, graduate students have the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities that promote intellectually stimulating and successful PhD level research.