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Faculty Facts

• 13 core faculty members, plus 12 affiliated faculty
• A member of the National Academy of Engineering
• A member of the National Academy of Sciences
• A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• A member of the Academia Europaea, Europe’s Academy of Humanities, Letters, and Sciences
• 7 faculty members are fellows of at least one professional society, plus a Fulbright Fellow and a Guggenheim Fellow
• 8 editors of at least one research journal and/or book series (number includes past and present editors)
• 3 ISI Highly Cited Researchers
• A Cole-Higgens Award Winner for Excellence in Teaching
• A John von Neumann Lecture Prize Winner
• A McCormick Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
• A Walter P. Murphy Professor of Applied Mathematics
• A John Evans Professor of Applied Mathematics
• 3 Charles Deering McCormick Professors of Teaching Excellence
• 2 NSF Career Award Winners
• An NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award Winner

Undergraduate Study

• Flexible curriculum allows in-depth application of mathematics in areas like engineering, economics, physics, mathematics, or social sciences
• Many students combine their applied-math major with another major that reflects their additional interests
• Opportunities for undergraduate research in a wide area of topics
• Class size in the major courses is 20 to 30 students

Graduate Study

• Approximately 40 PhD and 10-15 MS graduate students in applied math
• Highly interdisciplinary graduate research with world-class faculty members
• Research is very applied; most students collaborate with experimentalists in science and engineering
• All doctorate candidate graduate students are supported by fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships
• Can complete an MS degree in as little as one academic year with study plans tailored to individual students’ interests
• Typically five years to complete a PhD (beyond BS)