Applied Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics offers a comprehensive educational program in applied and computational mathematics, promotes both fundamental research and scientific/engineering applications, and houses the Center for Computational & Applied Mathematics.
Current research topics by the Applied Math Faculty members include:
- Numerical analysis and applications of finite difference, finite element and spectral methods
- Applied analysis in materials science and condensed matter physics
- Mathematical biology and mathematical neuroscience
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Wavelet analysis, image and signal processing
- Nonlinear waves
- Stochastic Differential Equations
- Mathematical Finance
- Earthquake prediction and modeling of seismicity