The Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics at Case Western Reserve University is an active center for mathematical and statistical research. Faculty members conduct research in algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, asymptotic statistics, Bayesian statistics, convexity, dynamical systems, geometry, imaging, inverse problems, life sciences applications, mathematical biology, modeling, numerical analysis, probability, scientific computing, spatial statistics, stochastic systems, and other areas.
MAMS welcomes new tenure-track faculty
In exciting news, the Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics (MAMS) at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) has bolstered its academic ranks by welcoming four new tenure-track faculty members. Their addition amplifies the department's focus on fostering a vibrant research environment and delivering exceptional education for both students...
Dr. Guo wins the Innovation Week’s invention award
Dr. Weihong Guo won the Innovation Week's invention award for her patent with a former PhD student Richard Lartey (now at Cleveland Clinic Foundation) and Medtronic Distinguished Scientist and Technical Fellow Qingguo Zeng. The patent is entitled Graph Total Variation for ECGI. Systems and methods for graph total variation (GTV) based reconstruction...
Dr. Sell receives Nord Grant to develop active learning
As we welcome a new semester at CWRU we would like to highlight some of what our energetic faculty were up to over the summer. Dr. Liz Sell used some of her time developing active learning for multivariable calculus, thanks to a Nord Grant she received from the University...
Academic Year 2022-23 MAMS Graduate Award Winners
The Department Chair, Dr. Weihong Guo, the faculty, and the staff would like to congratulate the MAMS 22-23 Academic Year High Honor recipients. The student award winners all demonstrated service, leadership, and scholarship. Mercy Amankwah wins The 2023 SIAM Student Chapter Certificate of Recognition. Mercy was instrumental in establishing a SIAM...
DataFest back at CWRU
After a few years of pandemic hiatus, the ASA DataFest was back at CWRU during the weekend of April 14 -16, 2023. This year the event was co-sponsored by the MAMS Department and the Department of Computer and Data Sciences. DataFest is a nationally-coordinated data analysis competition supported by the...
Paula FitzGibbon awarded the J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
MAMS department Statistics lecturer Paula FitzGibbon was selected as a 2023 recipient of the J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring. This award recognizes the positive impact Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff have on the lives of students. It was established by J. Bruce...
Dr. Calvetti is a member of the 2023 Class of SIAM Fellows
On March 30, 2023, SIAM the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics announced that Daniela Calvetti, Williamson Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics at Case Western Reserve University is a member of the 2023 Class of SIAM Fellows. These distinguished members were nominated for their...
Dr. Erkki Somersalo awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
The MAMS department is very proud to announce that Mathematics Professor Dr. Erkki Somersalo has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2023. Dr. Somersalo is an internationally recognized applied mathematician, whose research interests include inverse problems with an emphasis on Bayesian computational methods with physics-based modeling and uncertainty quantification.The...
Dr. Calvetti and Dr. Somersalo published a new text book
"The Less is More Linear Algebra of Vector Spaces and Matrices" by Daniela Calvetti and Erkki Somersalo is a new textbook for a one semester proof-based undergraduate course of linear algebra. As the title suggests, the emphasis is from the beginning on vector spaces, and how linear operators represented...
Dr. Gurski and Dr. Stychalski attended the 2022 Field of Dreams Conference
The MAMS department is a Math Alliance member whose goal is "Every underrepresented or underserved American student with the talent and the ambition has the opportunity to earn a doctoral degree in a mathematical or statistical science." The Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Wanda Strychalski, and the Associate Chair,...
The Department is accepting PhD and MS applications for 2024! For full consideration, applications should be submitted by the following deadlines:
Spring 2024: BS/MS (Statistics)- December 1, 2023
Fall 2024: BS/MS- March 1, 2024
MS Priority – March 1, 2024
PhD Priority – January 5, 2024
MS & PhD Final – May 10, 2024
For additional information, please visit the admissions page or contact us at mams-grad-chair@case.edu.
- In Memoriam Wojbor Woyczynski on June 9, 2023
- Academic Year 2022-23 Math, Applied Math and Statistics Undergraduate Award Winners
- MAMS undergraduate students win big at the MAA Ohio Spring Meeting
- Dr. Mondal explains what makes a driver high-risk on WalletHub.com
- Professors Calvetti and Somersalo gave a mini tutorial at the SIAM CSE 2023 conference
- MAMS undergraduate alumnus publishes in the Journal Inverse Problems
- Dr. Elisabeth Werner is invited to give lectures at a conference on Harmonic Analysis and Convex Geometry
- MAMS faculty, Dr. David Guarie, publishes in Science Advances
- MAMS undergraduate alumnus publishes in the Journal of Mathematical Biology
- MAMS Faculty, Dr. Peter Thomas, was on Cleveland 19 news explaining mega millions jackpot odds