Mathematics & Statistics

  • Stephen Casey

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    New Approach
    to Electronic
    Communication

    Patent pending on Stephen Casey's
    “projection method” that solves problem
    of cellphone communication during emergencies.

  • John Nolan is part of wide-ranging defense project

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    Wide-Ranging
    Defense Project

    AU math professor wins $306,000 grant to use
    probability theory to study extreme events. 

  • Math prof Betty Malloy

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    Professor Betty Malloy's research supports
    progressive health policy

  • Prof Mary Gray wins Elizabeth L. Scott Award.

    Mentorship Award for
    Statistics Prof Gray

    Prof Mary Gray wins Elizabeth L. Scott Award
    for helping women succeed in statistics.

  • Emma Morgan and Mike Cassel

    Students Prove
    New Theorem

    Emma Morgan, Yifei Zhao, Mike Cassel tackle
    character theory of finite reductive groups.

PROFESSORIAL LECTURER / INSTRUCTOR / VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR POSITION

Pending authorization, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at American University expects to make one or more one-year, full-time term faculty appointments starting Fall semester 2013. See more info.

FRG WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE ON CHARACTERS, LIFTINGS, AND TYPES

Presentation videos available from June: Moshe Adrian, Benedict Gross, and more

The workshop aimed to helped junior researchers in the area to broaden their understanding, particularly of characters, liftings, and types, in both the standard and symmetric-space settings. The conference that followed presented recent results in these areas.

Welcome to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Here are a few of the many interesting developments in the department:

  • We welcome Dr. Michael Robinson, who joins the department this fall from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Robinson has a PhD in applied mathematics from Cornell University and studies topological signal processing, among other things.
  • We welcome Dr. Donna Dietz, who joins the department this fall from the University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Dietz has a PhD in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and has experience teaching mathematics, computer science, scientific computation, and statistics.
  • We welcome the following instructors to our department: Michelle Burke, Erin Koch, and Vanessa Little.
  • Enrollments and numbers of undergraduate majors and minors in the department have been steadily increasing. We now offer two new BS degree programs, a BS in mathematics and economics and a BS in computational science, developed jointly with the Department of Computer Science.
  • This summer we welcomed our fourth class of students to our Math for America program. This program, in conjunction with the School of Education, Teaching, and Health and the Carnegie Institution, trains outstanding mathematics graduates from around the country to teach in the DC schools.
  • We offer a new two-course sequence this spring and next fall: Biostatistics (Stat 320), and Topics in Advanced Biostatistics (Stat 517). Stat 320 examines how basic and advanced statistical methods are utilized within the fields of biology, medicine, and public health. Stat 517 provides introduction to the contemporary methodologies used to solve problems in the four major areas of modern-day biomedical science: clinical trials, epidemiology, survival analysis, and bioinformatics. All interested students and working professionals from the Washington DC area, looking to complete their degree or to enroll in a certificate program, are welcome — see Biostatistics Poster.
  • Our statistical consulting lab is in its fourth year of service to AU graduate students and faculty who need statistical help with their research.

Our website provides information about our degree programs, faculty, news, and events. If you need further information or have a question, please e-mail mathstat@american.edu or call 202-885-3124.

Prof Inspires Students to See Statistics

Statistics professor Robert Jernigan wins “Best Evidence of Inspiring Students” award for video.

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Statistical Consulting

The new Statistical Consulting Center is a free service offered to American University students, faculty and staff - and clients from off-campus.

The Statistical Consulting Center is a service offered to American University students, faculty and staff—and clients from off-campus.

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