Mathematical Sciences

Note from the Department Chair

One of the most fun presentations I made this term involved speaking about careers in math sciences to a group of high school students from Charleston, whose visit was arranged by Robert Lund. My slides included pictures of flames, a duck, a mouse, and a frozen airplane fuselage. No, I didn’t talk about a bizarre […]

Cynthia Young joins the Clemson Family

Cynthia Y. Young* joined the Clemson family this fall as the dean for the new College of Science**. As an interdisciplinary scholar, Young developed mathematical models governing atmospheric effects in laser communication channels. In 2001, she was selected by the Office of Naval Research for the Young Investigator Award and, in 2007, was selected as […]

New Faces

Pye Aung is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences. His research interests are in commutative algebra and homological algebra, particularly homological dimensions of various complexes. He is working with Dr. Sean Sather-Wagstaff, and he is also teaching some undergraduate courses. Pye received his Ph.D. from North Dakota State University in 2015. […]

Cawood Passes Third Actuarial Exam

Senior Lecturer Mark Cawood passed the Models of Financial Economics Actuarial Exam on July 6th. He has now passed three actuarial exams. Congratulations, Mark!

Research Snapshots

Billy Bridges, Andrew Brown, Robert Lund, Chris McMahan, and Jim Peterson are some of the faculty members in Mathematical Sciences with recent grant funding awards. These projects represent cutting edge research in Analysis and Statistics, broadly construed. You can read more about these projects below.   —   Research Snapshots   Billy Bridges, Robert Lund, […]