University of Pittsburgh

Research Areas

Graduate students in the Department of Mathematics will participate in many of these research areas. The faculty encourage graduate students to contact them to discuss their ideas.

Algebra, Combinatorics, and Geometry

  • Professors Borisov, Chao, Constantine, Dickinson, Ion, Hales, Lukic, and Whitehead

Analysis and Partial Differential Equations

  • Professors Beatrous, Burbea, Lennard, Manfredi, Pan, Hajlasz, and Rabier

Applied Analysis

  • Professors Caginalp, Chadam, Chen, Hastings, McLeod, Rubin, Troy, Vainchtein, and Wang

Complex Biological Systems RTG

  • Professors Ermentrout, Riviere, Rubin, Swigon and Yotov

Mathematical Biology

  • Professors Ermentrout, Rubin, Swigon, and Troy

Mathematical Finance

  • Professors Chadam, Chen, and Caginalp

Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

  • Professors Layton, Riviere, Trenchea, and Yotov

Topology and Differential Geometry

  • Professors Gartside, Heath, and Sparling