Wayne State Department of Mathematics

If math isn't your best subject or it's been a while and you need a refresher before taking the placement exam, consider taking MAT 0993!

Join us for this year's Annual Mathematics Award Ceremony!

RSVP to [email protected].

We are hiring for a key staff position at the Wayne State Department of Mathematics. Excellent opportunity to work with our faculty, staff, students, and administrators in a collegial, supportive, and inclusive environment!

Administrative Assistant II - Mathematics The ideal Administrative Assistant II will plan and perform financial personnel, facilities and administrative activities to ensure operational activi...

We are hiring!

Office Services Clerk II - Mathematics The ideal Office Services Clerk II will compile, calculate and provide reports, statements or information regarding the personnel or activities of an ...

https://events.wayne.edu/2023/01/24/mathematics-topology-seminar-john-klein-94555/ #.Y77ItWLh0Ac.link

Mathematics Topology Seminar - John Klein Speaker:   John Klein, WSU Title:  On the multiplicativity of the Euler characteristic.Abstract: It is classical that the Euler characteristic is multiplicative for fibrations of homot...

https://events.wayne.edu/2023/01/23/mathematics-colloquium-lu-zhang-94514/ #.Y7iSGiVzmb8.link

Mathematics Colloquium - Lu Zhang Speaker: Lu Zhang (Columbia University)Title: Coupling physics-deep learning inversionAbstract: In recent years, there is an increasing interest in applying deep learning to geophysical/medical d...

https://events.wayne.edu/2023/01/19/mathematics-colloquium-qinqguo-hong-94495/ #.Y7gp_JD5d5k.link

Mathematics Colloquium - Qinqguo Hong Speaker: Qinqguo Hong (Pennsylvania State University)Title: Neural Networks for Fitting Data and Solving PDEs Abstract: We develop new neural networks which are much easier to train ...

https://events.wayne.edu/2023/01/17/mathematics-colloquium-michael-perlmutter-94494/ #.Y7gpJ-Y0nzA.link

Mathematics Colloquium - Michael Perlmutter Speaker: Michael Perlmutter (University of  California, Los Angeles) Title: Deep Learning on Graphs and Manifolds via the Geometric Scattering TransformAbstract: Geometric Deep Learning is ...

https://events.wayne.edu/2023/01/11/mathematics-colloquium-yan-wang-94492/ #.Y7goT_rFctg.link

Mathematics Colloquium - Yan Wang Speaker: Yan Wang (Iowa State University) Title: Active Learning for Regression Guided by Out-of-Bag Error Prediction     Abstract: Active learning aims to do machine lea...

https://events.wayne.edu/2023/02/06/mathematics-colloquium-timothy-e-o-brien-94476/ #.Y7bVKWpklWU.link

Mathematics Colloquium - Timothy E. O’Brien Speaker: Timothy E. O’Brien, Loyola University ChicagoTitle: Practical Design Strategies for Synergy-Interaction ModellingAbstract: Researchers often find that generalized nonline...

Finish the year strong! 💪💪💪 A beautiful piece of art "CHORA II" that we received from Paul Howcroft just before the holidays! Paul is a local artist who has been creating unique sculptures based on mathematical and scientific ideas. Thank Paul for this wonderful gift to the Wayne State Department of Mathematics!

The WSU math department pursues excellence in mathematical research, education, service, community engagement, and diversity. We are deeply honored and grateful for the generous contributions and continuous support for the math programs at WSU from our donors, alumni, partners, friends, and other stakeholders. It’s been a pleasure working along side of all of you!

May everyone’s 2023 be filled with joy!🎊🎉🎊

This week's Problem of the Week has been posted online at

Problem of the week A contest for WSU undergraduates but challenging for anyone! The rules  Each Tuesday, starting in the third week of the fall and winter semester, The problem of the week will be posted near the mathematics department office (1150 FAB) and here on the webs

A new Problem of the Week has been posted along with the solutions for the first two weeks:

Problem of the week A contest for WSU undergraduates but challenging for anyone! The rules  Each Tuesday, starting in the third week of the fall and winter semester, The problem of the week will be posted near the mathematics department office (1150 FAB) and here on the webs

Wayne State Department of Mathematics hosted the 2022 SIAM Great Lakes Section Annual Meeting last Saturday to help promote applied mathematics, computation, data science, and statistics in the great lakes region. We welcomed 130+ people, from both academia and industry, who are showing tremendous interest to these trendy topics.

Do you know that Wayne State Department of Mathematics offers undergraduate and graduate programs in all these areas? Check out our graduate programs:
https://bulletins.wayne.edu/graduate/college-liberal-arts-sciences/mathematics/
and the undergraduate programs:
https://bulletins.wayne.edu/undergraduate/college-liberal-arts-sciences/mathematics/

The MRC is open for the Fall 2022 semester. Hours are provided below.

https://clas.wayne.edu/math/news/math-faculty-member-helps-prepare-warrior-360-students-45239 #.Yw-9Fplhq5Q.link

Math faculty member helps prepare Warrior 360 students Mathematics can be a challenging and intimidating subject for many students. It can also be rewarding, beautiful, and applicable too. To help prepare students for their first math class, Associate Professor of Teaching Richard Pineau worked with students as part of the Warrior 360 Summer Program. T...

The MRC is looking for tutors. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

https://clas.wayne.edu/math/news/mathematics-professor-publishes-new-book--45225 #.YwUxjsF7FpI.link

https://clas.wayne.edu/math/news/from-wsu-mathematics-graduate-to-university-professor--45209 #.Yv5fgnl729M.link

From WSU mathematics graduate to university professor Professor Tony Crachiola, a WSU mathematics graduate (B.A. in mathematics and French, 1998; M.A. in mathematics in 1999; Ph.D. in mathematics, 2004, all from WSU), has been a professor at Saginaw Valley State University since 2005, and spent six years as chair of SVSU's Department of Mathematical Sc...

We are organizing the 2022 SIAM Great Lakes Section Annual Meeting at Wayne State University on September 24, 2022!

Become part of it and advocate for your research by organizing a mini-symposium, giving a talk, or presenting a research poster. Or simply come and enjoy the awesome keynote presentations and exciting programs at the meeting.

More information and registration at
http://hli.wayne.edu/conferences/glsiam2022/main.html

Join us this Fall for a colloquium with Dr. O'Brien: https://events.wayne.edu/2022/10/10/mathematics-colloquium-timothy-e-o-brien-92696/ #.Yvqk95P_Bmc.link

Mathematics Colloquium - Timothy E. O'Brien Speaker: Timothy E. O’Brien, PhD - Loyola University Chicago Speaker's site: https://webpages.math.luc.edu/~tobrien/  Title: Practical Design Strategies for Synergy-In...

https://clas.wayne.edu/math/news/working-beyond-the-mathematics-classroom-45132 #.YuGYdUD4U68.link

Working beyond the Mathematics Classroom Our faculty are quite unique in that the work they undertake does not always relate to mathematics or mathematics education. One such example is Richard Pineau, Associate Professor of Teaching, in our department. Professor Pineau recently finished up his time with the Mandela Washington Fellowship.....

https://clas.wayne.edu/math/news/department-extends-a-warm-welcome-to-new-postdoctoral-researcher-45089 #.Ys2711AfBpg.link

Department extends a warm welcome to new postdoctoral researcher The department extends a warm welcome to Nick Rekuski, our new postdoctoral researcher. Nick will be with us for two years beginning in Fall, 2022. He will be working with Luca Candelori, Vladimir Chernyak and John Klein under the auspices of the Department of Energy Grant award number DE-SC0022134.

Join us for a PhD Dissertation Defense for Nurul Raihen https://events.wayne.edu/2022/06/30/phd-dissertation-defense-nurul-raihen-92634/ #.YqyH5ss9MsM.link

Please join us for the PhD Dissertation Defense for Charuka Wickramasinghe https://events.wayne.edu/2022/07/05/phd-dissertation-defense-charuka-wickramasinge-92633/ #.YqyGu_1R8Ew.link

You're invited to the PhD Dissertation Defense for Huy Nguyen!
https://events.wayne.edu/2022/07/01/phd-dissertation-defense-huy-nguyen-92632/ #.YqyEony66Qs.link

https://clas.wayne.edu/math/news/associate-professor-of-mathematics-has-been-awarded-the-2022-presidents-award-for-excellence-in-teaching-44961 #.Yqda4jktSwo.link

Associate Professor of Mathematics has been awarded the 2022 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching The mathematics department is proud to announce that Associate Professor of Mathematics Kazuhiko Shinki has been awarded the 2022 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. The President's Award is a university-wide award given to a handful of faculty each year to recognize outstanding contributi...

The department has teamed up with DPS to offer WSU students an opportunity to tutor this Fall 2022. If you are interested, then please email Monika Saladiak at [email protected]