19 faculty and 0 courses in Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College.
- Alfonso Castro, Robert and Barbara McAlister Professor of Mathematics h-index 22
Partial differential equations (including semilinear equations with discrete spectrum), variational methods, inverse-function theorems and water waves (solitons). Castro was awarded a 2012 Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant for Mathematicians to sup
Notable: “A Sign-Changing Solution for a Superlinear Dirichlet Problem” (1997) · 291 citations
- Francis Edward Su, Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics; Associate Chair h-index 20
Notable: “On Choosing and Bounding Probability Metrics” (2002) · 1,204 citations
- Arthur T. Benjamin, Smallwood Family Professor of Mathematics h-index 19
Combinatorics and number theory, with a special fondness for Fibonacci numbers. Many of these ideas appear in his book (co-authored with Jennifer Quinn), “Proofs That Really Count: The Art of Combinatorial Proof”, published by MAA. In 2006, that book r
Notable: “A Combinatorial Approach to Hyperharmonic numbers” (2003) · 63 citations
- Lisette G. de Pillis, Professor of Mathematics h-index 13
Notable: “A Validated Mathematical Model of Cell-Mediated Immune Response to Tumor Growth” (2005) · 664 citations
- Weiqing Gu, Robert and Barbara McAlister Professor of Mathematics h-index 12
Notable: “Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Size-Dependent Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Immune and Secretory Cell Populations from Zebrafish Intestines” (2020) · 245 citations
- Jon Jacobsen, Professor of Mathematics; Director, Mathematics Clinic h-index 11
Nonlinear analysis, mathematical ecology, dynamical systems, and Polanyi’s theory of personal knowledge. His teaching interests include any course with a derivative (e.g., multivariable calculus, differential equations, complex analysis, dynamical syst
Notable: “The Liouville–Bratu–Gelfand Problem for Radial Operators” (2002) · 208 citations
- Susan Martonosi, Professor of Mathematics; Core Curriculum Director h-index 9
Notable: “How Effective Is Security Screening of Airline Passengers?” (2006) · 40 citations
- Michael Orrison, Kenneth A. and Diana G. Jonsson Professor of Mathematics; Chair h-index 9
Voting theory and harmonic analysis on finite groups. Orrison is also one of the North American co-directors for the Aquincum Institute of Technology (AIT) study abroad program in Budapest, Hungary. Designed for computer science, software engineering
Notable: “Voting, the Symmetric Group, and Representation Theory” (2009) · 28 citations
- Darryl Yong, Professor of Mathematics; McGregor-Girand Chair in STEM Equity Innovation and Research h-index 7
Es on secondary and tertiary mathematics education. He is primarily interested in how secondary-school mathematics teachers deepen their content knowledge for teaching, gain leadership skills, and learn new pedagogical strategies, particularly through peer com
Notable: “Why No Difference? A Controlled Flipped Classroom Study for an Introductory Differential Equations Course” (2015) · 84 citations
- Jamie Haddock, Associate Professor of Mathematics h-index 7
Notable: “Greed Works: An Improved Analysis of Sampling Kaczmarz--Motzkin” (2021) · 48 citations
- Heather Brooks, Associate Professor of Mathematics h-index 4
Notable: “A Bounded-Confidence Model of Opinion Dynamics on Hypergraphs” (2022) · 47 citations
- Talithia Williams, Professor of Mathematics; Chair of the Faculty h-index 4
Also include nonstationary covariance estimation and change-of-support problem Williams takes sophisticated numerical concepts and makes them understandable and relatable to everyone. As illustrated in her popular TedTalk, “Own Your Body’s Data,” she demystifi
Notable: “Measuring cataract surgical services in children: an example from Tanzania” (2008) · 33 citations
- Dagan Karp, Professor of Mathematics h-index 4
Notable: “The closed topological vertex via the Cremona transform” (2004) · 45 citations
- Andrés R. Vindas Meléndez, Assistant Professor of Mathematics h-index 4
In algebraic, enumerative, and geometric combinatorics. His scholarly interests have also expanded to include mathematical & computational approaches and applications of data science and mathematics for social justice. Vindas Meléndez strives to create com
Notable: “Ehrhart theory of paving and panhandle matroids” (2023) · 9 citations
- Haydee Lindo, Associate Professor of Mathematics h-index 3
Es on developing the modern theory of trace objects over commutative rings and their relationship to homological conjectures concerning rigidity. Her recent work has been supported by NSF grant “Singularities, Rigidity, and Trace Modules”. Lindo is interested
Notable: “Trace Ideals and the Gorenstein Property” (2022) · 15 citations
- Harrison Li, Assistant Professor of Mathematics h-index 1
Notable: “A general characterization of optimal tie-breaker designs” (2023) · 3 citations
- Omid Khormali, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- Robert Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Climate and Mathematics
- Shanna Dobson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.