48 faculty and 36 courses in Mathematics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- William Martin, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 42
Algebraic Combinatorics Association Schemes Quantum Information theory Digital Communications Cryptology Error-correcting Codes Scholarly Work Commutative association schemes ’’ (with Hajime Tanaka). European Journal of Combinatorics 30
Notable: “A Provably Secure True Random Number Generator with Built-In Tolerance to Active Attacks” (2006) · 569 citations
- Zhongqiang Zhang, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 27
Scientific machine learning Uncertianty Quantification Numerical Stochastic Differential Equations Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing THE CAMPAIGN FOR WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE BEYOND THESE TOWERS Now, more than ever, the world
Notable: “hp-VPINNs: Variational physics-informed neural networks with domain decomposition” (2020) · 732 citations
- Vladimir Druskin, Research Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 26
Notable: “Extended Krylov Subspaces: Approximation of the Matrix Square Root and Related Functions” (1998) · 244 citations
- Andre Nachbin, Harold J. Gay Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 22
Es on several aspects of partial differential equations: mathematical modelling, theory and scientific computing. All motivated by a concrete application. I am particularly interested in waves in fluids. I enjoy very much teaching and inter
Notable: “Faraday pilot-wave dynamics: modelling and computation” (2015) · 87 citations
- Randy Paffenroth, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 20
Es on compressed sensing, machine learning, signal processing, and the interaction between mathematics, computer science and software engineering. My interests range from theoretical results to algorithms for tackling practical applied prob
Notable: “AUTO-07p: Continuation and bifurcation software for ordinary differential equations” (2007) · 1,670 citations
- Zheyang Wu, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 19
Lies in applying the power of statistical science to promote biomedical researches. In statistical genetics, he is developing novel statistical theory and methodology to analyze genome-wide association (GWA) data and deep (re)sequencing dat
Notable: “Exome-wide Rare Variant Analysis Identifies TUBA4A Mutations Associated with Familial ALS” (2014) · 370 citations
- Brigitte Servatius, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 18
Rigidity of Graphs Tensegrities Motions of Molecules Scholarly Work On the two-dimensional generic rigidity matroid and its dual 1991 Construction of self-dual graphs. 1992 Abstract and generic rigidity in the plane 1994 Connectivity and pl
Notable: “Planar minimally rigid graphs and pseudo-triangulations” (2004) · 94 citations
- Balgobin Nandram, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 16
Bayesian Statistics Survey sampling Small Area Estimation Categorical Data Analysis Bayesian Computation Professional Highlights & Honors News Chev Right Icon of hollow arrow pointing right Arrow Right Icon of arrow pointing right SEE M
Notable: “Applied statistics for engineers and scientists” (1999) · 188 citations
- Qingshuo Song, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 16
Notable: “On Optimal Harvesting Problems in Random Environments” (2011) · 73 citations
- Christopher Larsen, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 14
Es on improving mathematical models for material defects and advancing mathematical methods for studying them. Of particular interest are the growing lower-dimensional surfaces found in fracture mechanics. There are many open question
Notable: “A time-discrete model for dynamic fracture based on crack regularization” (2010) · 309 citations
- Herman Servatius, Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 14
Geometric Constraint Systems Algebra, Symmetry and Group Theory Mathematical Puzzles Discrete Mathematics/Theoretical Computer Science Scholarly Work Just search in Mathscinet , Zentralblatt, or AMS Reviews . THE CAMPAIGN FOR WORCESTER POLY
Notable: “Automorphisms of graph groups” (1989) · 217 citations
- Adam Sales, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 14
Notable: “Examining the mutual relations between language and mathematics: A meta-analysis.” (2020) · 289 citations
- Mayer Humi, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 13
Mathematical Physics Celestial Mechanic Atmospheric Flow Lie Groups Differential Equations Scholarly Work Structure of polytropic stars in General Relativity Astrophysics and Space Science , nine pages, M. Humi - Analytic
Notable: “Fuel-optimal rendezvous near a point in general Keplerian orbit” (1987) · 183 citations
- Darko Volkov, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 13
Partial Differential Equations Theory Integral Equations Theory Inverse Problems Scholarly Work Please consult Google scholar for an updated publication list and preprints on Arxiv. 2021 Guided modes in periodic slabs: existence and nonexis
Notable: “Asymptotic formulas for perturbations in the electromagnetic fields due to the presence of inhomogeneities of small diameter” (2000) · 188 citations
- Michael Johnson, Teaching Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 12
Industrial Organization Game Theory Graph Theory and Probability News Chev Right Icon of hollow arrow pointing right Arrow Right Icon of arrow pointing right SEE MORE NEWS ABOUT Michael Johnson WPI Announces Faculty Promotions and Tenure Aw
Notable: “A full description of a simple and scalable fabrication process for electrowetting displays” (2009) · 86 citations
- Konstantin Lurie, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 11
Nonconvex Calculus of Variations Optimal Control and Material Design Mathematical Theory of Materials Scholarly Work "An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Dynamic Materials," Springer, 2007 News Chev Right Icon of hollow arrow poin
Notable: “Invariant properties of the stress in plane elasticity and equivalence classes of composites” (1992) · 107 citations
- Joseph Fehribach, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 11
Porous Electrodes Kirchhoff Graphs Applied Differential Equations Scientific Computing Scholarly Work Diffusion-Reaction-Conduction Processes in Porous Electrodes: the Electrolyte Wedge Problem 2001 Using numerical experiments to discover t
Notable: “Mechanistic and Bifurcation Analysis of Anode Potential Oscillations in PEMFCs with CO in Anode Feed” (2004) · 68 citations
- Bogdan Vernescu, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 10
Partial Differential Equations Homogenization Calculus of Variations Fluid/Solid Mechanics Scholarly Work C. C. Mei and B. Vernescu, Homogenization Methods for Multiscale Mechanics, World Scientific Publishing Co., 2010. B. S. Tilley, B. Ve
Notable: “Composites with imperfect interface” (1996) · 143 citations
- Oren Mangoubi, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 10
Notable: “Rapid Mixing of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo on Strongly Log-Concave Distributions” (2017) · 71 citations
- Arthur Heinricher, Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 7
Applied Probability Stochastic Processes Optimal Control Theory Scholarly Work Optimal Control for the Local Time of a Diffusion: Numerical Approximation, (with L.F. Martins), to appear in the Proceedings of the 1994 ASME Special Symposium
Notable: “The Lavrentiev phenomenon for invariant variational problems” (1988) · 28 citations
- Andrea Arnold, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 6
Es on inverse problems and uncertainty quantification , incorporating elements of applied and computational mathematics, statistics, and scientific computing. Broadly speaking, inverse problems involve finding the unknown causes of ob
Notable: “Practical identifiability and uncertainty quantification of a pulsatile cardiovascular model” (2018) · 59 citations
- Stephan Sturm, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 5
Stochastic Modeling Financial Mathematics Scholarly Work Understanding Lost Civilizations and Commodity Term Structures: The Signature Method , with Y. Ito, H. P. Krishnan, A. Mullaney, and K. Shiffer . WILMOTT Magazine 2024:139
Notable: “On refined volatility smile expansion in the Heston model” (2011) · 54 citations
- Jane Coons, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 5
In the fields of algebraic statistics, applied algebraic geometry, polyhedral geometry and mathematical phylogenetics. I use tools from algebra, geometry and combinatorics to solve problems arising from statistics and biology. I especia
Notable: “Numerical ranges over finite fields” (2016) · 16 citations
- Guanying Peng, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences h-index 4
Nonlinear partial differential inclusions (PDEs), calculus of variations, and applied mathematics. Specifically, I am interested in applying techniques from nonlinear PDEs and calculus of variations to understand complex singularity
Notable: “5-Aminoindole, a new ligand for hydrophobic charge induction chromatography” (2008) · 58 citations
- William Sanguinet, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Mathematical Sciences h-index 4
Notable: “Nonlinear neutral inclusions: Assemblages of spheres” (2013) · 17 citations
- Samuel Tripp, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Mathematical Sciences h-index 1
Notable: “L-space knots with tunnel number >1 by experiment” (2021) · 3 citations
- Barry Posterro, Associate Teaching Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- Binan Gu, Assistant Research Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Applied Mathematics Fluid Dynamics Dynamics on Networks Mathematical Modeling THE CAMPAIGN FOR WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE BEYOND THESE TOWERS Now, more than ever, the world needs what we have created and what we do at WPI. Chev Right I
- Buddika Peiris, Associate Professor of Teaching, Mathematical Sciences
Order Restricted Inference Meta-Analysis Bayesian Statistics Actuarial Science Scholarly Work Nandram, B. and Peiris, T. B., “Bayesian Analysis of a ROC Curve for Categorical Data Using a Skew-Binormal Model”, Statistics and Its Interface
- Burt Tilley, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Of interest is mathematical modeling of problems in scientific and engineering applications. Recent examples include heat transfer properties in patterned liquid-cooled electronics, heat transfer in geothermal energy harnessing applications
- Carly Thorp, Professor of Practice, Mathematical Sciences
- Charlotte Fowler, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Biostatistics Missing Data Causal Inference Time Series Analysis Mobile Health Latent Variables THE CAMPAIGN FOR WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE BEYOND THESE TOWERS Now, more than ever, the world needs what we have created and what we do at
- Dalin Tang, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Computational Biomathematics Computational Biology and Bioengineering Image-based Ventricle Models Image-based Artery Models CFD, FSI, finite element, numerical methods Scholarly Work Tang D, Teng Z, Canton G, Yang C, Ferguson M, Sites of R
- Dina Rassias, Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- Fangfang Wang, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Time Series Analysis Spatial Statistics/Spatial Econometrics Financial Econometrics Risk Management Scholarly Work T. F. Ma, F. Wang, J. Zhu, A. Ives, and K. Lewinska (2022): Scalable Semiparametric Spatio-temporal Regression for Large Data
- Francesca Bernardi, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Small-Scale Fluid Mechanics Microfluidics Water Filtration Experimental Design Applied Mathematics STEM Education Professional Affiliations Girls Talk Math, Co-Founder News Chev Right Icon of hollow arrow pointing right Arrow Right Icon of
- Frank Zou, Affiliate Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Es on financial time series and spatial statistics with applications to epidemiology, public health and climate change. His most recent research on statistical theory and methodology addressed a wide range of challenges including high dimen
- Gu Wang, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Finance Stochastic Analysis Scholarly Work Hedge and Mutual Funds’ Fees and the Separation of Private Investments (with Paolo Guasoni) 2012 News Chev Right Icon of hollow arrow pointing right Arrow Right Icon of arrow pointing
- Hy Lam, Assistant Research Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- Jon Abraham, Professor of Practice, Mathematical Sciences
Actuarial mathematics Professional Highlights & Honors News Chev Right Icon of hollow arrow pointing right Arrow Right Icon of arrow pointing right SEE MORE NEWS ABOUT Jon Abraham 2023 Annual Awards Honor WPI Faculty and Staff May 02, 2
- Keenan Kidwell, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Mathematical Sciences
- Marcel Blais, Professor of Teaching, Mathematical Sciences
Liquidity Modeling Volatility Derivatives FinTech Scholarly Work Signing Trades and an Evaluation of the Lee–Ready Algorithm An Analysis of the Supply Curve for Liquidity Risk through Book Data Professional Affiliations Massachusetts FinTec
- Marcus Sarkis-Martins, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Numerical Analysis Domain Decomposition Finite Element Methods Scholarly Work Dryja, Maksymilian; Galvis, Juan; Sarkis, Marcus The analysis of a FETI-DP preconditioner for a full DG discretization of elliptic problems in two dimensions. Num
- Min Wu, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Morphogenesis, Nonlinear Mechanics, High Performance Computing News Chev Right Icon of hollow arrow pointing right Arrow Right Icon of arrow pointing right SEE MORE NEWS ABOUT Min Wu WPI Announces Faculty Promotions and Tenure Awards March
- Ray Zirui Zhang, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Notable: “Dynamic Association of Semantics and Parameter Estimates by Filtering” (2026)
- Sam Walcott, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- Sarah Olson, William Steur Professor & Department Head, Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Biology Computational Fluid Dynamics Scientific Computing Locomotion Tissue Engineering Scholarly Work Mercadante D, Aaron WA, Olson SD, and Manning AL. 2023. Cortical dynein drives centrosome clustering in cells with centrosom
- Tatiana Doytchinova, Senior Instructor/Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences
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.