Welcome to the
Department of Mathematics
at Wake Forest University
About the Department of Mathematics
Students from both our undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematics have successfully entered many different professional and academic programs and careers. While some have transitioned directly into mathematical Ph.D. programs, others have taken jobs in business (consulting and actuarial), education (both college and secondary education), industry (analysts and various computing activities), or government agencies (National Security Agency).
Featured Alumni Spotlight
Annie Cunniff
- Degree: B.S. Applied Mathematics
- Class of: 2024
- Career Path: Data Analytics
“My applied mathematics degree program helped me build confidence and stay composed when confronted with complex or seemingly impossible challenges.”
News
- Are you planning to declare a major or minor?Mathematics & Statistical Sciences will pause approvals two weeks prior to the Advising Period for Spring 2027 courses. Program changes will be approved through noon on Friday, October 2. Approvals will resume on Thursday, November 19.
- Welcome to Visiting Assistant Professor Jacob Van GrinsvenβI am excited to join the Department of Mathematics this fall.Broadly, I am interested in noncommutative structures in algebra with a focus on the interplay of the representation theory of algebras and corepresentation theory of Hopf algebras. Outside […]
- Welcome to Teacher Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow Irene Erazo EstradaIrene Erazo grew up in TΓΊquerres, Colombia, where she developed her love for fΓΊtbol and mathematics, two passions that have shaped her journey ever since. Mathematics, in particular, has played a central role, helping transform dreams into reality […]
- Welcome to Teacher Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow Joseph MaculaβI received my PhD in 2026 from the University of Colorado Boulder, where I was advised by Katherine E. Stange. My primary mathematical interests are elliptic curves and their applications to post-quantum cryptography. I am also interested in […]
- Congratulations to Dr. Yang & Dr. FalconDr. Fan Yang in collaboration with Yuri Lima (University of SΓ£o Paulo), and Davi Obata (Brigham Young) has been awarded the Jacob Palis Award sponsored by the Fulbright Commission and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. The project title […]
πFeatured Alumni Spotlight! Link in Bio
Annie Cunniff favorite memory of Wake Forest and the Department is the close-knit community. ππ€ "Sharing courses with the same peers and having professors multiple times allowed me to build strong, lasting relationships that I truly valued."
Come hear about scholarship opportunities made for you! πβΎοΈπ
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Wake Forest math major Mae Busko @mae_busko completed a senior thesis project on knitting and topology, under the supervision of Dr. Lynne Yengulalp @lyengulalp . Their resulting paper has recently been published in Proceedings of Bridges 2026: Mathematics and the Arts. Check it out at https://lnkd.in/ehX-ntbN. #MathDepartmentNews
Dr. Jeremy Rouse received the Selfridge Prize for the best paper presented at the 17th Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium (ANTS XVII) at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in the Netherlands. The prestigious award recognizes research that combines mathematical depth with significant algorithmic innovation. Dr. Rouse and his co-author, Dr. Jacob Mayle, a former Wake Forest professor now at the University of Delaware, earned the award for their paper, βRational points on modular curves via maps to elliptic curves with rank zero.β #MathDepartmentNews
Undergrads interested in math research -this is for you ! π Apply by Sept. 4 to our new Directed Reading Program, pairing students with graduate mentors for a semester-long independent study π
β¨ 2025β2026 Academic Year in Review: Department Highlights β¨
Celebrating some of the many achievements of our math faculty and students throughout the 2025β2026 academic year. Thanks to every member of our department for helping make this another successful year. Here`s to another year of excellence! π
#FacultyHighlights #StudentHighlights #AcademicYear20252026 #FacultyAwards #AcademicExcellence #MathDepartment
Congratulations to alumna Emily Casey (Wake Forest Math MS, β16) for being awarded the prestigious NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Dr. Casey graduated with her PhD from the University of Washington in 2025 and currently holds a postdoctoral position at the University of Minnesota. Her work is in geometric measure theory and harmonic analysis. #MathDepartmentNews
