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
Andrew Cibik
- Degree: B.A. Mathematics
- Class of: 2025
- Career Path: Medicine
“My training as a math major prepared me for thisβit taught me how to approach complex ideas, persist through challenging concepts, and develop a deeper understanding.”
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 […]
The Math Department and the @wfumathandstatscenter participated in the Academic Resources Awareness Week and the Major and Minor Fair. We are happy to see so many students considering majoring or minoring in math! π―
Wake Forest BS/MA alumna Dr. Misha Kilmer will give the invited address for the International Linear Algebra Society at the 2027 Joint Math Meetings in Chicago on Friday, January 15, 2027. Dr. Kilmer is known for her work in numerical linear algebra and scientific computing. She is currently Professor of Mathematics at Tufts University #MathDepartmentNews
Congratulations to all students presenting their research! πThank you to the faculty mentors and @wfureca for making it possible.
@syedmoabdullah @autumn_hauser_
#WFUMathResearch #StudentResearch #CuriousMinds
ποΈ Mark your calendars for a Math Colloquium talk by Dr. Climenhaga.πππ
Dr. Climenhaga will speak on the topic "Determinism and randomness – When we roll a pair of dice, their motion follows deterministic laws, but we generally accept that the outcome is unpredictable, even to the person who rolled them. A mathematical framework with which to study the appearance of randomness in this and other deterministic systems is provided by the use of ergodic theory in hyperbolic dynamics. I will describe some of the core ideas involved, and the way in which mathematical tools from statistical mechanics play a central role."
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
π Manchester 018
π Thursday, Sept. 17
β° 11:00 AM
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
