Welcome to the
Department of Mathematics
at Wake Forest University
About the Department
Students from both our undergraduate and graduate programs 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).
Events
Colloquium: Knotting in proteins and other open curves
April 10, 2025 11:00 am
News
- Department Hosts Regional Number Theory Conference
- Graduating Seniors featured in the Old Gold & BlackApplied Mathematics: Shelby Horth Hailing from Kohler, Wis., Shelby Horth found her passion for applied mathematics during her freshman year at Wake Forest University. Horth attributes her passion for her major to Dr. John Gemmer and Dr. Frank […]
- Summer Research Training Program participantsSeven of our incoming math graduate students and one rising senior math major participated in our summer Research Training Program. As a part of this new program, graduate students took MTH 645: Elementary Number Theory and all received […]
- Seniors Ashley Peake and Malindi Whyte awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from NSFThe National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship supports outstanding graduate students in STEM by providing three years of financial support to those pursuing research-based degrees. The NSF has a history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of […]
- Applied mathematics major Shelby Horth named Goldwater ScholarFrom Wake Forest News: Wake Forest junior and Mullen/Carswell Scholar Shelby Horth has been named a 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. She is one of 413 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the […]