Department of Mathematics

Director of Graduate Education for Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Dr. Paul Sacks
436 Carver Hall
515-294-8143
gradmath@iastate.edu

Director of Graduate Education for School Mathematics

Dr. Heather Thompson
396F Carver Hall
515-294-8465
msm@math.iastate.edu

Graduate Study

The department offers programs leading to the Ph.D. in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, the M.S. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and the Master of School Mathematics.

We also participate in interdisciplinary programs in Information Assurance, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Human Computer Interaction and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

All the graduate programs have considerable flexibility to suit individual needs. The faculty has especially strong, active research groups in partial differential equations, applied mathematics, stochastic processes, functional analysis, combinatorics, algebra, control theory, and mathematical biology.

Degree programs

• Mathematics (MS or PhD)
• Applied Mathematics (MS or PhD)
• School Mathematics (MSM)
• Information Assurance (MS)
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program (PhD)
• Human Computer Interaction (MS or PhD)
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (MS and PhD)

Prospective students

• Admission Criteria
• How to apply
• Concurrent or Transfer Graduate Student Application Procedure
• Current Tuition and Fees
• Information about financial aid
• Community Information
• Graduate College Handbook

International students

• International Admissions
• International Education Services
• Orientation Handbook for International Students

Current students

• Mathematics Graduate Student Handbook
• First Year Graduate Student Seminar Schedule
• Qualifying Examinations for Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Ph.D. programs
• Travel procedures
• Requirements for a Graduate Minor
• Math Graduation Checklist
• Mathematics Graduate Student Council

Thesis Archive

from past students

Employment Opportunities