Faculty


[photo] Baek, Seungchul
Associate Professor, PhD 2018, University of South Carolina
Office MP411 — Phone 410.455.2406 — Email baek@umbc.edu

Research: Dimension reduction, semiparametrics, high-dimensional data analysis
[photo] Biswas, Animikh
Professor, PhD 2000, Indiana University
Office MP440 — Phone 410.455.3029 — Email abiswas@umbc.edu

Research: Analysis of PDEs, mathematical fluid dynamics
[photo] Chang, Emily
Assistant Teaching Professor, PhD 2025, University of California – Davis
Office BIOL468 — Email emily.chang@umbc.edu
[photo] Chatterjee, Ansu
Professor, PhD 2000, Indian Statistical Institute
Office MP418 — Phone 410.455.2235 — Email snigchat@umbc.edu

Research: Foundations of data sciences, ethical AI, resampling, Bayesian and other conditional inference, small area statistics, digital twins and personalized healthcare, climate analytics

Recognition: Sinha Ennovate Chair of Statistics
[photo] Dean, Brian
Assistant Teaching Professor, PhD 2004, Johns Hopkins University
Office BIOL 458 — Email bdean@umbc.edu
[photo] Draganescu, Andrei
Professor and Department Chair, PhD 2004, University of Chicago
Office MP406 — Phone 410.455.2405 — Email draga@umbc.edu

Research: Numerical analysis, multigrid methods for inverse problems, numerical methods for Hamiltonian differential equations
[photo] Fortney, Jon Pierre
Assistant Teaching Professor, PhD 2008, Arizona State University
Office BIOL 467 — Email jpfortne@umbc.edu
[photo] Gobbert, Matthias
Professor, PhD 1996, Arizona State University
Office MP416 — Phone 410.455.2404 — Email gobbert@umbc.edu

Research: Numerical analysis, scientific and parallel computing, industrial and computational mathematics

Recognition: University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Award for Mentoring
[photo] Gowda, Muddappa
Professor, PhD 1982, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Office MP431 — Phone 410.455.2431 — Email gowda@umbc.edu

Research: Applied analysis, optimization

Recognition: UMBC Presidential Teaching Professor
[photo] Güler, Osman
Professor, PhD 1990, University of Chicago
Office MP428 — Phone 410.455.2421 — Email guler@umbc.edu

Research: Convex programming, computational complexity, interior-point methods, mathematical programming
[photo] Hoffman, Kathleen
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement, PhD 1997, University of Maryland, College Park
Office MP434 — Phone 410.455.2434 — Email khoffman@umbc.edu

Research: Calculus of variations, differential equations, mathematical biology, singular perturbation theory

Recognition: University System of Maryland’s PROMISE AGEP Outstanding Faculty Mentor
[photo] Huang, Yi
Associate Professor, PhD 2007, Johns Hopkins University
Office MP409 — Phone 410.455.2422 — Email yihuang@umbc.edu

Research: Average treatment/exposure effect evaluation, biostatistical methods and applications in biomedical, public health and policy research
[photo] Kang, Hye-Won
Associate Professor, PhD 2008, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Office MP424 — Phone 410.455.2424 — Email hwkang@umbc.edu

Research: Stochastic modeling, analysis, and simulation of biological systems
[photo] Kang, Weining
Associate Professor, PhD 2005, University of California, San Diego
Office MP403 — Phone 410.455.2433 — Email wkang@umbc.edu

Research: Probability theory, stochastic processes, and their applications
[photo] Kifle, Yehenew
Associate Professor, PhD 2013, University of Ghent, Belgium
Office MP426 — Phone 410.455.2972 — Email yehenew@umbc.edu

Research: Time-to-event modeling, frailty models, clustered data modeling, and statistical meta-analysis
[photo] Li, Tongtong
Assistant Professor, PhD 2021, University of Pittsburgh
Office 438 — Phone 410.455.2438 — Email tongtong.li@umbc.edu

Research: Numerical Analysis, data assimilation, Bayesian inverse problems
[photo] Kvalheim, Matthew
Assistant Professor, PhD 2018, University of Michigan
Office MP432 — Phone 410.455.2432 — Email kvalheim@umbc.edu

Research: Dynamical systems, control theory, differential topology
[photo] Mahawattege, Rasika
Assistant Teaching Professor, PhD 2022, University of Memphis
Office 422A — Phone 410.455.3785 — Email rasikam1@umbc.edu

Research: Partial differential equations, control theory, numerical methods
[photo] Malinovsky, Yaakov
Professor, PhD 2009, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Office MP421 — Phone 410.455.2968 — Email yaakovm@umbc.edu

Research: Applied probability, statistics (recent research topics: optimal stopping, sequential selection, tournaments, group testing, stochastic ordering, combinatorial probability)
[photo] Mathew, Thomas
Professor, PhD 1983, Indian Statistical Institute
Office MP415 — Phone 410.455.2418 — Email mathew@umbc.edu

Research: Inference in mixed models, multivariate analysis, exposure data analysis, tolerance regions, bioequivalence testing

Recognition: UMBC Presidential Research Professor
[photo] Mohammadisiahroudi, Mohammad
Assistant Professor, PhD 2024, Lehigh University
Office MP425 — Phone 410.455.2425 — Email mhms379@umbc.edu

Research: Quantum computing, mathematical optimization, operations research
[photo] Nanes, Kalman
Associate Teaching Professor, PhD 2009, Northwestern University
Office MP439 — Phone 410.455.2439 — Email knanes@umbc.edu

Research: Dynamical Systems, especially partial hyperbolicity; also the scholarship of teaching and learning
[photo] Neerchal, Nagaraj
Professor, PhD 1986, Iowa State University
Office MP437 — Phone 410.455.2437 — Email nagaraj@umbc.edu

Research: Time series analysis, overdispersion models, environmental statistics, data analysis

Recognition: University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Award for Innovation
[photo] Nguyen, Thu
Assistant Professor, PhD 2014, Lille 1 University of Science and Technology, France; PhD 2020, Wayne State University
Office MP407 — Phone 410.455.2407 — Email thu.nguyen@umbc.edu

Research: Stochastic Approximation, Monte Carlo Methods, Bayesian Estimation/Inference, Machine Learning, Stochastic Systems, Stochastic Processes, Stochastic Simulation, Dynamical Systems
[photo] Park, DoHwan
Associate Professor, PhD 2005, University of Missouri–Columbia
Office MP423 — Phone 410.455.2408 — Email dhpark@umbc.edu

Research: Longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, semiparametric and nonparametric methods, and biostatistics
[photo] Peercy, Bradford
Professor, PhD 2003, University of Utah
Office MP436 — Phone 410.455.2436 — Email bpeercy@umbc.edu

Research: Mathematical biology, differential equations, bifurcation theory, perturbation theory
[photo] Rathinam, Muruhan
Professor, PhD 1997, California Institute of Technology
Office MP433 — Phone 410.455.2423 — Email muruhan@umbc.edu

Research: Numerical approximation of stochastic dynamical systems, stochastic dynamics in biochemistry and financial markets, geometric nonlinear control theory
[photo] Reynolds, Daniel
Professor, PhD 2003, Rice University
Office MP429 — Phone 410.455.2429 — Email dreynolds@umbc.edu

Research: Scientific computation, numerical analysis, numerical methods for multi-rate and multi-physics applications
[photo] Rostamian, Rouben
Professor, PhD 1977, Brown University
Office MP402 — Phone 410.455.2458 — Email rostamian@umbc.edu

Research: Partial differential equations, mathematical modeling, fluid and solid mechanics, computational mathematics
[photo] Roy, Anindya
Professor, PhD 1999, Iowa State University
Office MP435 — Phone 410.455.2435 — Email anindya@umbc.edu

Research: Time series analysis, nonparametric Bayesian methods, high-dimensional estimation and inference, estimation and inference under geometric constraints, sequential design
[photo] Shen, Jinglai
Professor, PhD 2002, University of Michigan
Office MP417 — Phone 410.455.2402 — Email shenj@umbc.edu

Research: Control theory, nonsmooth switching systems, continuous and dynamic optimization, nonlinear and geometric control theory
[photo] Sousedík, Bedřich
Associate Professor, PhD 2008, Czech Technical University in Prague; PhD 2010, University of Colorado Denver
Office MP427 — Phone 410.455.3298 — Email sousedik@umbc.edu

Research: Computational mathematics, numerical analysis, scientific computing, uncertainty quantification, stochastic finite elements, domain decomposition, multigrid
[photo] Suri, Manil
Professor, PhD 1983, Carnegie Mellon University
Office MP419 — Phone 410.455.2311 — Email suri@umbc.edu

Research: Numerical analysis, partial differential equations

Recognition: UMBC Presidential Teaching Professor; and
Distinguished University Professor
[photo] Webster, Justin
Associate Professor, PhD 2012, University of Virginia
Office MP430 — Phone 410.455.2183 — Email websterj@umbc.edu

Research: Nonlinear evolution partial differential equations, dynamical systems, fluid-structure interactions, aeroelasticity

 
 

Postdocs

[photo] Aggul, Mustafa
Postdoctoral Research Associate, PhD 2018, Michigan Technological University
Email maggul@umbc.edu

Research: Turbulence modeling, fluid-fluid interaction, high-performance computing
[photo] Amihere, Sylvia
Postdoctoral Research Associate, PhD 2024, The University of Alabama
Email samihere@umbc.edu

Research: Poisson-Boltzmann solvers, numerical analysis, numerical PDEs, high performance computing
[photo] Garrish, Justin
Postdoctoral Research Associate, PhD 2025, Colorado School of Mines
Email j.garrish@umbc.edu

Research: Mathematical biology, Bayesian inverse problems, kernel-based approximation
[photo] Hu, Yifan
Postdoctoral Research Associate, PhD 2025, Iowa State University
Email yifan.hu@umbc.edu

Research: Numerical analysis, partial differential equations, high performance computing, computational plasma physics
[photo] Lee, Arum
Postdoctoral Research Associate, PhD 2025, Penn State University
Email leearum9@umbc.edu

Research: PDEs, inverse problem, machine learning
[photo] Nandy, Siddhartha
Postdoctoral Research Associate, PhD 2016, Michigan State University
Email snandy@umbc.edu

Research: Spatial statistics, high-dimensional models, shrinkage estimation, variable selection, covariance estimation

 
 

Emeritus Faculty

[photo] Baradwaj, Raji
Principal Lecturer emeritus, MS 1990, Texas A&M University, MS 1987, University of Madras
Email raji@umbc.edu

Recognition: 2013 Carl S. Weber Award for Excellence in Teaching
[photo] Bell, Jonathan
Professor emeritus, PhD 1977, University of California, Los Angeles
Email jbell@umbc.edu

Research: Mathematical biology, mathematical finance, partial differential equations, applied mathematics
[photo] Lo, James
Professor Emeritus, PhD 1969, University of Southern California
Email jameslo@umbc.edu

Research: Computational intelligence, intelligent systems, neural networks approach to systems control and signal processing, stochastic systems
[photo] Pittenger, Arthur
Professor Emeritus, PhD 1967, Stanford University
Email pittenge@umbc.edu

Research: General Markov processes, probability theory, quantum computational algorithms

Recognition: Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences
[photo] Potra, Florian
Professor emeritus, PhD 1980, University of Bucharest
Email potra@umbc.edu

Research: Numerical optimization, simulation of multibody systems, numerical solution of nonlinear differential and integral equations, bioinformatics
[photo] Rukhin, Andrew
Professor Emeritus, PhD 1970, Steklov Institute of Mathematics
Email rukhin@math.umbc.edu

Research: Statistical decision theory, adaptation, admissibility, Bayesian analysis, change-point estimation
[photo] Sinha, Bimal
Professor emeritus, PhD 1973, University of Calcutta
Email sinha@umbc.edu

Research: Multivariate analysis, statistical inference, linear models, decision theory, robustness and asymptotic theory

Recognition: UMBC Presidential Research Professor; and
University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Award for Research

 
 

In Memoriam

Richard C. Roberts 1926–2008
A. Kadir Aziz 1923–2016
Thomas I. Seidman 1935–2024
Nam P. Bhatia 1932–2024
Bonny Tighe 1949–2026
Thomas E. Armstrong 1946–2026
[This page was last updated on March 13, 2026]