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Listed below are the faculty of the Department of Mathematics.
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Faculty name and office location
Phone extension
Academic title and research interests
Armstrong, Scott
WWH
616
8-3148
Professor of Mathematics
Partial differential equations, probability theory, and stochastic homogenization
Bakhtin, Yuri
WWH
729
8-3106
Professor of Mathematics
Random dynamics, probabilistic models of mathematical physics
Bauerschmidt, Roland
Full Professor
Ben Arous, Gérard
WWH
812
8-3108
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Probability theory, stochastic processes, partial differential equations
Bogomolov, Fedor
WWH
602
8-3243
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic geometry and related problems in algebra, topology, number theory
Bourgade, Paul
WWH
629
8-3090
Professor of Mathematics
Probability, random matrices, statistical physics and stochastic processes
Buckmaster, Tristan
Full Professor
Bühler, Oliver
WWH
1129
8-3265
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
Geophysical fluid dynamics, interactions between waves and vortices, acoustics, statistical mechanics
Caflisch, Russel
WWH
1303
8-3184
Professor of Mathematics; Director, Courant Institute
Applied math, PDEs, fluid dynamics, plasma physics, materials science, Monte Carlo methods, computational finance
Cappell, Sylvain E.
WWH
1112
8-3281
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic and geometric topology, symplectic and algebraic geometry
Cerfon, Antoine
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Magnetohydrodynamics in fusion and astrophysical plasmas, nonneutral plasmas, kinetic theory in plasmas and rarefied gases
Cheeger, Jeff
WWH
802
8-3282
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Differential geometry and its connections to analysis and topology
Chen, Yu
WWH
1126
8-3285
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Numerical scattering theory, ill-posed problems, scientific computing
Deift, Percy A.
WWH
1028
8-3288
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Spectral theory and inverse spectral theory, integrable systems, Riemann-Hilbert problems
De Philippis, Guido
WWH
613
Professor of Mathematics
Donev, Aleksandar
WWH
1016
2-7315
Professor of Mathematics
Multi-scale (hybrid) methods; fluctuating hydrodynamics; coarse-grained particle methods; jamming and packing
Fernandez-Granda, Carlos
8-3289
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Galichon, Alfred
Professor of Economics and Mathematics
Optimal transport, mathematical finance, economic equilibrium
Gerber, Edwin
WWH
911
8-3269
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
Atmospheric dynamics, climate variability, stochastic modeling
Germain, Pierre
Professor of Mathematics
Nonlinear partial differential equations, harmonic analysis
Goodman, Jonathan B.
WWH
529
8-3326
Professor of Mathematics
Fluid dynamics, computational physics, computational finance
Greengard, Leslie
WWH
1117
8-3306
Silver Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Applied and computational math, partial differential equations, computational chemistry, mathematical biology
Gromov, Mikhael
WWH
1130
8-3205
Jay Gould Professor of Mathematics
Riemannian manifolds, symplectic manifolds, infinite groups, math models of biomolecular systems
Gunturk, C. Sinan
WWH
829
8-3246
Professor of Mathematics
Harmonic analysis, information theory, signal processing
Han, Yanjun
Assistant Professor
Hang, Fengbo
WWH
630
8-3221
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Geometric analysis
Holden, Nina
WWH
813
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Holland, David
WWH
912
8-3245
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
Ocean-ice studies, climate theory and modeling
Jacot, Arthur
WWH
1011
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Kaptanoglu, Alan
Assistant Professor
Kaptanoglu, Alan
Assistant Professor
Kleeman, Richard
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
Climate dynamics, El Nino, predictability of weather and climate dynamical systems
Kleiner, Bruce
WWH
817
8-3214
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Geometric analysis, geometric group theory and geometric evolution equations
Lei, Qi
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science
Li, Chao
WWH
503
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Lin, Fang-Hua
WWH
717
8-3137
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Partial differential equations, geometric measure theory
Lubetzky, Eyal
WWH
1012
8-3381
Professor of Mathematics; Chair, Mathematics Department
Probability theory, statistical physics and stochastic processes
Masmoudi, Nader
WWH
501
8-3211
Professor of Mathematics
Nonlinear parallel differential equations
McLaughlin, David W.
WWH
1113
8-3077
Silver Professor of Mathematics and Neural Science
Applied mathematics, nonlinear wave equations, visual neural science
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
WWH
405
8-3464
Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cell Biology
Robotics, genomics, finance, mathematical and theoretical computer science
Mogilner, Alex
WWH
903
2-7546
Professor of Mathematics and Biology
Computational Biology, Cell Biophysics and Mathematical Biology
Niles-Weed, Jonathan
WWH
1123
8-3475
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science
Statistics, probability, mathematics of data science
O'Neil, Mike
WWH
1119
8-3125
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Electromagnetics, acoustics, fluid dynamics, fast algorithms, integral equations and computational statistics
Overton, Michael
WWH
429
8-3121
Silver Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
Numerical linear algebra, optimization, linear and semi-definite programming
Park, Jinyoung
Assistant Professor
Pauluis, Olivier
WWH
913
8-3170
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
Climate and the general circulation of the atmosphere, moist convection, tropical meteorology, numerical modeling
Peskin, Charles S.
WWH
917
8-3126
Silver Professor of Mathematics and Neural Science
Applications of mathematics and computing to problems in medicine and biology, cardiac fluid dynamics, molecular machinery within biological cells, mathematical/computational neuroscience
Pirutka, Alena
WWH
611
2-7537
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Arithmetic and algebraic geometry, number theory
Rangan, Aaditya
WWH
1101
8-3303
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Computational biology, numerical analysis
Rinzel, John
WWH
919
8-3308
Professor of Neural Science and Mathematics
Computational neuroscience, nonlinear dynamics of neurons and neural circuits, sensory processing
Ristroph, Leif
WWH
1127
8-3317
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Fluid dynamics, non-linear dynamics, experimental physics, biophysics, and geophysics
Serfaty, Sylvia
WWH
612
8-3213
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Ginzburg-Landau equations, and variational problems from material science
Shatah, Jalal M. I.
WWH
712
8-3328
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Partial differential equations, analysis
Shelley, Michael J.
WWH
1102
8-3284
Professor of Mathematics, Neural Science, and Mechanical Engineering, and the Lilian and George Lyttle Professor of Applied Mathematics
Applied math and modeling, visual neuroscience, fluid dynamics, computational physics and neuroscience
Smith, K. Shafer
WWH
916
8-3176
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
Geophysical fluid dynamics, physical oceanography and climate
Sreenivasan, Katepalli R.
2-7914
Professor of Physics and Mathematics; Executive Vice Provost for Engineering and Applied Sciences, NYU
Turbulence, complex fluids, cryogenic helium and nonlinear dynamics
Stadler, Georg
WWH
1111
8-3111
Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science
Parallel scientific computing, inverse problems, PDE-constrained optimization, variational inequalities, computational earth sciences
Stein, Daniel
WWH
811
8-3178
Professor of Mathematics and Physics
Theoretical condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics, and mathematical physics
Tabak, Esteban G.
WWH
1017
8-3088
Professor of Mathematics
Dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean, energy transfer in systems with many degrees of freedom
Tosatti, Valentino
WWH
1001
Professor of Mathematics
Complex and differential geometry, geometric analysis and PDEs, and their connections to algebraic geometry and dynamical systems
Tschinkel, Yuri
WWH
617
8-3145
Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic geometry, number theory, automorphic forms
Vanden-Eijnden, Eric
WWH
1002
8-3154
Professor of Mathematics
Stochastic partial differential equations, statistical mechanics, turbulence theory
Varadhan, S. R. Srinivasa
WWH
1313
8-3334
Professor of Mathematics and the Frank Jay Gould Professor of Science
Probability theory, stochastic processes, partial differential equations
Vicol, Vlad
WWH
902
Professor of Mathematics
Partial differential equations, fluid dynamics
Wang, Hong
Associate Professor
Weare, Jonathan
WWH
1103
Professor of Mathematics
Applied probability, numerical analysis
Wu, Hau-Tieng
Full Professor
Yang, Deane
2MTC
864
7-3540
Professor of Mathematics
Convex geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, Partial differential equations
Yang, Yisong
2MTC
850
7-3427
Professor of Mathematics
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics
Young, Lai-Sang
WWH
702
8-3286
Silver Professor of Mathematics and the Henry & Lucy Moses Professor of Science
Dynamical systems and ergodic theory
Young, Robert
WWH
601
8-3156
Professor of Mathematics
Geometric group theory, metric geometry, and quantitative geometry
Zanna, Laure
WWH
1116
8 3180
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
Zeitouni, Ofer
WWH
812
8-3311
Global Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Zhang, Gaoyong
2MTC
852
7-3695
Professor of Mathematics
Convex geometry, Geometric analysis
Zhang, Jun
WWH
1118
Professor of Physics and Mathematics
Fluid dynamics, biophysics, complex systems
Zorin, Denis
60 5th Ave
306
8-3494
Silver Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
Computer graphics; geometric modeling; subdivision surfaces; multiresolution surface representations; fluid and solid simulation; perceptually based methods for computer graphics
Contract Faculty
Faculty name and office location
Phone extension
Academic title and research interests
Cereste, Ken
2MTC
857
7-3570
Lecturer of Mathematics
Chikhany, Ralph
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Cooperman, William
Damarackas, Julius
WWH
721
Clinical Assistant Professor
Diaconu, Simona
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Diaz-Alban, Jose
2MTC
878
7-3850
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Espinosa, Sylvia
WWH
724
Clinical Assistant Professor
Esposito, Joseph
2MTC
878
7-4076
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Flek, Ruslan
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Foster, Joseph
WWH
730
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Gbedemah, Amakoe
2MTC
857
7-3294
Lecturer of Mathematics
Kalaycioglu, Selin
WWH
723
8-3155
Clinical Associate Professor of Mathematics
Computational group theory, representation theory of finite groups, mathematics education
Kolm, Petter N.
WWH
520
8-4855
Clinical Professor of Mathematics
Data science, econometrics, financial mathematics, machine learning, market making, optimization, portfolio optimization, quantitative & systematic trading, risk management, robo advisory & investing, smart beta strategies, stochastic optimal control, transaction costs, and tax-aware investing.
Leingang, Matthew
WWH
718
8-3107
Clinical Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics Education, Web Pedagogies, Differential Geometry
Liu, Shizhu
WWH
720
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Convex Geometry, Information Theory, Analytic Inequalities, Probability
Lu, Yiping
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Majmudar, Trushant
WWH
719
8-3096
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Bio-fluid Dynamics, bio-locomotion, soft condensed matter
Marquand, Lisa
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Medina, Luciano
2MTC
880
7-3039
Lecturer, Courant Tandon
Normand, Raoul
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Oveys, Hesam
WWH
722
8-3229
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Stochastic processes, branching processes, mathematical biology, mathematical finance, and partial differential equations
Patel, Jigarkumar
WWH
719
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Qian, Jinghua
2MTC
882
7-3747
Senior Lecturer, Courant Tandon; Director of Freshman Mathematics for Tandon
Probability and stochastic processes, statistics, analysis
Sanfratello, Andrew
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Shi, Wenzheng
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Shum, Fan Ny
WWH
725
8-3375
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Stochastic differential equations, partial differential equations, geometric control theory, and Lie theory
Sia, Jia Min Charmaine
WWH
706
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Stepp, Elizabeth
2MTC
856
7-3666
Clinical Associate Professor of Mathematics
Tsang, Tin Yau
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Van Wagenen, Lindsey
2MTC
884
7-3737
Senior Lecturer, Courant Tandon; Director of Sophomore Mathematics for Tandon
Dynamical systems, stochastic processes, nonlinear optics
Xia, Mingtao
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Zhao, Fang
2MTC
874
7-3191
Lecturer, Courant Tandon; Director of Precalculus Mathematics for Tandon
Visiting Faculty
Faculty name and office location
Phone extension
Academic title and research interests
Francfort, Gilles
WWH
1122
8-3296
Visiting Professor of Mathematics (Spring 2019)
Pang, Liming
WWH
720
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Schenke, Andre
Postdoctoral Associate
Semenov, Vadim
Visiting Assistant Professor
Stine, Charles
Visiting Assisting Professor
Research Faculty
Faculty name and office location
Phone extension
Academic title and research interests
Maxian, Ondrej
Assistant Research Scientist
McSwiggen, Colin
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Wu, Jiarong
Postdoctoral Associate
Associated & Affiliated Faculty
Faculty name and office location
Phone extension
Academic title and research interests
Al Hassanieh, Nour
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor/Flatiron Research Fellow
Bou-Rabee, Ahmed
Postdoctoral Associate
Chaturvedi, Sanchit
Chen, Yifan
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Courteaut, Klara
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Dagallier, Benoit
Assistant Professor/ Courant Instructor
Dong, Yijun
Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor
Fine, Kit
Silver Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics
Logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language
Gonzalez de Diego, Gonzalo
Postdoctoral Associate
Horn, Paul M.
Distinguished Scientist in Residence
Huang, Jinzi Mac
Assistant Professor Faculty Fellow of Mathematics, NYU Shanghai
Jones, Alexander
Professor of the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity and Mathematics
Ok, Efe A.
Professor of Economics and Mathematics
Decision theory, order theory, applied functional analysis
Schlick, Tamar
Professor of Chemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science
Mathematical biology; numerical analysis; computational chemistry
Shapley, Bob
Professor of Neural Science and Mathematics
Visual physiology, perception
Simoncelli, Eero P.
Professor of Neural Science and Mathematics
Representation and processing of visual information in machines and humans
Sodickson, Daniel
Associate Professor of Radiology, Physiology, and Neuroscience
Sokal, Alan
Professor of Physics and Mathematics
Mathematical Physics; quantum field theory; statistical physics; computational physics
Tarrès, Pierre
Professor of Mathematics, NYU Shanghai
Tuckerman, Mark E.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics
Statistical mechanics; algorithms for molecular dynamics and electronic structure; computational chemistry
Wang, Yongji
Postdoctoral Associate
Wu, Wei
Associate Professor of Mathematics, NYU Shanghai
Yan, Peng
Postdoctoral Associate
Faculty Emeriti
Faculty name and office location
Phone extension
Academic title and research interests
Berger, Marsha
Silver Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
Computational fluid dynamics, adaptive methods for partial differential equations, parallel computing
Berman, Simeon M.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Childress, Stephen
WWH
1306
8-3135
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Greenleaf, Frederick P.
WWH
521
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Noncommutative harmonic analysis, Lie groups and group representations, invariant partial differential operators
Hoppensteadt, Frank
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Karal, Frank C.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Kohn, Robert V.
WWH
502
8-3217
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Nonlinear partial differential equations, materials science, mathematical finance
Lax, Peter D.
WWH
810
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Lutwak, Erwin
2MTC
866
7-3366
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Convex geometry, geometric and analytic inequalities
McKean, Henry P.
WWH
1004
8-3252
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Probability, partial differential equations, complex function theory
Miller, Edward
2MTC
870
7-3386
Professor of Mathematics
Differential topology
Newman, Charles M.
WWH
810
8-3309
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Probability theory, statistical physics, stochastic models
Novikoff, Albert B. J.
WWH
730
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Spencer, Joel H.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science
Theoretical computer science; discrete mathematics.
Ting, Lu
WWH
509
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Weitzner, Harold
WWH
1027
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Widlund, Olof
WWH
511
8-3110
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Mathematics
Numerical analysis, partial differential equations, parallel computing
Wright, Margaret H.
WWH
430
8-3056
Silver Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
Optimization; scientific computing; linear algebra
Faculty In Memoriam
Faculty name and office location
Phone extension
Academic title and research interests
Avellaneda, Marco
Professor of Mathematics
Applied mathematics, mathematical modeling in finance, probability
Bazer, Jack
Burrow, Martin D.
Professor of Mathematics
Cai, David
Professor of Mathematics and Neural Science
Nonlinear stochastic behavior in physical and biological systems
Edwards, Harold M.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Garabedian, Paul R.
Professor of Mathematics
Complex analysis, computational fluid dynamics, plasma physics
Hameiri, Eliezer
Professor of Mathematics
Magneto-fluid dynamics; plasma physics; applied mathematics
Hausner, Melvin
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Karp, Samuel N.
Majda, Andrew J.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Modern applied mathematics, atmosphere/ocean science, partial differential equations
Morawetz, Cathleen S.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Nirenberg, Louis
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Percus, Jerome K.
Professor of Mathematics and Physics
Pollack, Richard
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Shapiro, Harold N.