- Professor and Department Chair
- rcurtu@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2908
- Fisher 302 A - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Computational Neuroscience
- Mathematical Biology
- Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
- Bifurcation Theory
- Associate Professor, Health Informatics, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences
- whzhou@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2666
- Rekhi Hall 109
Teaching Interests
- Medical Informatics
- Medical Image Analysis
Areas of Expertise
- Image Processing and Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Medical Image Analysis
- Health Informatics
- Text Mining
Sunyoung (Sunny) Ahn
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- sahn@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2175
- Fisher 310 - Mathematical Sciences
Education
- PhD, Computational Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University
- MS, Applied Mathematics, University of Washington at Seattle
- MS, Statistics, University of Texas at Dallas
Jordan Barrett
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- jvbarret@mtu.edu
- Fisher 311 - Mathematical Sciences
MaryFran Desrochers
- Instructor
- mfdesroc@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2105
- Fisher 215 - Mathematical Sciences
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- xgao5@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2221
- Fisher 317 - Mathematical Sciences
- Teaching Professor
- Director of Math Lab
- jdgreger@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3408
- Fisher 331/301B - Mathematical Sciences
- Associate Professor
- jgruver@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2793
- Fisher 233C - Mathematical Sciences
Research Interests
- Students' Learning Experiences in Classrooms
- Discourse Analysis
- Vicarious Learning
- Professor
- djhemmer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2905
- Fisher 315 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Modular representation theory of finite and algebraic groups.
- Algebraic combinatorics
- Teaching Professor
- amhumes@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2938
- Fisher 205B - Mathematical Sciences
Service Roles
- Math Placement Coordinator
(until September 2026) - GTI Teaching Supervisor
- Precalculus Coordinator
- Executive Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Professor, Mathematics
- srjanisz@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6868
- Cell: 810-300-8962
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Graph Theory & Combinatorics
- Natural Language Processing
- Geospatial Analytics
- Distributed Computing
Research Interests
- Graph Learning and Graph Signal Processing
- Geospatial Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Multi-Modal Data Fusion
- Edge Computing
- Associate Professor
- Associate Chair
- wjkeith@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2884
- Fisher 314 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Combinatorics, partition theory, q-series, generating function identities
"How can we tell the difference between what we would like to be true and what is actually true? The answer is science."
—Michael Shermer
—Michael Shermer
- Associate Teaching Professor
- kendall@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2095
- Fisher 206 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Probability and Statistics
- Professor
- Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Sciences and Arts
- msjukuri@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1491
- Fisher 233 B - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Combinatorial designs
- Graph decompositions
- Graph colorings
- Associate Professor
- trking@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1990
- Fisher 210 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Applied mathematics
- Online and hybrid (online/classroom) education
- Technical Fellow, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Professor, Mathematics
- snkitche@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7236
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Algebraic Geometry
- Representation Theory
Research Interests
- Algebraic Structures Underlying Optimization Problems and Applications of Emerging Statistical Tools to Signal Processing and Source Separation Problems
- Multi-Agent Autonomy
- Associate Professor
- aelabovs@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3543
- Fisher 303 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Turbulence Modeling, Computational Fluid dynamics
- High-accuracy numerical methods for PDEs
- Uncertainty Quantification, high-dimensional integration
- Research Scientist III, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Supervisor, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Assistant Professor, Mathematics
- jblindgr@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7231
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Mathematical Physics/PDE
- Lyapunov Stability of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
- Optimization
Research Interests
- Reinforcement Machine Learning
- Knowledge Graph Reasoning
- Optimal Control
Patrick McFall
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Math Placement Coordinator
- pdmcfall@mtu.edu
- Fisher 208 - Mathematical Sciences
- Associate Teaching Professor
- remolzon@mtu.edu
- 906-487-0386
- Fisher 213 - Mathematical Sciences
- Associate Professor
- trolson@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2191
- Fisher 233A - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Composites Modeling
- Associate Teaching Professor
- daolson@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2101
- Fisher 220 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Applied Mathematics
- Fluid Flow
- Evolutionary Ecology
- Finance
- PDEs
- Associate Professor
- ongbw@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3367
- Fisher 217 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Scientific computing
- Numerical PDEs
- Parallel Computing
- Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra
- Dimension Reduction
- Associate Professor
- cmpiret@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2069
- Fisher 209 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
- Numerical PDEs
- Radial Basis Functions Method
- Fractional Differential Equations
- Associate Professor
- yrho@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2220
- Fisher 226C - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Time Series Analysis
- Econometrics
- Bootstrap/Resampling
Research Interests
- Unit Root Testing
- Spatio-temporal models
- p-value combination
- Heavy-tailed distributions
"Each day we go to our work in the hope of discovering"
—Nikola Tesla
—Nikola Tesla
- Assistant Professor
- robertsc@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2443
- Fisher 305 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Number Theory
- Combinatorics
- Distinguished Professor
- Director of Graduate Studies
- qsha@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2146
- Fisher 307 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Statistical Genetics
- Applied Statistics
"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
—Theodore Roosevelt
—Theodore Roosevelt
- Professor
- struther@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3541
- Fisher 212 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Algorithms that can be parallelized on GPUs
- Applications of differential equations to science and engineering
- Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor
- jiguangs@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3172
- Fisher 313 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Numerical Methods for PDEs
- Inverse Problems
- Scientific Computing
- EM methods in Geophysics
- Distinguished Professor
- tonchev@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3360
- Fisher 309 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Discrete Mathematics
- Coding Theory
- Combinatorics
- Finite Geometry
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Director of Math Learning Center (MLC)
- tjwagner@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2287
- Fisher 214 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Discrete Mathematics
- Professor
- Editor-in-Chief, Forestry Research
- Adjunct Professor, Departments of Computer Science & Mathematics
- hairong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1473
- Noblet Building 176
Links of Interest
- Software developed by Wei group
- SignalPath-Finder (AI）
- DyGAF (AI)
- IntegraGRN (AI)
- JRmGRN
- Top-down GGM
- Bottom-up GGM
- CollaborativeNet
- TGMI
- TGPred
- HB-PLS
- BWERF
- Prospective students and postdocs interested in plant genomics, bioinformatics, and AI/ML are welcome to contact me about developing competitive external fellowship applications, including NSF graduate and postdoctoral fellowships.
Research Interests
- Implementation of AI in life science
- Bioinformatics tool and software development
- Identification of genes regulating complex traits via systems biology approaches
- Algorithms for gene network construction;
- Genomics of wood formation
- Functional genomics.
- Genome Assembly and annotation
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Academic Coordinator
- tmthomps@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1031
- Fisher 205A - Mathematical Sciences
Service Roles
- Class scheduling
- Final exam coordination
- Transfer credit evaluation
- Curriculum binder coordination
- Professor
- zhengfux@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3332
- Fisher 306 - Mathematical Sciences
Link of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Numerical PDE, Scientific computing
- Computational modeling of Nafion material
- Mathematical image processing, inverse problems, nonlinear optics
- Professor
- yyang7@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3039
- Fisher 308 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Superconvergence of discontinuous Galerkin methods
- Numerical cosmology
- Single and multi-phase flows in (fractured) porous media
- Discrete fracture model
- Numerical methods for partial differential equations with blow-up solutions
- Numerical simulations for gaseous detonation
"A Patek Philippe doesn't just tell you the time. It tells you something about yourself."
- Professor
- zanello@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1480
- Fisher 226B - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Algebraic and Enumerative Combinatorics
- Commutative Algebra
- Partition Theory
Debra Zei
- Instructor
- dazei@mtu.edu
- Fisher 312 - Mathematical Sciences
- Professor
- kuiz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2918
- Fisher 211 - Mathematical Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Statistical Genetics and Genomics
- Bioinformatics
- Biostatistics
- Applied Statistics
- Associate Professor
- xzhang35@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3362
- Fisher 207 - Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Bayesian computation
- Missing data analysis
- Longitudinal and multivariate data analysis