Research

Mathematics Faculty Research Focus

Applied Mathematics

Dr. Eric Numfor: Mathematical Biology, Optimal Control
Dr. Seth Oppenheimer: Mathematical Modeling, Differential Equation
Dr. Olusegun Otunuga: Mathematical/Computational Biology; Epidemiology; Stochastic modeling and analysis
Dr. Laurentiu Sega: Mathematical Biology, Epidemiology and Immunology
Dr. Anastasia Wilson: Mathematical modeling, numerical solution methods and analysis, optimization
Dr. He Yang: Medical Imaging, Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing

Discrete Mathematics and Algebra

Mathematics Education

Dr. Mark Freitag: Mathematical Reasoning, Mathematical Reading Comprehension and Communication
Dr. Jia He: Teacher Education, Curriculum Analysis, International and Comparative Education
Dr. Deltrye Holt: Distance Education
Dr. Chris Terry: Teaching and Learning, General Education Assessment

Statistics

Dr. Olusegun Otunuga: Stochastic modeling and analysis; Time-varying parameter estimation scheme
Dr. Sankara Sethuraman:Applied Statistics, Statistical Consulting
Dr. Dharma Thiruvaiyaru: Biostatistics, Statistical Consulting, Generalized Linear Regression Models

MATH 4990

Students may check with any of the faculty below for their 4990 Senior Project class.

Applied Mathematics: Mathematical/Computational Biology; Epidemiology; Stochastic modeling and analysis
Statistics: Stochastic modeling and analysis; Time-varying parameter estimation scheme

Mathematical modeling of real-world applications, with particular interest in interdisciplinary topics (e.g. pharmacokinetics, high performance liquid chromatography)
Modeling and analysis in filtration and separations (e.g. protein chromatography)
Fluid simulations, with focus on porous media flows
Numerical simulation methods and analysis
Multiphysics modeling and numerical methods
Optimization and operations research

Numerical methods for differential equations with applications in heat conduction, gas dynamics and plasma physics
Differential equations-based image processing
Mathematics and novel applications of machine learning
Free-boundary problems in biology
Accurate numerical methods in mathematical finance

Date	Time	Location	Topic	Speaker
Feb. 14, 2020	2:15 - 3:15	AH E259	Pharmacometrics: A Fitting Career for Quantitative Scientists	Dr. Stacey Tannebaum Senior Director of Pharmacometrics at Astellas Pharma
Nov. 22, 2019	2:00 - 3:00	AH E259	On Signed Magic Rectangles	Dr. Abdollah Khodkar Professor, Assistant Chair University of West Georgia
Nov. 8, 2019	2:00 - 3:00	AH E259	The Mathematics of Medical Imaging: What is Essential Is Invisible to the Eyes	Dr. Angel Pineda Associate Professor Manhattan College
Oct. 25, 2019	2:00 - 3:00	AH E259	The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and Its Proof	Dr. Arni Rao Professor Augusta University

Date	Time	Location	Topic	Speaker
Jan. 14, 2020	2:00 - 3:00	AH E259	LEGO Robotics: A New Method for Teaching Mathematics	Dr. Shelli Casler-Failing Assistant Professor Georgia Southern University