The Department of Applied Mathematics has 30 faculty members and over 100 graduate students. We offer undergraduate plans in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics that attract outstanding students. The wide range of interdisciplinary research being undertaken in the department provides a stimulating environment for our graduate program.
The department has research programs in
- Control and Dynamical Systems (including differential equations)
- Fluid Mechanics
- Mathematical Medicine and Biology
- Mathematical Physics
- Scientific Computing
Please take a look at the short video below highlighting some of the department's research in mathematical medicine/biology and fluid mechanics.
University of Waterloo Dept. of Applied Mathematics researchers are discussing how their work helps to build tools used to tackle a broad range of problems that affect us all.
News
Groundbreaking discovery in bacterial evolution could revolutionize cancer therapy and biomanufacturing
A new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has uncovered a crucial mechanism in the evolution of regulatory systems in E. coli that could have far-reaching applications in cancer therapy and biomanufacturing for products such as insulin or mRNA vaccines.
Graduate students receive departmental awards for 2023-2024
The Department of Applied Mathematics presented six Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards and three Graduate Research Paper Awards in recognition of the exceptional work of our graduate students.
Applied Math professor Graeme Smith wins Golden Jubilee Research Award
The Faculty of Mathematics Research Office recently announced its 2024 recipients of the Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award. Graeme Smith, an associate professor in Applied Mathematics, was one of this year’s winners.
Events
Applied Math Colloquium | Kirsten Morris, TBA
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Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Seminar | Siddhartha Mishra, TBA
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Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Seminar | Chris Elder, Geometric mechanics and structure-preserving discretizations for models of physical systems
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