Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics
Statistics
Program and Course Offerings

Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers programs leading to the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics. Part-time doctoral studies in Mathematics are permissible.

Enquiries: 905 525-9140, Ext. 24582
Fax: 905 522-0935
E-mail: graduate@math.mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/graduate

Faculty / Fall 2020

Distinguished University Professor

N. Balakrishnan, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Madras), Ph.D. (I.I.T., Kanpur)

University Scholar

P.D. McNicholas, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Trinity College Dublin), Canada Research Chair

Professors

S. Alama, B.S. (Columbia), M.S., Ph.D. (Courant, N.Y.U.)
H.U. Boden, B.S. (New Hampshire), Ph.D. (Brandeis)
B. Bolker, B.S. (Yale), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
L. Bronsard, B.A. (Montreal), M.S., Ph.D. (Courant, N.Y.U.)
D. Earn, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
S. Feng, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Beijing Normal), Ph.D. (Carleton) / Associate Chair, Statistics
J-P. Gabardo, B.Sc. (Université de l’Etat à Mons), Ph.D. (Maryland)
M. Grasselli, B.Sc. (Sáo Paulo), Ph.D. (King’s College)
I. Hambleton, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Yale) / Britton Professor of Mathematics
M. Harada, A.B. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Berkeley) / Canada Research Chair
B. Hart, B.Math. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (McGill)
D. Haskell, B.A. (Oxford), M.S., Ph.D. (Stanford) / Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
F.M. Hoppe, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Weizmann Institute of Science),M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton)
T.R. Hurd, B.Sc. (Queen’s), D.Phil. (Oxford)
N. Kevlahan, B.Sc. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
M. Lovric, B.S. (Zagreb), M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio State)
A.J. Nicas, B.Sc. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton)
D.E. Pelinovsky, M.S. (Nizhny Novgorod State, Russia), Ph.D.(Monash, Australia)
B. Protas, M.Sc. (Warsaw Univ. Technology), Ph.D. (Warsaw Univ.Technology and Université de Paris VI [Pierre et Marie Curie])/Associate Chair, Graduate Studies
E.T. Sawyer, B.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill) / McKay Professor of Mathematics
P. Speissegger, Diploma (Switzerland), Ph.D. (Illinois)
M.A. Valeriote, B.Math. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Berkeley)
M.Y-K. Wang, A.B. (Princeton), Ph.D. (Stanford)
G.S.K. Wolkowicz, B.Sc., M.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (Alberta)

Associate Professors

A. Canty, B.Sc. (College Cork, Ireland), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
A. Childs, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
D. Lozinski, B.Math. (Waterloo), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Northwestern)
T. Pirvu, B.Sc. (Craivo), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon)
A. Van Tuyl, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s)

Assistant Professors

A. Abdallah, M.Sc. (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées), Ph.D. (Laval)
N. Forman, B.Sc. (Oberlin), Ph.D. (California-Berkeley)
C. Franc, BSc (Queen’s) PhD (McGill)
P. Jeganathan, BSc (Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) MSc, PhD (Texas Tech University)
S. Lu, B.Sc. (University of Science and Technology, China), Ph.D. (McGill)
J. Rajchgot, BSc (Queen’s), MSc, PhD (Cornell)

Associate Members

A. Deza (Computing & Software), M.Sc., (Ecole Nationale des Pontset Chaussées), Ph.D. (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
J. Dushoff (Biology), B.A. (Pennsylvania), Ph.D. (Princeton)
T.Field (Electrical and Computer Engineering), B.A. (Cambridge), D. Phil (Oxford)
G. Pond/(Oncology) B.Sc. (Brock), M.Sc. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. (Toronto)
J.I. Zucker (Computing and Software) BSc (Witwatersrand), PhD (Stanford), L.E.L.

Adjunct Members

K. Davies/B.Sc., M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western)
J. M. Foster, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Southampton)
Petar Jevtic/M.S. (Belgrade), Ph.D. (Turin)
II Yong Kim/B.Sc. (Korea), M.Sc., Ph.D. (KAIST)
Alex Levin/Ph.D. (Dniepropetrovsk)
S. Rodney, B.Sc.(Concordia), PhD (McMaster)
P. Sermer/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
K. Vander Meulen/B.Sc. (Calvin College), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s)

Professors Emeriti

R. Viveros-Aguilera, B.A. (Veracruzana, Mexico), M.A. (NationalPolitechnic Inst., Mexico), Ph.D. (Waterloo)

Statistics

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers an M.Sc. program in Statistics which is administered by a Graduate Committee with faculty from several university departments.

Enquiries should be addressed to the Director, Graduate Program in Statistics,
905 525-9140, Ext. 24723 (Dr Feng)
E-mail: graduate@math.mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/graduate/msc_stats/

Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics is offered (see “Mathematics” section of this Calendar for details).

Faculty / Fall 2020

Distinguished University Professor

N. Balakrishnan, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Madras), Ph.D. (I.I.T., Kanpur)

University Scholar

P.D. McNicholas, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Trinity College Dublin), Canada Research Chair

Professors

B. Bolker, B.S. (Yale), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
S. Feng, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Beijing Normal), Ph.D. (Carleton) / Associate Chair, Statistics
F.M. Hoppe, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Weizmann Institute of Science),M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton)
J.M. Maheu, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Queen’s) / Business
J.S. Racine, B.A., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Economics
L. Thabane, B.Sc. (Lesotho), M.Sc. (Sheffield), Ph.D. (Western) /Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Associate Professors

A. Canty, B.Sc. (College Cork, Ireland), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
A. Childs, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
G. Pond, B.Sc. (Brock), M.Sc. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Oncology

Assistant Professors

S. McNicholas, B.Sc. (Dublin Institute Technology), Ph.D. (Dublin), Ph.D. (Guelph)
N. Forman, B.Sc. (Oberlin), Ph.D. (California-Berkeley)
C. Franc, BSc (Queen’s) PhD (McGill)
P. Jeganathan, BSc (Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) MSc, PhD (Texas Tech University)
J. Rajchgot, BSc (Queen’s), MSc, PhD (Cornell)
S. Lu, B.Sc. (University of Science and Technology, China), Ph.D. (McGill)

Professors Emeriti

P.D.M. Macdonald, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Toronto), D.Phil. (Oxford), P.Stat.
H.S. Shannon, B.A. (Oxford), M.Sc. (Birmingham), Ph.D. (London)/ Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
R. Viveros-Aguilera, B.A. (Veracruzana, Mexico), M.A. (NationalPolitechnic Inst., Mexico), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
S.D. Walter, B.Sc. (London), Ph.D. (Edinburgh) / Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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