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Mathematics and Statistics


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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 2021

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/ Associate Chair, Statistics

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)/Acting Associate Chair, Mathematics
B. Bourdin, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Université Paris 13, France)
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)
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)  
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)
A. Van Tuyl, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s)
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)

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

A.J. Nicas, B.Sc. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton)
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 2021

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/ Associate Chair, Statistics

Professors

B. Bolker, B.S. (Yale), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
S. Feng, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Beijing Normal), Ph.D. (Carleton) 
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)
P. Jeganathan, BSc (Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) MSc, PhD (Texas Tech University)
 

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

 

Financial Math

Faculty / Fall 2021

A. Abdallah, M.Sc. (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées), Ph.D. (Laval)
M. Grasselli, B.Sc. (Sáo Paulo), Ph.D. (King’s College)
T.R. Hurd, B.Sc. (Queen’s), D.Phil. (Oxford)
D. Lozinski, B.Math. (Waterloo), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Northwestern) / Program Director
T. Pirvu, B.Sc. (Craivo), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon)

 

Programs

    MasterDoctoralCourse Offerings

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