Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Missouri S&T professor named Engineering Unleashed Fellow
Dr. Wumaier Maimaitiyiming, an assistant teaching professor of mathematics and statistics at Missouri S&T, has been named a 2025 Engineering Unleashed Fellow.
Read More »90 researchers affiliated with S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
A total of 88 current and former researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists recognized either for their career-long impact or for their 2024 metrics, according to a Stanford University analysis of the Elsevier Data Repository.
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S&T welcomes new faculty
Missouri S&T welcomed over 30 faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, biomedical engineering, concrete sustainability, nuclear reactor safety and semiconductor design. The new faculty are:
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S&T math + education = award-winning teachers
Missouri S&T undergraduate Katie Harr recently received the Outstanding Mathematics Pre-Service Educator award from the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Harr, a junior in applied mathematics from Dupo, Illinois, is an observer and substitute teacher at Rolla High School and says she didn’t expect to earn the award, but was proud that S&T’s education faculty recommended her for it.
Read More »Zhang named the Gary Havener Endowed Professor at S&T
Dr. Yanzhi Zhang has been named the inaugural Gary Havener Endowed Professor of mathematics and statistics at Missouri S&T. She is currently a professor in the department.
Read More »Humpherys named Kummer Endowed Professor of Data Science at S&T
Dr. Jeffrey Humpherys has been named the new Kummer Endowed Professor of Data Science in mathematics and statistics at Missouri S&T. His appointment begins in the fall of 2025.
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Kummer Vanguard Scholars reflect on their experiences
Now in its fourth year, the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program boasts 1,300 students at Missouri S&T. The program, established by a generous gift in 2020 from Fred and June Kummer, goes beyond a traditional scholarship program. We asked five first-generation college students about how their experience through the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program and Missouri S&T are helping them fulfill their dreams. Here’s what they said:
Read More »78 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
A total of 67 current and former faculty of Missouri S&T are among the top researchers in their field as measured by their career research records, and 54 current or former Missouri S&T researchers were among the best in their fields in 2023, according to a recent analysis of standardized citation indicators of the Elsevier Data Repository published by Stanford University.
Read More »Singler named interim chair of mathematics and statistics at S&T
Dr. John Singler has been named interim chair of Missouri S&T’s mathematics and statistics department. His appointment begins Monday, Aug. 12. Singler takes over the position from Dr. Xiaoming Wang, the Gary W. Havener Endowed Chair of Mathematics and Statistics at Missouri S&T. Singler previously served as interim chair of the department during the 2021-22 […]
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Samantha Thompson: An award-winning mathematician
Samantha Thompson believes that her love of mathematics comes mainly from external influence. Specifically, she says that it is thanks to a series of fantastic math teachers in high school who fostered her enjoyment for math.
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