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Special thanks to Dr. Samaranayake, and Dr. Olbricht.

Dr. Eun Heui Kim has been named the Gary W. Havener Endowed Chair of Mathematics and Statistics at Missouri S&T.

Her appointment begins Monday, August 17. Read more

Dr. Di Yu joins the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Missouri S&T 

on Monday, August 17, as an assistant professor. Dr. Yu completed his Ph.D. in Statistics at Purdue University. His research focuses on optimization over probability measure spaces, experimental design, and machine learning, with applications areas in emergency response and other fields.

Mathematics is the language of our universe, providing a common link to all scientific and technological disciplines

As a student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, you’ll learn to interpret, understand and solve global problems.  Missouri S&T Mathematics and Statistics graduates have gone on to work for major companies like IBM, Texas Instruments, Chevron and Boeing.  One distinguished graduate, Col. Tom Akers, Math’73, MS Math ’75, was a member of NASA’s December 1993 mission that successfully grappled and repaired the Hubble Space Telescope.

Our department has been recognized for our standing value among departments offering degrees in Applied Mathematics.

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Math is in it all

S&T is known for its strong STEM and STEM-focused humanities programs, and the mathematics and statistics department encourages its students to take courses in these disciplines to enrich their training and enhance their career opportunities. Mathematics after all, in its pure form, teaches its students methods of problem solving that transfer to almost all other fields.