The department office is located in Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH), suite 460. The office is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  

Email

(Students: please include your PSU ID number in all communication)

• Undergraduate Advising/Registration Questions: mathstatadvising@pdx.edu
• Graduate Advising/Registration Questions: Please email the Graduate Program Adviser 
• Math Placement Test Questions: mathplacement@pdx.edu
• Course Instruction/Registration Questions: Please email the instructor directly.  Instructor email links are listed as part of the course information in the Course Schedule as well as in our Department Directory. 
• Graduate Admission/Application Questions: mathstatadmin@pdx.edu

Phone

Main department line: 503-725-3621 (Staff answer this line during regular business hours and voicemail is checked on a regular basis)
All phone numbers for department employees are listed in our Department Directory.

Zoom

Staff are happy to arrange a Zoom meeting with you if needed. 

If you need immediate assistance and can't reach us, please visit the CLAS Dean's Office Virtual Front Desk Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Social Media 

You can follow us on Instagram @psu.math.stat

Events Calendar

New Computational Science Faculty joining the department

In the fall of 2023 Dr. Safa Mote joined the department. Safa Mote received his PhD in Applied Mathematics in 2014 and his PhD in Physics in 2018 both from the University of Maryland. He designs dynamic mathematical models to propose and assess holistic decisions and policies that could prevent catastrophic outcomes in interconnected environmental, economic, social, and health systems.

In 2022 three new tenure track faculty joined the department. Drs. Hannah Kravitz, Will Pazner, and Isabelle Shankar. Hannah Kravitz received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from University of Arizona in spring 2022. Her research lies at the intersection of partial differential equations (PDEs), numerical analysis, and network science. Will Pazner received his PhD from the division of Applied Mathematics at Brown university in 2018. His current research goals involve the analysis and development of accurate and efficient numerical methods for scientific computing, tailored for the next generation of extreme-scale computational architectures. Isabelle Shankar received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from University of California at Berkeley in 2021. Her mathematical research lies at the intersection of convex optimization and real algebraic geometry and thus contributes to the mathematics of data science.

Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences student Rebecca Bryant receives prestigious award

Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences student Rebecca Bryant has been awarded the SMART scholarship from the Department of Defense. This is a highly competitive award that includes funding, research opportunities, internship opportunities, and employment placement with the Department of Defense upon degree completion. To read the full article on Rebecca's award and her academic journey please follow the link below.  

PSU Secures Grant to Facilitate Data Focused Research and Training 

The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics has been awarded funding from the Research Training Group in Computation and Data Enabled Science. This grant is from the National Science Foundation, it spans five-years, and totals in $2.1 million. It will allow eight Mathematics + Statistics faculty to integrate research and training for as many as five postdoctoral researchers and 30 undergraduate and graduate students at PSU. 

This grant will support research as well as focusing on providing opportunities to work with real world data for the students of this department. Doctoral students will be working in labs to consult on regional client projects, while also participating in two external internships. While Postdoc and undergraduate students will have the opportunity to participate in the lab activities, regional client projects. 

Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences student Ashlynn Crisp was awarded the prestigious Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. She is one of just 33 doctoral students in the country to land this top computational science fellowship. The math sciences graduate student will get special training to apply high-performance computing to a range of fields. 

Statistics Professor Daniel Taylor-Rodriguez and Ph.D. student Jacob Schultz have been conducting research in conjunction with the Oregon Connectivity Assessment and Mapping Project (OCAMP) which is a multi-year effort to analyze and map the movement patterns and habitat preferences of up to 60 species in Oregon with the goal of accurately assessing and prioritizing wildlife corridors in the state.