Mathematical Sciences
 
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The Mathematical Sciences Department at UTEP offers a program of instruction and research leading to MS degrees Mathematics and Statistics, and a MA degree in Teaching Mathematics (MATM). The department also offers Graduate Certificates in Applied Statistics, Big Data Analytics, and Applied and Computational Mathematics. The department supports the MS degree in Bioinformatics and participates in the MS and PhD programs in Computational Sciences.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent education in a foreign institution
- Undergraduate degree in Mathematics
- Applicants from countries where English is not the first language are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Please consult the graduate school website for required scores
- Two letters of reference
Chair
Maria Mariani
Contact Information: mcmariani@utep.edu; 915-747-6861
Education: MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires; Ph D, Univ. of Buenos Aires; MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires
Professor
	Behzad Djafari-Rouhani
	Contact Information: behzad@utep.edu; 915-747-6767 
Education: Baccalaureat (High School Degree), Lycee franco-iraninen de Teheran; D.U.E.S. (Math-Physics), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6); Maitrise de Mathematiques, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6); Ingenieur Civil des Mines, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris; Ph D, Yale University 
	Art Duval
	Contact Information: aduval@utep.edu; 915-747-6846 
Education: BS, California Institute of Technology; Ph D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
	Joe Guthrie
	Contact Information: jguthrie@utep.edu; 915-747-6755 
Education: BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MA, Texas Christian University; Ph D, Texas Christian University 
	Mohamed Khamsi
	Contact Information: mohamed@utep.edu; 915-747-6763 
Education: Ph D, University of Paris 6 
	Lawrence Lesser
	Contact Information: Lesser@utep.edu; 915-747-6845 
Education: BA, Rice University; MS, The University of Texas at Austin; Ph D, The University of Texas at Austin 
	Ming-Ying Leung
	Contact Information: mleung@utep.edu; 915-747-6836 
Education: BS, University of Hong Kong; M. Phil., University of Hong Kong; MS, Stanford University; Ph D, Stanford University 
	Maria Mariani
	Contact Information: mcmariani@utep.edu; 915-747-6861 
Education: MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires; Ph D, Univ. of Buenos Aires; MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires 
	Osvaldo Mendez
	Contact Information: osmendez@utep.edu; 915-747-6862 
Education: Licenciado en Matematicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Ph D, University of Minnesota; MS, University of Minnesota 
	Ori Rosen
	Contact Information: orosen@utep.edu; 915-747-6843 
Education: BS, Technion; MS, Technion; ScD, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 
	Emil Schwab
	Contact Information: eschwab@utep.edu; 915-747-6758 
Education: BS, West University of Timisoara; Ph D, Babeș-Bolyai University 
	Xiaogang Su
	Contact Information: xsu@utep.edu; 915-747-6860 
Education: BS, Beijing Normal University; MS, University of California, Davis; Ph D, University of California, Davis 
	Mourat Tchoshanov
	Contact Information: mouratt@utep.edu; 915-747-7668 
Education: Specialist Degree, Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute; Candidate of Sciences Degree, Kazan State Pedagogical Institute; Ph D, Kazan State Pedagogical University 
	Amy Wagler
	Contact Information: awagler2@utep.edu; 915-747-6847 
Education: BS, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; MS, Oklahoma State University; Ph D, Oklahoma State University 
	Piotr Wojciechowski
	Contact Information: piotrw@utep.edu; 915-747-6774 
Education: Ph D, Bowling Green State University 
Associate Professor
	Miguel Argaez
	Contact Information: margaez@utep.edu; 915-747-6775 
Education: BS, Universidad del Valle; MS, Universidad Nacional; MA, Rice University; Ph D, Rice University 
	Hamide Dogan-Dunlap
	Contact Information: hdogan@utep.edu; 915-747-6769 
Education: Ph D, University of Oklahoma 
	Helmut Knaust
	Contact Information: hknaust@utep.edu; 915-747-7002 
Education: Diplom-Mathematiker, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitaet; Ph D, The University of Texas at Austin 
	Kien Lim
	Contact Information: kienlim@utep.edu; 915-747-6772 
Education: General Certificate of Education ‘A’ Level, Raffles Junior College, Singapore; BA, National University of Singapore; MS, University of Wyoming; Ph D, University of California San Diego & San Diego State University 
	Abhijit Mandal
	Contact Information: amandal@utep.edu; 915-747-6762 
Education: MS, Indian Statistical Institute; Ph D, Indian Statistical Institute 
	Michael Pokojovy
	Contact Information: mpokojovy@utep.edu; 915-747-6761 
Education: Ph D, University of Konstanz 
	Naijun Sha
	Contact Information: nsha@utep.edu; 915-747-6844 
Education: BS, Fudan University; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, Texas A&M University 
	Natasha Sharma
	Contact Information: nssharma@utep.edu; 915-747-6858 
Education: Ph D, University of Houston 
	Luis Valdez-Sanchez
	Contact Information: lvsanchez@utep.edu; 915-747-6766 
Education: BS, The University of Texas at El Paso; MA, University of California, Berkeley; Ph D, University of California, Berkeley 
	Son-Young Yi
	Contact Information: syi@utep.edu; 915-747-6864 
Education: Ph D, Purdue University 
Assistant Professor
	Ritwik Bhattacharya
	Contact Information: ritwik@utep.edu;  
Education: BS, University of Calcutta; MS, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Ph D, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata 
	Anass Bouchnita
	Contact Information: abouchnita@utep.edu; 915-747-6759 
Education: Ph D, Université Mohammed V de Rabat; Ph D, Université de Lyon 
	Suneel Babu Chatla
	Contact Information: sbchatla@utep.edu; 915-747-6764 
Education: Ph D, National Tsing Hua University 
	Asim Kumer Dey
	Contact Information: adey@utep.edu;  
Education: BS, University of Dhaka; MS, University of Dhaka; MS, Lamar University; Ph D, The University of Texas at Dallas 
	Jonathon Mohl
	Contact Information: jemohl@utep.edu; 915-747-6027 
Education: MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso 
	Nilotpal Sanyal
	Contact Information: nsanyal@utep.edu; 915-747-6763 
Education: BS, University of Calcutta; MS, University of Calcutta; Ph D, University of Missouri 
Assistant Professor of Instruction
	Vahid Mohebbi
	Contact Information: vmohebbi@utep.edu;  
Education: Ph D, University of Zanjan 
Associate Professor of Instruction
	Yin Lin
	Contact Information: ylin4@utep.edu; 915-747-7001 
Education: BS, Southern Arkansas University; MS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; MS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph D, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph D, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 
	Andrew Pownuk
	Contact Information: ampownuk@utep.edu; 915-747-6759 
Education: MS, Silesian Technical University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; Postgraduate Study, Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science; School of English Language (1995-1999), British Council; Ph D, Silesian University of Technology; MS, University of Texas at El Paso; MS, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso 
Senior Lecturer
	Guillermo Heredia
	Contact Information: gherediajr@utep.edu; 915-747-8738 
Education: BS, University of Texas at El Paso; MS, University of Texas at El Paso 
	Samantha Patterson
	Contact Information: sjohnson5@utep.edu;  
Education: MS, Willliam Marsh Rice University; EDD, University of Northern Colorado 
Professor of Instruction
	Francisco Avila
	Contact Information: favila2@utep.edu; 915-747-8752 
Education: MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, New Mexico State University 
	Maria Beccar-Varela
	Contact Information: mpvarela@utep.edu; 915-747-8038 
Education: MS, University of Buenos Aires; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; MS, New Mexico State University; Ph D, New Mexico State University; ACUE Certificate in Effective College Instruction, THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS AND THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACUE and ACE) 
	Louise Guthrie
	Contact Information: lguthrie@utep.edu; 915-747-8908 
Education: Ph D, New Mexico State University 
	Julio Cesar Urenda Castaneda
	Contact Information: jcurenda@utep.edu; 915-747-7005 
Education: BS, The University of Texas at El Paso; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, New Mexico State University; Ph D, New Mexico State University; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso 
The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Bell Hall Building, Room 124
Phone: 915.747.5761
Email: mathdept@utep.edu
