Stevens helped me with with research,
both from the academic side—hosting seminars and conferences, inviting other researchers to Stevens—and financial side—funding my studies and research trips.
Pure and Applied Mathematics Ph.D. Program
Gain deep expertise in complex mathematical models while honing the foundational skills and qualities that underpin excellent research in the pure and applied mathematics Ph.D. program.
The ability to conduct scientific research requires not only intimate knowledge of the chosen area of specialization, but also qualities such as scientific curiosity, initiative, critical thinking, independence, and tenacity. The pure and applied mathematics Ph.D. program provides opportunity to gain deep expertise, conduct research and write a thesis in the areas of stochastic modeling, optimization, risk analysis, graph theory, group theory, cryptography, model theory, probability, and mathematical finance under the guidance of world-class experts.
In this program, you will learn to effectively communicate mathematical expertise through project presentations and seminars. The program culminates with a dissertation in which you'll work alongside a faculty mentor to produce an original and significant result in mathematics and its application.
The enhanced value of a Stevens education gives our graduates the upper hand when entering the job market after graduation, making them well prepared for professorship and postdoctoral positions in academia as well as positions in government and military research labs, scientific and management consulting firms, and technology industries such as pharmaceuticals, insurance, and financial services that employ multidisciplinary teams to solve problems involving complex mathematical models.
The Stevens Advantage
Stevens’ location puts you at the heart of the immense pharmaceutical industry with a notable presence in New Jersey, and the financial services industry and large tech start-up community in New York City with a high demand for top talent with expertise in applied statistical methods and analysis.
What Students Are Saying
I enjoy being a Ph.D. student at Stevens!
The best part for me is the availability of endless opportunities for research, inside Stevens itself as well as with nearby schools like CUNY, Rutgers and Princeton.
Denis Ovchinnikov, Pure & Applied Mathematics Ph.D. Student
Because of my research at Stevens, I've had many opportunities.
I was able to give a talk about my research at a conference at Steklov Institute of Mathematics in Saint Petersburg and attend a conference and research meeting at EHU in Bilbao!
Denis Ovchinnikov, Pure & Applied Mathematics Ph.D. Student
Stevens’ World-Class Faculty
Stevens' math department boasts one of the top algorithmic and geometric group theory teams in the world, with distinguished experts in stochastic optimization and cryptography.
Darinka Dentcheva
Darinka Dentcheva is an expert in optimization, risk analysis and decision making under uncertainty.
Michael Zabarankin
Michael Zabarankin researches risk management and optimal control, continuous and discrete optimization, mathematical physics and variational principles…
Xiaohu Li
Xiaohu Li researches applied probability, mathematical statistics, dependence modelling, stochastic order, actuarial risk, and reliability.
Pavel Dubovsky
Professor Pavel Dubovsky is an expert in inverse problems and kinetics of particle coagulation.
Alexei Miasnikov
Alexei Miasnikov studies combinatorial, geometric, algorithmic and asymptotic group theory, cryptography, and statistical methods in pure mathematics.
Robert Gilman
Robert Gilman is a professor, published mathematician, editor of journals, and director of the Algebraic Cryptography Center at Stevens.