The Department of Applied Mathematics has 30 faculty members and over 100 graduate students. We offer undergraduate plans in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics that attract outstanding students. The wide range of interdisciplinary research being undertaken in the department provides a stimulating environment for our graduate program.
The department has research programs in
- Control and Dynamical Systems (including differential equations)
- Fluid Mechanics
- Mathematical Medicine and Biology
- Mathematical Physics
- Scientific Computing
New: Modified AM undergraduate programs from Fall 2025! (Including the AM-SciML program, our new major focusing on Scientific Machine Learning; new course AMATH 345 - Data-Driven Mathematical modeling; a new Climate and Sustainability specialization; and PHYS 121 no longer being required for the AM major.)
News
Applied Math professors co-chair three prominent conferences
Professor Sue Ann Campbell was one of two co-chairs organizing the Third Joint SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meetings (AN25) in Montréal, July 27-August 1, 2025. The meetings featured 12 prize presentations, an Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Workshop, and a Workshop Celebrating Diversity, among other special events. The 2025 CAIMS*SCMAI Research Prize was awarded to Professor Anita Layton. Among the minisymposia was one on “Hybrid Dynamical Systems, Control, and Applications” in honour of Professor Xinzhi Liu's 70th birthday and one on held in memory of Professor Siv Sivaloganathan.
Professor Kirsten Morris was one of two co-chairs of the SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT25), which was held jointly with the AN25 meetings in Montréal, July 27-August 1, 2025.
Professor David Del Rey Fernández was one of three co-chairs organizing the 15th International Conference on Spectral and High Order Methods (ICOSAHOM 2025) in Montréal, July 13-18, 2025.
Minisymposium held in memory of Prof. Siv Sivaloganathan
A minisymposium “Mathematics and its Applications in Medicine and Beyond” was held at the Third Joint SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meetings (AN25) in Montréal in memory of Professor Siv Sivaloganathan, former chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics. There were seven presentations spanning a wide range of topics as a tribute to Siv’s advocacy for interdisciplinary research and ability to bring people together. The minisymposium was co-organized by Applied Math professors Anita Layton and Sue Ann Campbell.
Minisymposium Honours Prof. Xinzhi Liu’s 70th Birthday
A minisymposium in honour of Professor Xinzhi Liu’s 70th birthday, “Hybrid Dynamical Systems, Control, and Applications,” was held at the Third Joint SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meetings (AN25) in Montréal to celebrate his pioneering contributions to hybrid dynamical systems over the past four decades. A member of the department since 1990, Prof. Liu has advised many students who now hold faculty positions at leading research universities and key roles in industry. Featuring eight presentations, the two-part event showcased advances at the intersection of hybrid systems, control theory, and their applications, with invited speakers from academia and industry presenting new theoretical, computational, and applied perspectives. The minisymposium was co-organized by Applied Math Professor Jun Liu, along with Professors Peter Stechlinski (University of Maine, U.S.) and Kexue Zhang (Queen’s University, Canada), both alumni of Applied Mathematics.