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 PhD graduate selected as valedictorian
Maliha Ahmed, a recent graduate of the Applied Math PhD program, was selected as valedictorian for the Math Fall convocation, held October 24, 2025. Maliha’s nomination was based on her excellent scholastic achievement, her strong research record (focusing on computational modelling of the neuronal mechanisms of epilepsy), and her service to the Math community (including organizing workshops for Women in Mathematics (WiM)). Congratulations, Maliha!
2025 Fall Convocation
Seven Master’s and eight PhD Applied Mathematics degrees were awarded in the 2025 Fall Convocation. Congratulations to the graduates!
2025 Applied Mathematics and Computational Mathematics Awards and Recognitions
A number of Applied Math graduate students were recognized for their achievements at the 2025 Applied Mathematics and Computational Mathematics Awards and Recognitions Lunch held on Friday September 26th. Research excellence was recognized by best research paper awards presented to Jiayue Yang, Eric Culf, and Maria Rosa Preciado Rivas. For exceptional teaching, TA awards were presented to Elizabeth Yackoboski, Robert Bahensky, Juliette Sinnott, Devin Blankespoor, Leonard Korreshi, Zoya Abbasi, Shri Lal Raghudev Ram Singh, Jonathan Befekadu, and Zitao He. Congratulations to all on your outstanding achievements.
Events
PhD Comprehensive Seminar | Boris Ragula, A computational approach to understanding gravitational backreaction in semiclassical gravity
MC 6460
Master's Thesis Defence | Xiangye (Shawn) Xu, Turing Instability of a Closed Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Model with Nutrient Recycling
Online (email amgrad@uwaterloo.ca for the link)
Fluid Mechanics Seminar | Qi Zhou, Layers and interfaces in stably stratified waters: A DNS perspective
M3 3127