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As North America's only dedicated Faculty of Math, we are nationally and internationally recognized as one of the top schools for Mathematics and Computer Science. 

With nearly $30 million in research funding (2019/20) and an alumni network of over 45,000 across more than 100 countries, our students, faculty, and graduates continue to push the boundaries of research to discover new ways to harness the power of mathematics, computer science, and statistics. 

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Laura Bumbulis, an undergraduate student in combinatorics and optimization, hadn’t completed much science-related work since taking grade 11 biology.

That changed in 2021 as Bumbulis played a key role in improving efficiency at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) during her co-op work term.

For her performance during her co-op term in Spring 2021, Bumbulis is the Faculty of Math Co-op Student of the Year award winner.

Gord Willmot

Gord Willmot, a professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, was named among the most recent winners of the Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision.

The award recognizes faculty members with outstanding records of supervision of graduate students. The nominations and adjudication of the award is based on submissions from former graduate students themselves, who rate and reflect on their experiences working with faculty members.

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The University of Waterloo 2022 Global Impact Report has been released and features several researchers from the Faculty of Mathematics.

The Global Impact Report is an annual publication of the university and sets out to showcase some of the cutting-edge innovations by Waterloo faculty members and students.