The Institute for Mathematical Sciences (IMS) is home to renowned faculty conducting top-level research in their fields of study. IMS faculty provide students personalized attention and professional mentorship, collaborating with and guiding them through the graduate school experience.
Core and Associate Faculty
Marina Chugunova
Ellis Cumberbatch Professor of Mathematics
Program Director, PhD in Engineering & Computational Mathematics
Henry Schellhorn
Professor of Mathematics
Academic Director, Financial Engineering Program
Adjunct Faculty
Robert O. Abad
Adjunct Faculty, Financial Engineering
Extended Faculty – Claremont Colleges
Konrad Aguilar
Pomona College
Research Interests
Noncommutative/quantum metric geometry, functional analysis, operator algebras
Arthur Benjamin
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Combinatorics, game theory, operations research
Andrew Bernoff
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Applied dynamical systems, fluid mechanics, self-similarity and scaling
Sarah Cannon
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Randomized algorithms, Markov chains, stochastic processes, discrete geometry, statistical physics
Alfonso Castro
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Partial differential equations, variational methods, inverse-function theorems, water waves (solitons)
Lisette G. de Pillis
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Computational fluid dynamics, numerical linear algebra, mathematical biology
Vin de Silva
Pomona College
Research Interests
Computational topology, manifold learning
Christina Edholm
Scripps College
Research Interests
Mathematical biology, epidemiological modeling
Lenny Fukshansky
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Number theory, discrete geometry
Stephan Garcia
Pomona College
Research Interests
Complex symmetric operators, operator theory, complex function theory
Edray Goins
Pomona College
Research Interests
Algebraic geometry, number theory, representation theory
Weiqing Gu
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Differential geometry, Grassman manifolds
Jamie Haddock
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Mathematical data science, optimization, applied convex geometry
Johanna Hardin
Pomona College
Research Interests
Model-based clustering, outlier detection, robust clustering, analysis of microarray data
Mike Izbicki
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Machine learning, high-dimensional probability, computational geometry
Jon Jacobsen
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations, fluid dynamics
Chiu-Yen Kao
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Numerical analysis and scientific computing
Gizem Karaali
Pomona College
Research Interests
Lie & Hopf algebras, quantum groups, Poisson-Lie structures, combinatorial representation theory
Adam Landsberg
Joint Science
Research Interests
Scientific modeling of complex systems
Ran Libeskind-Hadas
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Computational biology, cophylogenetics, design and analysis of algorithms
Haydee Lindo
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Commutative algebra, homological algebra, representation theory
Susan Martonosi
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Operations research, applied probability, aviation security
John Milton
Joint Science
Research Interests
Computational neuroscience
Sam Nelson
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Algebraic topology, knot theory
Mohamed Omar
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Combinatorial optimization, graph theory, algebraic geometry
Mike O’Neill
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Complex analysis and harmonic analysis
Michael Orrison
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Harmonic analysis on finite groups, algebraic voting theory
Jeho Park
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
High-performance computing, data science
Ami Radunskaya
Pomona College
Research Interests
Dynamical Systems, stochastic processes, applications of dynamical systems to instrument modeling, sound generation, and interactive composition
Animesh Ray
Keck Graduate Institute
Research Interests
Genomics, computational and systems biology
Adolfo Rumbos
Pomona College
Research Interests
Nonlinear analysis, differential equations
Ghassan Sarkis
Pomona College
Research Interests
Number theory and commutative algebra, p-adic formal group
Shahriar Shahriari
Pomona College
Research Interests
Combinatorics, representation theory of finite groups
James Sterling
Keck Graduate Institute
Research Interests
Bioengineering, microfluidics
Francis Su
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Geometric and topological combinatorics, game theory, mathematical economics
Chris Towse
Scripps College
Research Interests
Arithmetic geometry, algebraic number theory, combinatorics
Talithia Williams
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Spatial-temporal modeling of rainfall data
Helen Wong
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Low-dimensional topology, applications to molecular biology, data analysis, and quantum computation
Darryl Yong
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Mathematics education, applied mathematics, perturbation theory, partial differential equations
Heather Zinn Brooks
Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests
Applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, complex systems, nonlinear dynamics, network theory, social systems, mathematical biology