Department of Mathematics, University of Utah
	Department of Mathematics, College of Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. 801-581-6851, 801-581-4148 (fax)

Graduate Study in Mathematics at the University of Utah

This page tells you about the math department at the University of Utah. We hope that you like what you see, and that you will consider graduate study here.

As you can tell, we are in a beautiful location, particularly if you like skiing, but there are other good reasons to come here:

• In a recent study of the National Research Council (Chronicle of Higher Education, September 22, 1995) we ranked 36th out of 139 US Math departments in the quality of our faculty and the effectiveness of our Ph.D. program.
• Our present graduate faculty numbers 47. A number of the current faculty have received national awards including Sloan Fellowships and Presidential Young Investigator Awards. The University has also recognized members of our faculty with Distinguished Professor, University Distinguished Researcher and Teaching Awards. Here is a list of current members of the faculty, with their specializations, the place and date they obtained their Ph.D., and a listing of some of their papers.
• We have a large body of graduate students from all over the world and many of the United States. During 1995-96 there were 32 men and 9 women who were teaching fellows and assistants in our department. These fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis and run from $11,500 to $12,500 for the academic year. Summer teaching for additional compensation is often available. Some of our graduate students have their own web pages.
• We offer several graduate degrees,
  • Master of Science,
  • Master of Arts,
  • Doctor of Philosophy,
  • Master of Philosophy,
  • Master of Statistics
  in a large number of specialties, including the following:
  Algebra,
  Algebraic Geometry,
  Applied Mathematics,
  Approximation Theory,
  Computational Fluids,
  Differential Geometry,
  Functional Analysis,
  Lie Groups,
  Mathematical Biology,
  Materials Science,
  Nonlinear Phenomena,
  Numerical Analysis,
  Partial Differential Equations,
  Probability and Statistics,
  Representation Theory,
  Scientific Computing,
  Symplectic Topology,
  Turbulent Transport.
  For details on our graduate courses consult the graduate bulletin starting on page 35 (serial page 43 of 68).
• We now award approximately 6 Ph.D.s per year. Since 1954, a total of 182 people have been awarded this degree. Most hold positions in state and private universities, and several hold non-academic positions. You can see a list of recent Ph.D.s.
• Some of our alumni have their own web pages, a few of which you can examine. No doubt there are a lot more that we just don't know about. If you are an alumnus and would like to have your web page listed we'd very much like to hear from you.

The University and Community

Salt Lake City is an exceptionally nice place to live. The following links give you more information about the surrounding community.

• Campus map (We are centered in the John Widtsoe Building. ) You can see a photograph above, click on it or here to see a larger image.)
• U of U College of Science.
• University of Utah.
• The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and other sites of interest.
• Utah.
• Utah Travel Council.
• Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
• Local newspapers: The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News

The Graduate Bulletin

Complete information about our graduate program is contained in our graduate bulletin which you can preview, download, or print. It is in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format.

Additional Information

The University of Utah Campus-Wide Association of Graduate Students have their own web page.

For more information e-mail our graduate secretary, Ms. Mary Broadbent or our director of graduate studies, Professor Peter Trombi. You can also write or call:

Department of Mathematics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
USA
Telephone: (801) 581-6851
Fax: (801) 581-4148

These pages are maintained by Peter Alfeld , you can e-mail me. In particular, I'd appreciate if you could let me know if there is anything you can't view properly.