Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff contact information for the Mathematics Department.

Mathematics

About
About
An overview and description of the Mathematics department at Denison University.
- Applied Mathematics
Degree Requirements
Courses
Research
Honors & Awards
Honors & Awards
Scholarships and awards given to students each year in Mathematics at Denison University
- Pi Mu Epsilon
Alumni & Careers
Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Sara Clifton

Visiting Assistant Professor

cliftons@denison.edu

Laura Dolph-Bosley

Assistant Professor

dolphbosleyl@denison.edu

740-587-5062

Lew Ludwig

Professor

Director of Center for Learning and Teaching

ludwigl@denison.edu

740-587-5638

May Mei

Professor

Beverly Fleischmann Endowed Professor

Chair of Mathematics

meim@denison.edu

740-587-6248

Matthew Neal

Professor

nealm@denison.edu

740-587-6288

Leilani Pai

Visiting Assistant Professor

pail@denison.edu

740-587-8572

Sarah A. Rundell

Associate Professor

Director of Advising

Academic Integrity Process Advisor

rundells@denison.edu

740-587-6668

Robert Paul Viator

Assistant Professor

viatorr@denison.edu

740-587-8560

Adam Waterbury

Assistant Professor

waterburya@denison.edu

740-587-8088

Mike Westmoreland

Professor

Benjamin Barney Chair of Mathematics

westmoreland@denison.edu

740-587-6209

David White

Associate Professor

whiteda@denison.edu

740-587-8064

Sarah Wolff

Associate Professor of Mathematics

William G. Bowen Distinguished Professorship

wolffs@denison.edu

740-587-5029

Staff

Emma Louise Borgia ’20

Academic Administrative Assistant

borgiae@denison.edu

740-587-8066

Tony Silveira

Systems Administrator for Math & Computer Sciences

silveira@denison.edu

740-587-6707

Emeriti Faculty

Tom Bressoud

Professor Emeritus

bressoud@denison.edu

Todd Feil

Professor Emeritus

feil@denison.edu

Zaven Karian

Professor Emeritus / Mellon Coordinator

karian@denison.edu

Joan Krone

Professor Emerita

krone@denison.edu

Spotlights

Denison Magazine

Pedagogy perfected

Denison's Teaching Seminar introduces relevant teaching topics, stimulates discussion within the group, and builds community for new faculty members.

Denison Magazine

Putting in the work

As math professor Sarah Wolff headed to South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar, she reflected on teaching a topic that many approach with trepidation.

Prof. Sarah Wolff heading to South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar

Professor Sarah Wolff is passionate about many things – math, mentoring, and marathons.

Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination

Denison Magazine

Volleyball: The Spike

Lucy Anderson ’23 tells us how to spike a volleyball like a boss.

Scoring big in the NFL Big Data Bowl

Data Analytics major Jill Reiner hit the big time as one of three winners in the national NFL Data Bowl.

Addie Buzas ‘20 wins a post-graduation Orr Fellowship

With a potent triple major in math, economics, and Spanish, Addie Buzas ‘20 has won a two-year Orr Fellowship.

Professors Michael Westmoreland (left) and Benjamin Schumacher (right)

How We Learn

Faculty research on thermodynamics breaks new ground

A new framework of thermodynamics could help illuminate our understanding of probability and rewrite quantum theory.

How We Learn

Valued Added: Lessons Beyond Calculus and Algorithms

Math and computer science students find that four years in the department have prepared them for life after Denison.

Lew Ludwig, professor of computer science, mathematics, and computational science.

How We Learn

Better Teachers Make Better Students

Lew Ludwig led an effort to create an instructional-practices guide that is helping math professors teach their students more effectively.

Where We Go

Rishi Dani ’05 Shares Tips About Careers in Finance

An executive director with CIBC World Markets, Rishi Dani ’05 shares advice about Wall Street and life after Denison.

How We Learn

Computer science and creative writing make unexpected pair

Excitement, frustration and energy pulsed through the air during the computer science game design class' mid semester showcase.

$Group photo$

How We Learn

Denison students present at an undergraduate mathematics conference

Department majors presented research at the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women

How We Learn

Lending a helping hand halfway across the world

Denison students from math and physics take tutoring to the internet.

How We Learn

Why do you study math?

Eric Zmuda '17 tells about some real-life experience in his favorite field: problem-solving.

What's Happening

In the News