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Faculty Facts

• 12 core faculty members, plus 9 affiliated faculty
• A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 6 fellows of the American Physical Society 
• 9 faculty members are fellows of at least one professional society, plus a Fulbright Fellow 
• 5 editors of at least one research journal and/or book series (number includes past and present editors)
• An ISI Highly Cited Researcher
• 3 NSF Career Award Winners
• An NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award Winner
• A Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence
• A Northwestern Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
• A Materials Science and Engineering Teacher of the Year Award Winner 
• A Margaret B. Fuller Boos Professor 
• A former Vice President of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 
• A Clarence ver Steeg Graduate Faculty Award Winter
• A Frank C. Engelhart Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Undergraduate Study

• Flexible curriculum allows in-depth application of mathematics in areas like engineering, economics, physics, mathematics, or social sciences
• Many students combine their applied-math major with another major that reflects their additional interests
• Opportunities for undergraduate research in a wide area of topics
• Class size in the major courses is 20 to 30 students

Graduate Study

• Approximately 45 PhD and 20 MS graduate students in applied math
• Highly interdisciplinary graduate research with world-class faculty members
• Research is very applied; most students collaborate with experimentalists in science and engineering
• All doctorate candidate graduate students are supported by fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships
• Can complete an MS degree in as little as one academic year with study plans tailored to individual students’ interests
• Typically five years to complete a PhD (beyond BS)