Strong interdisciplinary research is a hallmark of the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern.Research
The applied mathematics faculty is involved in research that utilizes and invents a variety of mathematical methods associated with asymptotic analysis, bifurcation theory, graph theory, numerical analysis, optimal control, ordinary and partial differential equations, probability and statistics, singular perturbations, stability theory, and stochastic processess.
These methods are employed in the investigation of problems arising in biomechanics, fluid mechanics, geophysics, interfacial phenomena, molecular biology, neuroscience, solid mechanics, statistical mechanics, transport theory, and wave phenomena, to name a few.
Collaboration
Strong interdisciplinary research is a hallmark of the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern.
The educational component of research is held in high regard, with considerable emphasis placed on the mentoring relationship between faculty members, undergraduates, and graduate students.