Washington State University at Vancouver

What you'll study

Doctoral students engage in advanced, focused research in areas defined by faculty expertise and departmental strengths. The programme develops advanced theoretical and computational tools needed to address complex, real-world problems; specific faculty research interests listed for Vancouver include:

• Alexander Dimitrov — quantitative neuroscience
• Bala Krishnamoorthy — computational algebraic topology
• Nicolay Strigul — mathematical ecology

Entry requirements

All applicants must submit materials to the WSU Graduate School through the online application portal. Because graduate research is closely supervised, prospective students are advised to identify and contact a potential Vancouver-based faculty mentor before applying and to follow the Vancouver campus instructions on how to apply when intending to work with Vancouver faculty.

Career prospects

The programme prepares graduates for leadership roles in academia, government, and industry. Training emphasizes research skills and computational methods that are applicable to interdisciplinary problems and emerging applications of mathematics in fields such as medicine, engineering, and data science.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

Research and teaching assistantships are available to support Ph.D. students on the Vancouver campus. For details about funding, application procedures, and programme specifics, applicants are directed to the Department of Mathematics Graduate Studies website and the WSU Vancouver graduate contacts.