Mathematics and Statistics
- Degrees Offered: MSc, PhD
- Application Deadline: Open, February 1 for scholarship consideration.
- Study Options: Thesis, Report
- Duration: Two (MSc), Four/Five (PhD) Years
- Entry Terms: Fall, Winter, Summer
UNB’s Mathematics and Statistics department offers top percentile research programs, plus the chance to study advanced topics with internationally-recognized faculty. It all adds up to a positive university experience, equating to happier students and better job prospects. We generally have around 30 graduate students in a variety of research areas and we host several post-doctoral researchers.
Our graduate programs prepare students for successful careers in government, academia, research and consulting firms, financial and healthcare institutions, engineering and technology firms, as well as respected positions in data security, computer design and cosmology.
Our department is home to the Applied Statistics Centre, which provides statistical consultation for UNB researchers and the community at large, as well as the Centre for Noncommutative Geometry and Topology, which is an international research consortium that includes many renowned mathematicians.
Current Faculty and Research Areas
UNB Fredericton
Branimir Ćaćić - Noncommutative differential geometryM Tariq Hasan - Random effect models, correlated data with excessive zeros
Viqar Husain - General relativity, quantum gravity
Dan Kučerovský - Operator theory, geometric functional analysis
Renjun Ma - Generalized linear models, longitudinal & spatial data analysis
Jeffrey D Picka - Spatial statistics, philosophy of science and inference
Caroline Purdy - Math education, numerical analysis
Bahram Rangipour - Noncommutative geometry
Patrick Reynolds - Math education
Mahin Salmani - Hierarchical linear models, mathematical biology
Alyssa Sankey - Association schemes, designs and codes
Sanjeev Seahra - General relativity, cosmology, quantum gravity
Vladimir Tasić - Group theory, Lie algebras and Lie rings, philosophy of mathematics, mathematics in continental philosophy
Nicholas Touikan - Geometric group theory
Lin Wang - Mathematical biology, applied dynamical systems
James Watmough - Mathematical biology, mathematical ecology
Edward Wilson-Ewing - Quantum gravity and cosmology
Guohua Yan - Cluster analysis, mixture models, random effects models
UNB Saint John
Tim Alderson - Finite geometries, coding theory
Andrea Burgess -combinatorial design theory and graph theory
Mohammad Hamdan - Fluid mechanics
Rebecca McKay - Ordinary and partial differential equations, dynamical systems, numerical analysis
Connie Stewart - Compositional data analysis, statistical ecology and statistical computing
Application requirements
- Prior to applying, applicants must contact faculty to secure research supervision.
- Pure or Applied Mathematics masters applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in mathematics or a related field with first or second class honours.
- Statistics Masters applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in mathematics, statistics or a related field with first or second class honours.
- PhD candidates should hold a Masters from a recognized university.
- International applicants whose first language is not English must submit language scores that meet or exceed international English language testing system (IELTS) band 7.0.
- Applicants must submit a completed application form, including three references and a one-page statement describing research interests.
Funding
Funding from teaching and research assistantships is typically between 17K and 20K depending on the program and top-ups from other sources are possible.
Contact us
For more information on our program, contact Dr. Viqar Husain, Director of Graduate Studies, or Heidi Stewart, Graduate Studies Coordinator.
Office: Tilley Hall, Rm. 418
Phone: 1-506-458-7488
