Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
In the Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department at Mines we tie together foundational research and teaching of Computational and Applied Mathematics as well as Statistics with interdisciplinary applications in the areas of Bio, Geo, Data, and Risk.
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics!
Mathematics plays a vital role in the education of all students at Colorado School of Mines, both through the advanced training of its own majors and graduate students and through the support it provides to all the engineering and science disciplines.
The Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics takes pride in its teaching innovations, its contributions to research across campus, and in the quality of excellence in applied mathematics and statistics among its alumni.
News
Bandyopadhyay and Nychka Featured in AMSTAT News
Professor Soutir Bandyopadhyay and Professor Doug Nychka were featured in the May edition of AMSTAT News for being awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). For more information about this feature and the project being funded by NSF, please visit...
Professor Holly Eklund recognized at Multicultural Engineering Program Banquet
Congratulations to Professor Holly Eklund for her recognition as the Outstanding Mines Faculty Member by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) at the Multicultural Engineering Program Banquet!
Carney, Mikucki, and Nicholas Recognized at Faculty Awards Event
Congratulations to Deb Carney, Mike Mikucki, and Mike Nicholas for their recognition at the Faculty Awards Event! Deb Carney is one of three teaching faculty from across campus named to the inaugural class of University Distinguished Teaching Professors! Mike Mikucki...
Professor Christian Westhof Selected as a Champion for Mental Health by the Mines Betsy’s Friends Peer Educators
Congratulations to Professor Christian Westhof for his selection as a Champion for Mental Health, by the Mines Betsy's Friends Peer Educators (a group of students working with Student Wellness Promotion to advance and promote student mental health). Professor Westhof...
AMS Student Awarded Predoctoral Fellowship at the University of Colorado Boulder
Shelby Stowe, a PhD candidate in Computational and Applied Math, has been awarded a Predoctoral Fellowship under the National Institutes of Health T32 Transdisciplinary Training in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Training Grant at the University of Colorado Boulder (PI...