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
Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Lenssen
Dr. Lenssen was awarded one of the Editor’s Awards for Journal of Climate from the American Meteorological Society (AMS), The American Meteorological Society is proud to announce its 2025 Awards and Honors, recognizing outstanding contributions to the weather, water,...
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Swanson and Aram Bingham
Our congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Swanson and Aram Bingham, a Teaching Postdoc at Mines from 2022-2024, who co-authored an article about teaching postdocs that was published by the Mathematical Association of America on their Math Values blog.....
Congratulations to SWiM!
Colorado School of Mines Winner of the Fundraising/Sustainability Category The AWM Student Chapter at the Colorado School of Mines is recognized for their successful attainment and strategic use of funding. They have secured two regular corporate sponsors to fund...
Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Lenssen
Dr. Nathan Lenssen was recently quoted in a Washing Post article titled: "La Niña is coming. Here’s how it could change the weather." A recent article on Live Science highlighted a paper led by Dr. Lenssen, which was recently published in Geophysical Research Letters....
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Swanson
Dr. Rebecca Swanson is the 2024-2025 University Distinguished Teaching Professor. The title of University Distinguished Teaching Professor is granted selectively to teaching professors and professors of practice who have brought great recognition to Mines through the...