Mission
The Department’s research and educational goals are designed to address the responsibilities associated with three components of the overall mission. Our goals are:
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To meet basic instructional needs at a sustained level of excellence for diverse academic areas through the utilization of well-trained, knowledgeable instructors who have achieved a significant level of accomplishment in mathematics.
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To provide broad and excellent training for our majors, incorporating the principal ideas from the most significant research areas in the mathematical sciences by utilizing the instructional skills of accomplished research mathematicians.
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To provide a rich mathematical environment for graduate instruction of a world-class stature by recruitment of junior and senior faculty who have achieved significant positions of leadership in their research areas and have demonstrated a capability to assist in the development of future leaders of the mathematical community.
Department Chair

Francesco Maggi
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Mathematics
Associate Chairs

Timothy Perutz
- Associate Professor
- Associate Chair for Graduate Education
- Mathematics

Maria Pia Gualdani
- Professor
- Assistant Chair for Graduate Education
- Mathematics

John Luecke
- Professor
- Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education
- Mathematics

William Wolesensky
- Professor of Instruction
- Associate Chair for Calculus Initiatives
- Mathematics
Undergraduate Advising

Jennifer Austin
- Professor of Instruction
- Undergraduate Mathematics Faculty Advisor
- Mathematics Undergraduate Studies Executive Committee Chair
- Math Club Advisor and Association for Women in Mathematics - UT Chapter Advisor
- Mathematics

Theresa Martines
- Associate Professor of Instruction
- Mathematics Honors Advisor
- Mathematics
Staff Leadership

Tasha Schuricht
- Director of Finance & Administration
- Mathematics