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 geometry, mathematical physics
- 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
- Bahram Rangipour - Noncommutative geometry
- Patrick Reynolds - Math education, geometry, partial differential equations
- 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
- Nanwei Wang - Graphics models, linear mixed models, Bayesian model learning methods
- 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, 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
