Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Research

Undergraduate research is integral to our mathematics and statistics programs. Students can connect with faculty mentors seeking students and hit the ground running with research projects as early as their first year.

Mathematics and Statistics Research Areas

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Applied Inverse Problems and Optimization

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Applied Statistics and Data Analytics

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Computational Astrophysics and Relativity

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Computational Modeling

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Discrete Mathematics

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Dynamical Systems and Fluid Mechanics

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Machine Learning and Data Science

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Mathematical Biology

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Mathematics of Earth and Environmental Systems

Stand Out With Your Research

Students who perform undergraduate research stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs and graduate schools.

Present Your Research
Our students present their research at conferences nationwide and at our annual Undergraduate Research Symposium right here on campus.

Resources
From mentoring motivated students in writing their first scientific publication to offering a free poster printing service on campus, we have the resources to help students stand out from the crowd.

Research Scholar Awards
We recognize research excellence among graduating students with our annual Undergraduate Research Scholars Awards and a special ceremony at commencement.

Faculty Research Highlights

The College of Science on RIT's campus.

Simons Empire Faculty Fellowship to fund four College of Science positions

Distinguished Professor Carlos Lousto receiving award by the Argentine government.

Lousto honored with Argentine award for outstanding scientific contributions

Artist concept of merging black holes in space.

RIT plays big role in new black hole discoveries

Work with a Professor

Work alongside professors who are experts in their field in state-of-the-art facilities.

Find a Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics News

  • February 10, 2026

    These figures show the research result of testing and predicting Lorenz system attractors, which shows deterministic chaos. The butterfly shape is characteristic of the butterfly effect of chaos.

    Researchers develop new method for predicting chaos

    Mathematician Edward Lorenz used the butterfly effect to explain chaos theory in the 1960s. Now, decades later, a team from RIT has developed a method to predict chaos using less data, fewer parameters, and a more user-friendly format.

  • January 30, 2026

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    Mathematical modeling alumnus wins early career award

    RIT alumnus Adam Giammarese’s work in chaos theory has earned him the Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Award, an annual recognition by the publication Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science.

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