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Discrete Mathematics Faculty

• Ghidewon Abay-Asmerom topological graphtheory, graph products,

Ph.D. Western Michigan University

• Moa Apagodu enumerative combinatorics,algorithmic proof methods,Ph.D. Rutgers University

• Neal Bushaw extremal graph theory,Ph.D. University of Memphis

• David Chan discrete dynamical systems,Ph.D. North Carolina State University

• Dan Cranston structural graph theory,graph coloring, algorithms,

Ph.D. U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Richard Hammack algebraic graph theory,Ph.D. UNC Chapel Hill

• Glenn Hurlbert (Dept. Chair) graph theory,extremal set theory, combinatorics,

combinatorial optimization,Ph.D. Rutgers University

• Candace Kent di↵erence equations,Ph.D. University of Rhode Island

• Craig Larson chemical graph theory,independence, machine conjecturing,

Ph.D. University of Houston

• Dewey Taylor graph theory, algebraic monoids,Ph.D. North Carolina State University

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Virginia Commonwealth University enrolls over32,000 students on two campuses—the Monroe ParkCampus, and the Medical College of Virginia Campus—in Richmond, Virginia, a city with a rich history and alively music, arts and cultural scene.

Monroe Park Campus is part of a historic district neardowntown Richmond. The Department of Mathematicsand Applied Mathematics is housed in Grace E. HarrisHall, the building in the lower center of this photograph.

The Department, in conjunction with the Departmentof Statistical Sciences and Operations Research, o↵ersprograms leading to the master’s and Ph.D. degrees.

Campus center (above) andacademic buildings (right) arewithin an easy walking andbiking distance from vibrantresidential neighborhoods.

The campus is surrounded by many restaurants, clubs,theaters, museums and galleries. Nearby, the JamesRiver o↵ers outstanding recreational opportunities andnatural beauty.

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics1015 Floyd Avenue — Richmond, Virginia 23284Phone: (804) 828-1301www.math.vcu.edu

Ph.D. in Systems

Modeling & Analysis:

Discrete Mathematics

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The Department of Mathematics and AppliedMathematics and the Department of StatisticalSciences and Operations Research jointly o↵er aPh.D. in Systems Modeling and Analysis. Thisprogram fosters the development of mathematicalskills that model and analyze real-world systems.Faculty and graduate students collaborate to extendknowledge in mathematics, science, medicine, busi-ness and engineering. The continued development ofoperations research, statistics, discrete mathematicsand applied mathematics is essential for scientific ad-vancement in the 21st century.

Doctoral students advance the theoretical under-standing of mathematics and expand the frontiers ofknowledge through original, relevant research involv-ing complex systems arising from real, contemporaryproblems facing our world.

The Department of Mathematics and AppliedMathematics consists of 22 professors, all commit-ted to excellence in research and teaching. It is es-pecially strong in discrete mathematics, with nearlyhalf of its faculty specializing in discrete mathemat-ics, combinatorics or graph theory.

In addition to a wide range of classes, the departmento↵ers colloquia and weekly seminars in the areas ofdiscrete mathematics, analysis and logic, and mathe-matical biology. Ongoing research connections existbetween Mathematics and the Schools of Medicine,Business and Engineering (Computer Science).

Visit (and watch our video on) the program’shomepage to learn more about our research envi-ronment and the current projects of our faculty:sysm.vcu.edu.

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To Apply

Visit www.graduate.vcu.edu for the application.Review of applications begins in February for falladmission and November for spring admission. Foradditional information, see the program’s web page:www.sysm.vcu.edu. You are welcome to contact anyfaculty member regarding their research and for moreinformation about the program. Email addresses canbe found under the Faculty tab on the departmentweb page, www.math.vcu.edu.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

Each year the department o↵ers a number of grad-uate assistantships available for full-time graduatestudents. These carry a stipend as well as remissionof tuition. As a GTA, you will be part of an ener-getic faculty highly committed to excellent teachingand research. Contact the Program Director for in-formation on Graduate Teaching Assistantships. Heis happy to answer any question you may have aboutthe program.

Program Director

Dr. Paul BrooksVirginia Commonwealth UniversityStatistical Sciences and Operations Research1015 Floyd Ave.P.O. Box 842014Richmond, VA 23284-2014

sysmphd@vcu.edu804-828-1301