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Dr. Timothy Huber
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
MAGC 3.202
Email: timothy.huber@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3451
Phone Alt: (956) 882-6647
Fax: (956) 665-5091

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Amreen Ajaz

Amreen Ajaz
Lecturer I, PhD Southern University and A & M College, 2020
Research Interests: Mathematics Education
Office: BPOB1: 1.102A
Phone:
Email: amreen.ajaz@utrgv.edu

Andrew Alaniz

Andrew Alaniz
Lecturer, PhD, 2021
Research Interests: Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teacher Preparation, Equitable and Inclusive Teaching Practices
Office:
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Email: andrew.alaniz01@utrgv.edu

Joseph Alanis

Joseph Alanis
Lecturer I, M.S.Harvard University, 2018
Office:EMAGC 3.728, Edinburg
Phone:956-665-3451
Email: joseph.alanis@utrgv.edu

Tatiyana Altecor

Tatiyana Altecor
Lecturer III, P.E. Moscow State Engineering Physics University
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics, Mathematical models, Control Systems, Stability, Optimizations
Office:  EMAGC 3.608, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3802
Email: tatiyana.altecor@utrgv.edu

Saul Andaverdi

Saul Andaverdi
Part-Time Lecturer, M.S. University of Texas Pan American, 2007
Office:EMAGC 3.716, Edinburg
Phone:956-665-8909
Email: saul.andaverdi01@utrgv.edu

Younggon Bae Younggon Bae
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.,Michigan State University, 2019
Office:BLHSB 2.706, Brownsville
Phone:956-882-7831
Email: younggon.bae@utrgv.edu
Andras Balogh

Andras Balogh
Professor, Ph.D. Texas Tech University
Research Interests: Nonlinear boundary value problems, Flow control, Computational Mathematics
Office: EMAGC 3.610, Edinburg 
Phone: 956-665-3460
Email: andras.balogh@utrgv.edu

John E. T. Bernard

John E. T. Bernard
Professor, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin, 1978.
Research Interests: Program and course development in Mathematics Education, psychology of mathematics learning, the cognitive and metacognitive aspects of problem solving
Office: EMAGC 3.106, Edinburg 
Phone: 956-665-3549
Email: john.bernard@utrgv.edu

Dambaru Bhatta

Dambaru Bhatta
Professor, Ph.D. Dalhousie University, Canada, 1995.
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics, Hydrodynamic Stability, Solidification, Convective Heat & Mass Transfer, Wave-structure Interactions, Computational Mathematics.
Office: EMAGC 3.418, Edinburg 
Phone: 956-665-3534
Email: dambaru.bhatta@utrgv.edu

Mikhail Bouniaev

Mikhail Bouniaev
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. Moscow Institute of Electrical Engineering, USSR, 1978
Research Interests: Discrete and computational  geometry, functional analysis, applied mathematics, psychology of mathematics  education, collegiate mathematics  teaching, training math teachers. 
Office: BLHSB 2.508, Brownsville 
Phone: 956-882-6600
Email: mikhail.bouniaev@utrgv.edu

Paul F. Bracken

Paul F. Bracken
Professor, Ph.D. University of Waterloo, 1995.
Research Interests: Differential Equations, and Geometry applied to problems in Mathematical Physics and Physics, Integrable systems quantum field theory and quantization
Office: EMAGC 3.606, Edinburg 
Phone: 956-665-3457
Email: paul.bracken@utrgv.edu

Santanu Chakraborty

Santanu Chakraborty
Professor, Ph.D. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 2002.
Research Interests: Random Iterations and Dynamical Systems, Invariant measures, Population Genetics, and their applications in Biology.
Office: EMAGC 3.814, Edinburg 
Phone: 956-665-2313
Email: santanu.chakraborty@utrgv.edu

Edgar De La Cruz

Edgar De La Cruz
Lecturer III, M.S. The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, 2008
Office: BSETB 1.504, Brownsville 
Phone: 956-882-7666
Email: edgar.delacruz@utrgv.edu

Lokenath Debnath

Lokenath Debnath
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. University of London, England, 1967.
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics, Applied Partial Differential Equations, Integral Transforms, Fluid Dynamics, Continuum Mechanics, Nonlinear Waves, and Wave Motions in Fluids and Solids
Office: EMAGC 3.602, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3459
Email: lokenath.debnath@retiree.utrgv.edu

Madhavi Devanaboina

Madhavi Devanaboina
Lecturer I, M.S. Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 2004
Research Interests:
Office: EMAGC 3.502, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3805
Email: madhavi.devanaboina@utrgv.edu

Joseph Diaz

Joseph Diaz
Part-Time Lecturer, M.S. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2016
Office:EMAGC 3.716, Edinburg
Phone:956-665-8909
Email: joseph.diaz01@utrgv.edu

Benjamin Ebaseh-Onofa

Benjamin Ebaseh-Onofa
Associate Professor, Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 1988.
Research Interests: Compartmental Modeling, Regression Analysis and Experimental Design
Office: EMAGC 3.410, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3458
Email: ben.onofa@utrgv.edu

Baofeng Feng

Baofeng Feng
Professor, Ph.D. Kyoto University, Japan 2000.
Research Interests: Numerical solutions for partial differential equations, Nonlinear waves and perturbation methods, Pattern formation, Intrinsic localized modes in lattices, Nonlinear optics and optical fiber communications
Office: EMAGC 3.706, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2269
Email: baofeng.feng@utrgv.edu

Zhaosheng Feng

Zhaosheng Feng
Carlos and Stehanie Manrique de Lara Endowed Professor
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 2004.
Research Interests: Nonlinear Analysis, Computational Methods and Simulations, Mathematical Physics, Data Science and Mathematical Biology.
Office: EMAGC 3.730, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-7483
Email: zhaosheng.feng@utrgv.edu

Luis Fernandez

Luis Fernandez
Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2020
Research Interests: K-16 Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teacher Preparation, Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Latinx Emergent Bilinguals
Office: EMAGC 3.718, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2123
Email: luis.fernandez01@utrgv.edu

Saul Andaverdi

Sidketa Fofana
Part-Time Lecturer, Ph.D. University of Memphis, 2018
Office: EMAGC 2.324, Edinburg
Phone:956-665-3451
Email: sidketa.fofana@utrgv.edu

Joseph Diaz

Mayra Ortiz Galarza
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Texas El Paso, 2017
Research Interests: Mathematics Education, STEAM Education, Engineering Education, Trigonometry.
Office:BLHSB 2.526, Brownsville
Phone:956-882-7831
Email: mayra.ortizgalarza@utrgv.edu

Anahit Galstyan

Anahit Galstyan
Professor, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 2005.
Research Interests: Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Pseudo-differential operators, Bifurcations Theory, Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations.
Office: EMAGC 3.714, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3556
Email: anahit.galstyan@utrgv.edu

Alexey Garber

Alexey Garber
Associate Professor, Ph.D. Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, 2009
Research Interests: Discrete geometry, combinatorics.
Office: BLHSB 2.518, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-6672
Email: alexey.garber@utrgv.edu

Guillermo Garza

Guillermo Garza
Lecturer II, M.S. The University of Texas-Pan American, 2011.
Research Interests:
Office: EMAGC 3.424, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3801
Email: guillermo.garza@utrgv.edu

Eleftherios Gkioulekas

Eleftherios Gkioulekas
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Professor, Ph.D. University of Washington, 2006
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics, two and three dimensional Navier-Stokes turbulence, Martin-Siggia-Rose theory, Statistical Mechanics, quasi-geostrophic models, and curriculum innovations.
Office: EMAGC 3.214, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-7324
Email: eleftherios.gkioulekas@utrgv.edu

Alexey Glazyrin

Alexey Glazyrin
Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Moscow State University, 2009
Research Interests: Discrete geometry, computational geometry, combinatorics, geometry of numbers
Office: BLHSB 2.520, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-6610
Email: alexey.glazyrin@utrgv.edu

Sergey Grigorian

Sergey Grigorian
Associate Professor, PhD in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University, 2009
Research Interests: Differential geometry, Special structures on manifolds, Geometric flows on manifolds
Office: EMAGC 3.426, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2361
Email: sergey.grigorian@utrgv.edu

Anna Gonzalez

Anna Gonzalez
Associate Professor in Practice, MEd, The University of Texas - Pan American, 2009
Office: EEDUC 2.648, Edinburg
Phone: (956) 665-3209
Email: anna.gonzalez@utrgv.edu

Ahmad Harb

Ahmad Harb
Part-Time Lecturer
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Email: ahmadm.harb01@utrgv.edu

Cuiyu He

Cuiyu He
Assistant Professor, Ph.D, Purdue University, 2017.
Research Interests: Applied and Computational Mathematics; Numerical analysis; Adaptive finite element methods and a posteriori error estimation; Cut Finite Element Method and applications; Machine learning methods for solving ill-posed PDEs; Numerical methods for optimal control related systems; Splines and applications in solving PDEs.
Office: BLHSB 2.706, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-7831
Email: cuiyu.he@utrgv.edu

William Heller

William Heller
Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Maryland College Park, 1991.
Research Interests: Harmonic (Fourier) Analysis (specifically, with application to signal processing), Applied Analysis, Functional Differential Equations, and Mathematics Education.
Office: EMAGC 3.812, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3569
Email: william.heller@utrgv.edu

Roberto Herrera

Roberto Herrera
Lecturer, M.S. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2012
Office: BLHSB 2.512, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-5099
Email: roberto.herrera1@utrgv.edu

Timothy J. Huber

Timothy J. Huber
School Director
Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.
2016 UT Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
Research Interests: Analytic Number Theory, Special Functions, Combinatorics
Office: EMAGC 3.202C, Edinburg / BLHSB 2.216, Brownsville
Phone: 956-665-2173, Edinburg / 956-882-6621, Brownsville
Email: timothy.huber@utrgv.edu

Mayra Huerta

Mayra Huerta
Part-Time Lecturer, MS, Mathematics, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2017.
Office: EMAGC 3.556, Edinburg
Phone: (956) 665-3451
Email: mayra.huerta01@utrgv.edu

Hyung W. Kim

Hyung W. Kim
Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of New Hampshire, 2013
Research Interests: Mathematics education and statistics education
Office: EMAGC 3.808, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2372
Email: hyung.kim@utrgv.edu

Roger Knobel

Roger Knobel
Associate Professor, Ph.D. Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1991.
Research Interests: Inverse spectral theory, Differential equations, Applied analysis.
Office: EMAGC 3.414, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-7064
Email: roger.knobel@utrgv.edu

Brandt Kronholm

Brandt Kronholm
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Albany, 2010
Research Interests: Number theory
Office: EMAGC 3.210, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2119
Email: brandt.kronholm@utrgv.edu

Shuxia Li

Shuxia Li
Lecturer III, M.Sc. University of Texas-Pan American, 2009
Office: EMAGC 3.510D, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3807
Email: shuxia.li@utrgv.edu

Bingyuan Liu

Bingyuan Liu
Assistant Professor, PhD, Washington University, 2015
Research Interests: PDEs emphasizing the pure several complex variables, Complex Geometry
Email: Bingyuan.Liu@utrgv.edu

Karla Lopez

Karla Lopez
Part-Time Lecturer, M.S., The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2015
Office: BLHSB 2.500A, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-7831
Email: karla.g.lopez01@utrgv.edu

Zhuanzhuan Ma
Assistant Professor, PhD in Mathematics (Statistics), Texas Tech University, 2022
Research Interests: Bayesian Statistics; High-dimensional Inference; Applied Statistics; Interdisciplinary Research
Office: BLHSB 2.526
Phone: 956-882-5199
Email: zhuanzhuan.ma@utrgv.edu

Basavarajappa Mahanthesh
Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Karnataka, India, 2018
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics, Nanofluid Mechanics, Computational Mathematics
Office: EMAGC 3.510A
Phone: 956-665-3804
Email: mahanthesh.b@utrgv.edu

Salma J. Mahmood

Salma J. Mahmood
Lecturer III, Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, Texas Southern University, 2006
Office: EMAGC 2.336, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2061
Email: salma.mahmood@utrgv.edu

Alicia Martinez

Part-Time Lecturer

Research Interests:
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Email: alicia.martinez02@utrgv.edu

Arturo Martinez

Arturo Martinez
Part-Time Lecturer, MS, Mathematics, 2020
Research Interests:
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Email: arturo.j.martinez01@utrgv.edu

Saul Andaverdi

Esteban Melendez
Part-Time Lecturer, M.S. University of Texas Pan American, 2014
Office:EMAGC 3.716, Edinburg
Phone:956-665-8909
Email: esteban.melendez01@utrgv.edu

Patricia Mendiola

Patricia Mendiola
Assistant Professor in Practice, M.S., The University of Texas - Pan American, 2012
Research Interests: Applications of secondary school mathematics and effective Mathematics teaching strategies
Office: EEDUC 2.527
Phone: (956) 665-3210
Email: patricia.mendiola@utrgv.edu

Gina Miquiabas

Gina Miquiabas
Part-Time Lecturer, Part-Time Lecturer, MS, , 2009
Research Interests:
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Email: gina.miquiabas01@utrgv.edu

Jerzy Mogilski

Jerzy Mogilski
Associate Professor, PhD Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland, 1979
Research Interests: Topology, Infinte Dimensional Topology, Collegiate Mathematics Education
Office: BLHSB 2.528, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-6628
Email: jerzy.mogilski@utrgv.edu

Oleg Musin

Oleg Musin
Professor, Ph.D. Moscow State University, 1980
Research Interests: Discrete geometry, coding theory, geometry and topology, computational geometry, applied mathematics, algorithms, image processing, cartography and GIS.
Office: BLHSB 2.522, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-6627
Email: oleg.musin@utrgv.edu

Nam Nguyen

Nam Nguyen
Lecturer III, M.S. University of Texas - Pan American, 2004.
Office: EMAGC 3.724, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-7065
Email: nam.nguyen@utrgv.edu

Tamer F. Oraby

Tamer F. Oraby
Undergraduate Program Coordinator for B.S in Statistics
Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 2008
Research Interests: Mathematical modeling of infectious disease and environmental problems - probability theory
Office: EMAGC 2.316D, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3536
Email: tamer.oraby@utrgv.edu

Elena Poletaeva

Elena Poletaeva
Professor, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1992.
Research Interests: The representation theory of Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras, mathematical physics, differential geometry.
Office: EMAGC 3.430, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2615
Email: elena.poletaeva@utrgv.edu

Jose Ponce

Jose Ponce
Lecturer II, M.S., Iowa State University, 2012
Research Interests: Groups and association schemes; Quantum computers; Developmental Mathematics
Groups and association schemes, quantum computers, developmental Mathematics
Office: BLHSB 2.512, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-5099
Email: jose.ponce@utrgv.edu

Zhijun Qiao

Zhijun Qiao
PhD MSIA Program Director
President Endowed Professor, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Fudan University, China, 1997.
Research Interests: Integrable Systems, Solution and R-matrix Theory, Discrete Systems and Integrable Symplectic Map, Algebraic and Geometric Structures of Integrable Systems, PDEs Analysis and Radar Image, Mathematical Model and Image Reconstruction, MIMO Radar and Compressive Sensing
Office: EMAGC 3.722, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3406
Email: zhijun.qiao@utrgv.edu

Sima Qubbaj

Sima Jerdana Qubbaj
Part-Time Lecturer, M.S. University of Texas Pan American, 2010
Office: EMAGC 3.510B, Edinburg
Phone:956-665-3451
Email: sima.qubbaj01@utrgv.edu

Adriana Quiroz

Adriana Quiroz
Lecturer, MS, , 201
Research Interests:
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Email: adriana.quiroz01@utrgv.edu

Rajendra Rai

Rajendra Rai
Lecturer III, Ph.D. Dalhousie University, 1980.
Office: EMAGC 2.340, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2239
Email: rajendra.rai@utrgv.edu

Olga Ramirez

Olga Ramirez
Professor, Ph.D. Texas A & M University, 1985.
Research Interests: Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics Education
Office: EMAGC 2.317, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3631
Email: olga.ramirez@utrgv.edu

Daniel Riahi

Daniel Riahi
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. Florida State University, Mathematics, 1974
Research Interests: Fluid dynamics, Applied Partial Differential Equations, Hydrodynamic Stability, Biomedical Applications, Modeling and Numerical Simulation, Solidification Process, Magnetohydrodynamics, Perturbation and Asymptotic Methods, Force-spinning process, Biomechanics, Multi-Scales & Scaling Analysis, Stability Analysis, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer.
Email: daniel.riahi@utrgv.edu

Hansapani Rodrigo

Hansapani Rodrigo
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of South Florida, 2017
Research Interests: Statistical Data Mining, Bayesian Analysis, Survival Modeling, Categorical Data Analysis
Office: EMAGC 2.316E, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2349
email: hansapani.rodrigo@utrgv.edu

Juan Benitez Rodriguez

Juan Benitez Rodriguez
Part-Time Lecturer, MS University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2019
Email: juan.benitezrodriguez01@utrgv.edu

Mrinal K. Roychowdhury

Mrinal K. Roychowdhury
Professor, Ph.D. Wesleyan University, USA, 2005
Research Interests: Quantization: Theory and Applications, Fractal Geometry and Dynamical Systems.
Office: EMAGC 3.702, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3555
Email: mrinal.roychowdhury@utrgv.edu

Lakshmi Roychowdhury

Lakshmi Roychowdhury
Lecturer, M.S. Texas A&M University, 2013
Office: EMAGC 3.204, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3799
Email: lakshmi.roychowdhury@utrgv.edu

Luis Sanchez

Luis Sanchez
Lecturer III, M.S. University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, 2006
2009 UT Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
Research Interests:
Office: BSETB 1.504, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-6649
Email: luis.sanchez@utrgv.edu

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Lekshmi Sasidharan
Lecturer I, Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, 2011
Research Interests: Statistical Models for Traffic Safety, Causal Models
Office: ESCNE 1.312, Edinburg
Phone: (956) 665-3535
Email: lekshmi.sasidharan@utrgv.edu

Kaitlyn Serbin

Kaitlyn Serbin
Assistant Professor , Ph.D. Virginia Tech, 2021
Research Interests: Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teacher Preparation, Equitable and Inclusive Teaching Practices
Office: EMAGC 3.420
Phone:
Email: kaitlyn.serbin@utrgv.edu

Shaghayegh Setayesh

Shaghayegh Setayesh
Senior Lecturer, EdD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2018
Office: BLHSB 2.704, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-4363
Email: shaghayegh.setayesh@utrgv.edu

Saul Andaverdi

Rozina Siddique
Lecturer, M.S. University of Texas at Brownsville, 2010
Office:BLHSB 2.216, Brownsville
Phone:956-882-7831
Email: rozina.siddique01@utrgv.edu

Josef Sifuentes

Josef Sifuentes
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Rice University, 2010
Research Interests: Numerical Linear Algebra, Krylov Subspace Methods, Integral Equations
Office: EMAGC 3.614, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2197
Email: josef.sifuentes@utrgv.edu

David Smith

David Smith
Part-Time Lecturer, MS, , 2011
Research Interests:
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Email: david.smith01@utrgv.edu

Celestina Soltero

Celestina Soltero
Part-Time Lecturer, MS, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2019
Email: celestina.soltero01@utrgv.edu

Indalecio Soto

Indalecio Soto
Lecturer, M.S. The University of Texas - Pan American, 2014
Office: EMAGC 3.530, Edinburg
Phone: (957) 665-2218
Email: indalecio.soto@utrgv.edu

Erwin Suazo

Erwin Suazo
Associate Professor, Ph.D. Arizona State University, 2009
Research Interests: Analysis of nonlinear partial differential equations including wave phenomena and their applications to physics and biology.
Office: EMAGC 3.434, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2371
Email: erwin.suazo@utrgv.edu

Adrian Torres

Adrian Torres
Part-Time Lecturer, M.S., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2019
Email: adrian.torres01@utrgv.edu

Liliana Trevino

Liliana Trevino
Assistant Professor in Practice, M.S., The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2010
Office: BLHSB 2.602 Brownsville
Phone: (956) 882-6647
Email: liliana.trevino@utrgv.edu

Jenq-Jong Tsay

Jenq-Jong Tsay
Professor, Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado, 2005.
Research Interests: Mathematics Education, Cognition in Mathematics Learning, Curriculum Development.
Office: EMAGC 3.738, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2263
Email: jenqjong.tsay@utrgv.edu

Gabriela Urbina

Gabriela Urbina
Part-Time Lecturer, MS, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2020
Research Interests:
Office: BLHSB 2.602, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-6647
Email: gabriela.urbina01@utrgv.edu

Gustavo Valencia

Gustavo Valencia
Assistant Professor in Practice, M.S., The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2012
Research Interests: How people learn mathematics.
Office: BLHSB 2.226
Phone: (956) 882-6662
Email: gustavo.valencia@utrgv.edu

Vesselin Vatchev

Vesselin Vatchev
Associate School Director
Professor, Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 2004
Research Interests: Approximation theory, signal analysis, numerical analysis, harmonic analysis.
Office: BLHSB 2.516, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-6673
Email: vesselin.vatchev@utrgv.edu

Kristina Vatcheva

Kristina Vatcheva
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. The University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, 2015
Research Interests: Applied Statistics; Biostatistics; Statistical Modeling; Issues in Regression Analysis; Survival Analysis; Longitudinal Data Analysis; Survey Weighting and Survey Data Analysis; Statistical Methods in Epidemiological Research; Epidemiology.
Office: BLHSB 2.702, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-7496
Email: kristina.vatcheva@utrgv.edu

Maria C. Villalobos

Maria Cristina Villalobos
Myles and Sylvia Aaronson Endowed Professor, Ph.D. Rice University, 2000.
Associate Dean, College of Sciences
Director, Center of Excellence in STEM Education
2013 UT Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
2019 PAESMEM White House Honoree
Research Interests: Modelling, optimization, optimal control, and STEM Education.
Office: ESCNE 4.622, Edinburg
Phone: (956) 665-2705
Email: cristina.villalobos@utrgv.edu

Carlos Ramirez Villamarin

Carlos Ramirez Villamarin
Part-Time Lecture, PhD, versity of Texas at El Paso , 2013r
Research Interests: Numerical Optimization, Mathematics for Data Science and Machine Learning
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Email: carlos.ramirezvillamarin@utrgv.edu

Victor Villalpando

Victor Villalpando
Part-Time Lecturer, M.S. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2016
Office:EMAGC 3.530, Edinburg
Phone:956-665-2218
Email: victor.villalpando01@utrgv.edu

John Villavert

John Villavert
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Colorado - Boulder, 2013
Research Interests: Partial Differential Equations, Nonlinear Analysis, Calculus of Variations, Geometric Analysis
Office: EMAGC 3.420, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3517
Email: john.villavert@utrgv.edu

Xiaohui Wang

Xiaohui Wang
Professor, Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 2006.
Research Interests: Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling, Functional Data Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Mixed Model, Semiparametric/Nonparametric Methods, MCMC Algorithms, Statistical Computation, Mathematical Biology, High-dimensional Problems and Large Data Sets Problems arising in the areas of Public Health, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Business.
Office: EMAGC 3.802, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3454
Email: xiaohui.wang@utrgv.edu

Jacob White

Jacob White
Assistant Professor, PhD, Mathematics, Arizona State University, 2010
Research Interests: Combinatorics, Algebra
Office: EMAGC 3.218, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-5229
Email: jacob.white@utrgv.edu

Aaron Wilson

Aaron Wilson
Associate Professor, PhD Texas State University-San Marcos, 2013
Research Interests: Mathematics education, teacher education and knowledge for teaching mathematics, English learners
Office: EMAGC 3.422, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2264
Email: aaron.wilson@utrgv.edu

Karen Yagdjian

Karen Yagdjian
Dr. Carlos and Stephanie Manrique de Lara Endowed Professor,
Dr.Sci. Moscow State Lomonosov University, 1990, Moscow, Russia
Research Interests: Hyperbolic Equations, Pseudo-differential operators, Fourier Integral Operators Theory, Microlocal Analysis, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Nonlinear Geometric Optics, Mathematical Cosmology
Office: EMAGC 3.726, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-2145
Email: karen.yagdjian@utrgv.edu

George P. Yanev

George P. Yanev
Professor, Ph.D. University of South Florida, 2001.
Research Interests: Branching stochastic processes: regeneration, extrema, trees, and statistics; characterizations of probability distributions using records; statistical modeling in biology and ecology; applied statistics.
Office: EMAGC 2.316C, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3632
Email: george.yanev@utrgv.edu

Jasang Yoon

Jasang Yoon
Course Scheduler
Professor, Ph.D. The University of Iowa, 2003.
Research Interests: Functional Analysis, Operator Theory, Several Complex Variables.
Office: EMAGC 3.710, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3633
Email: jasang.yoon@utrgv.edu

Eun Yoon Ann

Eun Yoon Ann
Lecturer II, M.S., Iowa State University, 2006
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics
Office: EMAGC 3.510C, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3806
Email: eun.yoonann@utrgv.edu

Liliana Zamfir

Liliana Zamfir
Lecturer III, M.S. University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, 2012
Research Interests: Math Education
Office: BLHSB 2.704, Brownsville
Phone: 956-882-4363
Email: liliana.zamfir@utrgv.edu

Zaena Zamora

Zaena Zamora
Lecturer I, M.Sc. University of Texas Pan-American, 2014
Research Interests: Applied mathematics, mathematical models, mathematical epidemiology
Office: EMAGC 3.510A, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-3804
Email: zaena.zamora@utrgv.edu

Paul-Hermann Zieschang

Paul-Hermann Zieschang
Professor, Habilitation, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel (Germany), 1991
Research Interests: Group Theory and Generalizations.
Office: EMAGC 3.734, Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-7063
Email: paulhermann.zieschang@utrgv.edu

Wilson Zuniga Galindo

Wilson Zuniga Galindo
Lokenath Debnath Endowed Professor, D.Sc. Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, IMPA, Brasil, 1996
Research Interests: Mathematical physics, p-adic analysis, algebraic geometry, probability in ultrametric spaces, and mathematical biology
Office: BLHSB 2.706, Brownsville
Email: wilson.zunigagalindo@utrgv.edu

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