Department of Mathematics

Student/Faculty Research

We are one of only nine departments in the world to have our cutting-edge work in applied mathematics highlighted at the 8th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics,  August 10 - 14, 2015, in Beijing, China.

Welcome to the Kutztown University Department of Mathematics!  While part of a large university, our department offers a small community atmosphere.  In particular, our focus is squarely on our students.  Our excellent faculty members are dedicated to providing learning opportunities both in class and through individual undergraduate research experiences.  From freshman-level Calculus to the capstone Senior Seminar, small class sizes encourage personalized attention from our faculty.  We offer a wide variety of upper-level courses that allow and encourage students to pursue their interests and widen their horizons. 

Our graduates pursue many different paths after graduation. Some attend graduate school, while others work for major corporations around the world. Many become teachers, often here in the Lehigh Valley or Berks County.

Please use the links to the left to learn more about our department, Kutztown University, and opportunities in Mathematics. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

NSF Graduate Fellowship

Mathematics major Vanessa Maybruck '22 has been selected as an award recipient of the extremely prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) in the category of Mathematical Sciences/Mathematical Biology.

Award winning faculty

Mathematics professor Dr. Lyn McQuaid has won multiple awards in recognition of her teaching. First, she was awarded the 2006 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, which recognizes an early career faculty member at Kutztown who has demonstrated outstanding work. Second, she was awarded the 2022 Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Award for Excellence in Teaching in recognition of her superlative teaching skills and service to the university.

Congrats...

to our recent graduates!

Award winning faculty

Mathematics professor Dr. Wing Hong Tony Wong has won multiple awards. In 2017, he was presented with the John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning by Kutztown University. In 2020, he won the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware section of the Mathematical Association of America's Early Career Teaching Award. Most recently in 2023, he was presented with the Chambliss Faculty Research Awards for extraordinary research and scholarship endeavors.

KU Math Students...

present their research at conferences!

Pirnot Lecture

The 2024 lecture was presented by Dr. Paul Pasles of Villanova University.

Math With Bad Drawings

Mr. Ben Orlin, author of the popular blog "Math With Bad Drawings", spoke at KU about "The Unlikely Friendship of Math and Science"

Congrats...

to our Kappa Mu Epsilon national mathematics honor society inductees!

Award winning faculty

Dr. Brooks Emerick was presented with the John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

KU Math Students...

present their research at conferences!

KU Math Students...

won the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent College Mathematics Competition!

Graduate Fellowship Winner
Dr. McQuaid winning the Wiesenberger Award
Recent Math Graduates
Dr. Wong winning the Chambliss Award
Student presenting his research at a conference
Pirnot Lecture Speaker
Student presenting his research at a conference
Kappa Mu Epsilon inductees
Dr. Emerick winning the Schellenberg Award
Students giving a poster presentation
Kutztown 2016 competition group picture