About Us

We are

  • 32 professors and lecturers
  • 16 part-time instructors
  • 40 graduate students
  • 100 undergraduate majors

We offer

  • 130 sections of
  • 40 different courses to
  • 3000+ students per semester

We receive

  • an average of $300,000 per year in federal and state grants from agencies such as
    • the National Science Foundation
    • the National Institutes of Health
    • the Ohio Department of Education
    • and NASA

We publish

  • 30 papers per year, of which 75% have student co-authors in research areas such as
    • Mathematics of materials
    • Algebra and Number Theory
    • Education in Mathematics

We emphasize

  • Interdisciplinary team research
  • High quality teaching

Department Accolades

  • 11 faculty have won teaching awards
  • 5 faculty have won service awards
  • 4 faculty have won research awards
  • 2 faculty have won early career awards

Math Department History

Historical account of the early years, prepared by J. Palagallo.

Math Quick Links

Prospective Students Information for faculty
Undergraduate Programs
 Course descriptions
Graduate Programs Initial Placement
Getting a minor General Education courses
Getting a second major Faculty and Staff

Who To Contact

Department Telephone
(330) 972-7400

Department Email
Email:  math@uakron.edu

Department Fax
(330) 374-8630

Mailing Address
Department of Mathematics
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-4002

Department Office
College of Arts and Sciences Building
Room 220

Department Chair
Dr Timothy Norfolk
(330) 972-6121
Email: norfolk@uakron.edu

Assistant  to the Chair
Ms Pamela Hoover
(330) 972-7401
Email: phoover@uakron.edu

Secretary
Ms Joyce Lott
(330) 972-6987
Email: jlott@uakron.edu

Graduate Coordinator
Dr Curtis Clemons
(330) 972-8353
Email: curtis2@uakron.edu

Undergraduate Coordinator
Dr Kevin Kreider
(330) 972-7519
Email: kreider@uakron.edu