Applied Math Faculty

  • Monika Abramenko

    Lecturer, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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    I received the 'Diplom' in mathematics and computer science from the University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1993. My first job was as a program developer in the accounting department of a bank. In 2001 we moved to the United States and in 2005 I taught my first class at UVa…
  • Heze Chen

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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    Heze Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Applied Math. He joined the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia as a graduate student in 2017, where he obtained both his MS and PhD degrees in Structural Engineering. His academic journey has fostered his commitment to teaching and learning.

  • Farzad S. Dizaji

    Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics, Department of Engineering and Society
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    I received my first Master of Science degree in the realm of earthquake engineering from the Iran University of Science & Technology (Centre of excellence for fundamental structural studies). 

  • Anne Fernando

    Director, Center for Applied Mathematics Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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    Anne Marguerite Fernando's teaching and research experience spans applied and computational mathematics, including mathematical physics, mathematical biology, and statiscal risk analysis. She is the former Chair of the Mathematics Department at Norfolk State University and has…
  • Nethali Fernando

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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    Professor Fernando's research interests are in machine learning and in projects that combine data science with pedagogy. Prior to joining the Center for Applied Mathematics at UVA Engineering she served as a postdoctoral research associate and adjunct teaching faculty at The…
  • Christian (Chris) J. Hellings

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
    Christian J.Hellings

    Chris Hellings is an assistant professor in the Applied Mathematics Department, with interests in operator theory, the mathematics of voting, and undergraduate math education. Before entering academia, he was a mathematical analyst for Metron Inc., a consulting company in Northern Virginia.

  • James W. Lark, III

    Asst. Professor, Academic General Faculty Center for Applied Mathematics (primary appointment) Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering (joint appointment) Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
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    James W. Lark is Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty in the Center for Applied Mathematics and Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering, as well as Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics. He recieved his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1977 and Ph.D. from UVA in 1990.

  • Meiqin Li, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
    Meiqin Li

    STEM Education, Numerical Computation

  • Hui Ma

    Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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    Hui Ma received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2012. Before joining UVA, she was an assistant professor at Black Hills State University for two years. At UVA, she teaches applied math courses to engineering students. Her goal in teaching is to make mathematics a joyful and successful experience.

  • Asif Mahmood

    Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track
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    Asif Mahmood received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University at Buffalo in 2012. Before coming to UVA, he worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University, as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University, and as Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.