About Us

The Mathematics Department at the University of Texas at Austin is known throughout the world for its distinguished faculty and stimulating mathematical environment. It has an excellent research reputation, a strong graduate program and a full range of outstanding undergraduate programs.

The Mathematics Department has 54 regular faculty members, 50 postdoctoral and instructional faculty, 146 graduate students and about 800 undergraduate students.

The department's faculty includes two members of the National Academy of Science, four endowed research chairs and four members of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

The department is housed in the east wing of the RLM Hall, from the 8th level to 13th level. Within this building, the Department has excellent facilities for a proficient and active mathematical community. These include the Vaughn Lounge on the 12th floor, a meeting room on the 8th floor, four departmental seminar rooms, five state of the art computer laboratories and a first-rate Mathematics/Physics/Astronomy library on the 4th floor.

The department has a long tradition of outreach to schools in central Texas, including the popular Saturday Morning Math Group program that brings extra-curricular education to high school and middle school students and mathematics enthusiasts in Austin and across the state.