- Faculty are available to help plan students' academic programs and
answer questions about the mathematics program. Unless otherwise noted, the
faculty member listed will be available in the Undergraduate Office at the
times listed below (subject to change).
In addition, some faculty members and graduate students hold
hours in the Math Learning Center,
where they are available for advice and help with mathematics problems, as
well as regular office hours.
The Undergraduate Office of the Mathematics Department is in room P-143 of the Mathematics Tower.
Alaa Abd-el-Hafez
Director of Field Experience and Clinical Practice
Director of Field Experience and Clinical Practice
![]() | Lecturer Ed.D in 2016 from Long Island University Arrived at Stony Brook in 2015 Office: Math Tower 4-102 Phone: (631) 632-8275 Email: alaa.abdelhafez@stonybrook.edu Courses: ∙ MAE 312 S01 - F 12:30 - 1:50pm ∙ MAE 447 S01 - F 11:00 - 11:55am ∙ MAE 451 V01 ∙ MAE 452 V01 ∙ MAE 454 S01 - W 3:30 - 6:20pm ∙ MAE 530 S01 - F 11:00 - 11:55am ∙ MAE 540 S01 - F 12:30 - 1:50pm ∙ MAE 551 V01 ∙ MAE 552 V01 ∙ MAE 554 S01 - W 3:30 - 6:20pm Office Hours: ∙ Th 4:00pm-6:00pm ![]() ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ F 10:00am-11:00am ![]() Research Interests: Mathematics Education |
John Anderson
![]() | Assistant Professor Ph.D in 2021 from Princeton University Arrived at Stony Brook in 2024 Office: Math Tower 4-117 Email: john.r.anderson@stonybrook.edu Courses: ∙ MAT 682 L01 - TR 11:00 - 12:20pm Office Hours: ∙ M 9:30am-11:30am ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ Tu 10:00am-11:00am Research Interests: Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical Physics; general relativity |

Mathematics Education Program Director
![]() | Associate Professor Ph.D. in 2007 from University of Arizona Arrived at Stony Brook in 2007 Mathematics Genealogy Office: Math Tower 4-100A Email: lbrgr@math.stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAE 301 L01 - TR 12:30 - 1:50pm ∙ MAE 401 T13 ∙ MAE 501 L01 - TR 12:30 - 1:50pm ∙ MAT 364 L02 - TR 9:30 - 10:50am ∙ MAT 487 T13 ∙ MAT 529 L02 - TR 9:30 - 10:50am Office Hours: ∙ Tu 3:00pm-4:00pm ∙ Th 2:00pm-3:00pm ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ Tu 2:00pm-3:00pm Research Interests: Number theory; mathematics education of teachers |
Paula Burkhardt-Guim
![]() | Assistant Professor Ph.D. in 2021 from UC Berkeley Arrived at Stony Brook in 2024 Office: Math Tower 3-119 Email: paula.burkhardt-guim@stonybrook.edu Courses: ∙ MAT 644 L01 - TR 3:30 - 4:50pm Office Hours: ∙ Tu 1:30pm-3:30pm ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ W 2:30pm-3:30pm ![]() Research Interests: Differential geometry; Global analysis; Partial Differential equations |

![]() | James H. Simons Instructor Ph.D. In 2022 from University of California, Berkeley Arrived at Stony Brook in 2023 Office: Math Tower 4-101B Email: charles.cifarelli@stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAT 516 L01 - MW 5:00 - 6:20pm Office Hours: ∙ M 1:30pm-2:30pm ∙ W 4:00pm-5:00pm ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ Tu 11:00am-12:00pm ![]() Research Interests: Differential Geometry |

![]() | Assistant Professor Ph.D. in 2017 from The Johns Hopkins University Arrived at Stony Brook in 2020 Mathematics Genealogy Office: Math Tower 4-114 Email: theodore.drivas@stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAT 699 T09 Office Hours: ∙ M 8:00am-10:00am ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ M 10:00am-11:00am Research Interests: Fluid dynamics; Turbulence; Partial differential equations Awards: 2017-2020 NSF Postdoctoral Fellow PhD Students: ∙ Daniil Glukhovskiy ∙ Decun Hao ∙ Woohyu Jeon |

![]() | Research Associate Professor Ph.D. in 2006 from MIT Arrived at Stony Brook in 2006 Mathematics Genealogy Office: Math Tower 3-115 Phone: (631) 632-8262 Email: kamenova@math.stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAT 336 L02 - TR 9:30 - 10:50am ∙ MAT 401 S02 - TR 2:00 - 3:20pm ∙ MAT 699 T25 Office Hours: ∙ Tu 1:00pm-2:00pm ∙ Th 1:00pm-2:00pm ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ Th 11:00am-12:00pm Research Interests: Complex geometry PhD Students: ∙ Alessandro Pilastro |

![]() | Lecturer M.A. In 2009 from Stony Brook University Arrived at Stony Brook in 2009 Office: Math Tower 2-121 Email: debra.krieg@stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAP 103 L01 - MW 9:30 - 10:50am ∙ MAP 103 L13 - MW 11:00 - 12:20pm ∙ MAT 122 L01 - TR 2:00 - 3:20pm Office Hours: ∙ Th 11:30am-1:30pm ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ F 1:00pm-2:00pm ![]() |

![]() | Professor Ph.D. in 2008 from The Ohio State University Arrived at Stony Brook in 2012 Mathematics Genealogy Office: Math Tower 4-110 Email: cschnell@math.stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAT 132 L02 - TR 9:30 - 10:50am Course Coordinator ∙ MAT 534 L01 - MW 11:00 - 12:20pm ∙ MAT 599 T08 ∙ MAT 699 T08 Office Hours: ∙ F 10:00am-11:00am ∙ M 12:30pm-1:30pm ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ F 11:00am-12:00pm Research Interests: Algebraic geometry; D-modules Awards: 2015 AMS Centennial Fellowship; 2016 NSF CAREER Award; 2021 Simons Fellowship; 2024 Fellow of the AMS PhD Students: ∙ Zhengze Xin ∙ Ze Yun |

Undergraduate Director
![]() | Professor Ph.D. in 2000 from Harvard University Arrived at Stony Brook in 2006 Mathematics Genealogy Office: Math Tower 4-108 Phone: (631) 632-8270 Email: jstarr@math.stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAT 487 T29 ∙ MAT 543 L01 - MW 2:00 - 3:20pm ∙ MAT 698 T29 ∙ MAT 699 T29 Office Hours: ∙ M 1:00pm-2:00pm ∙ Tu 1:00pm-2:00pm ∙ also by appointment Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ M 11:00am-12:00pm Research Interests: Algebraic geometry Awards: 2005 A. P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow; 2009 NSF CAREER Award; 2013 Simons Fellow in Mathematics; 2017 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society PhD Students: ∙ Spencer Gao ∙ Srijan Ghosh ∙ Connor Lehmacher |

![]() | Professor Ph.D. in 2002 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Arrived at Stony Brook in 2005 Mathematics Genealogy Office: Math Tower 3-111 Email: azinger@math.stonybrook.edu Home Page Courses: ∙ MAT 324 L01 - TR 12:30 - 1:50pm ∙ MAT 522 L01 - TR 12:30 - 1:50pm ∙ MAT 699 T33 Office Hours: ∙ Tu 4:00pm-6:00pm Undergraduate Advising Hours: ∙ Tu 3:00pm-4:00pm Research Interests: Symplectic topology; enumerative algebraic geometry Awards: 2002-2005 NSF Posdoctoral Fellow; 2006 A. P. Sloan Foundation Fellow; 2009 NSF CAREER Award; 2011-2012 IAS von Neumann Fellow; 2020 Simons Fellow in Mathematics PhD Students: ∙ Spencer Cattalani |
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10:00am | Theodore Drivas
(in Math Tower 4-114) | John Anderson
(in Math Tower 4-117) | Alaa Abd-el-Hafez
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10:30am | Theodore Drivas
(in Math Tower 4-114) | John Anderson
(in Math Tower 4-117) | Alaa Abd-el-Hafez
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11:00am | Jason Starr
(in Math Tower 4-108) | Charles Cifarelli
![]() | Ljudmila Kamenova
(in Math Tower 3-115) | Christian Schnell
(in Math Tower 4-110) | |
11:30am | Jason Starr
(in Math Tower 4-108) | Charles Cifarelli
![]() | Ljudmila Kamenova
(in Math Tower 3-115) | Christian Schnell
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2:30pm | Lisa Berger
(in Math Tower 4-100A) | Paula Burkhardt-Guim
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3:00pm | Aleksey Zinger
(in Math Tower 3-111) | Paula Burkhardt-Guim
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