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Graduate study options cover all specialization areas represented by our faculty, which currently exceeds one hundred members. These professors come from fourteen departments across the College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Students can further broaden their studies through minor subject selections. The Applied Mathematics program welcomes graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds with strong mathematical foundations, though typically only PhD candidates are accepted. Approximately forty students participate in this four-to-five-year program.
Cornell researchers apply advanced mathematical concepts from probability theory, quantum theory, nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation theory, and differential geometry to solve diverse challenges in physics and complex systems. These methods have proven crucial in explaining phenomena like firefly synchronization, disease spread patterns in populations, 3D cellular imaging techniques, classification of quantum materials, and how simple models can effectively represent our intricate world.