間眅埶AV

Brittany Froese Hamfeldt, MSc (’09), PhD (’12)

Supportive faculty and the graduate student community helped Hamfeldt solve more than just math problems.

Brittany Hamfeldt completed both her MSc and PhD in Applied Mathematics at 間眅埶AV. Her studies focused on problems relating to numerical analysis and partial differential equations. Where these theories overlap, she applied them to real-world problems. I definitely got the foundation I needed to start studying real applications, working with scientists in other areas, and helping to bring mathematical tools to other fields, she says.

Hamfeldt was awarded an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, which gave her the freedom to continue training with world-renowned applied mathematicians at the University of Texas at Austin.

For Hamfeldt, it was the people that made the difference in her time at 間眅埶AV. The graduate students get along and really support each other. It was great knowing that you could knock on anyones door and they would be happy to give you advice and feedback, says Hamfeldt. The faculty are greatnot just at teaching people to solve math problems, but helping people to acquire job skills, to find jobs, and to learn how to communicate with otherswhich is so important.

Shes currently an Associate Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology, teaching undergraduate and graduate classes, and supervising students. Hamfeldt also continues to work on her own research, involving interdisciplinary work with people in optical science and geophysics. As I begin my own career as a professor, I continue to draw upon my experiences at 間眅埶AV in the hopes that my students can receive a similar quality of education.