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Mathematics Department
The Department of Mathematics is a place that brings motivated students, professors, and professionals together. We train high-quality students to become problem solvers. Our majors are active and engaged in campus life. Students clubs such as Math Club, and Engineering Club are among the most active on campus. This allows us to provide exceptional future prospects to all those who study with us or collaborate with us.
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Meet the Mathematics Faculty


Yi Wang
Professor & Chair | College of Sciences
Ph.D. Mathematics (2003) West Virginia University
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (1997) Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, (1991) Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Bio: Dr. Wang is Professor of Mathematics at Auburn University Montgomery (AUM). He joined the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, AUM as Assistant Professor in August 2006. Subsequently, he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010 and Professor in 2015. Dr. Wang received his second Ph.D. in mathematics from West Virginia University, USA in 2003, and his first Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University, China in 1997. Dr. Wang’s current research interests include machine learning and operation research.
Dr. Wang was born in China. He grew up in a family of teachers with a younger brother and younger twin sisters. At his leisure time, Dr. Wang likes swimming, tennis, pingpong, badminton, fishing, and playing poker.


Mosisa Aga
Associate Professor | College of Sciences
Ph.D. in Mathematics (2006) – Wayne State University
M.A. in Mathematical Statistics (2004) – Wayne State University
M.Sc. in Mathematics (1992) – Addis Ababa University
Mosisa Aga is an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics in School of Sciences. His research interest includes time series analysis, bootstrap approximation methods and Gaussian long memory processes.


Julie Berube
Administrative Associate | College of Sciences


Tianran Chen
Associate Professor | College of Sciences
Dr. Tianran Chen is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Auburn University Montgomery. He spent a number of years in Michigan State University where he earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics. He joined the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in the Fall of 2016. Originally trained in the field of Numerical Algebraic Geometry, his current research interest is the application of algebraic methods in solving nonlinear equations from real-world problems.


Yue Chen
Associate Professor | College of Sciences
Electromagnetic wave propagation in metamaterials, homogenization theory of partial differential equations, inverse problem, stability analysis of crystal growth, mathematical materials science, solid mechanics.


Jerome Goddard
Assistant to the Chair; Professor | College of Sciences
Jerome Goddard II received a B.S. in Mathematics & M.S. in Mathematics from Mississippi College and a PhD. in Mathematical Sciences from Mississippi State University. He joined AUM in August 2011 and is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science within the College of Sciences. Goddard’s research interests are in applied mathematics. In particular, his research is focused on the study of reaction diffusion equations and nonlinear elliptic boundary value problems arising from population dynamics and combustion theory. His personal interests include spending time with his wife and two children, as well as outdoor hobbies such as hiking, backpacking, camping, & fishing.


Cheryl Hand
Lecturer | College of Sciences


Enoch Lee
Associate Professor | College of Sciences
Enoch Lee is Department Head and an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics in the School of Sciences. His mathematical research interests include rings, modules, near-rings, semigroups, universal algebra, radical theory, number theory, cryptology, coding theory, etc. He was also a wireless engineer specializing IP traffics. Later he became an optical network system engineer, specializing MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) control plane. He has done research on Voice over IP (VoIP), streaming audio and video, Internet applications traffic characteristics, (G)MPLS, etc. He is also interested in applying computing technology such as distributed computing (as a form of high performance computing) in solving mathematical problems.


David Lipham
Lecturer | College of Sciences


Ting Lo
Math Lab Coordinator | College of Sciences
Dr. Lo earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Auburn University in 2003. After graduating from Auburn, he moved back to Montgomery, AL and served as an adjunct instructor with Trenholm State Community College since 2004. He was taught mathematics, physics and electronics course during those years.
Starting in 2013, Dr. Lo joined the Chemistry department at AUM. He teaches Physics and Physical Science. Before assuming the lab coordinator position, he taught the mathematics courses for the math department.
Dr. Lo enjoys playing Sudoku and working on computer hardware during spare time.


Gloria McDonald
Lecturer | College of Sciences


Lili Moore
Lecturer | College of Sciences


Jieun Park
Assistant Professor | College of Sciences
Ph.D. in Mathematics (2019)-Auburn University
Research interest: Statistical Methods


Rachel Paulk
Lecturer | College of Sciences




Wen Tang
Lecturer | College of Sciences


Myla Turk
Lecturer | College of Sciences


Robert Underwood
Professor | College of Sciences
Ph.D. Mathematics (1992), State University of New York at Albany
M.S. Mathematics Education (1986), State University of New York at Albany
Robert Underwood is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the School of School of Sciences. His research interests concern the classification of Hopf algebra orders in group rings and the application of Hopf orders to Galois module theory and the theory of formal groups.