{"id":42,"date":"2025-12-02T11:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:52:08","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department maintains a vibrant research culture in pure and applied mathematics, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, student research engagement, and scholarship with both theoretical and real-world impact. As an R1 institution, faculty pursue interdisciplinary research and teaching partnerships across the University, drawing on expertise in mathematical biology, probability and stochastic processes, complex dynamical systems, discrete mathematics, mathematics education, scientific computing, and machine learning and artificial intelligence. Faculty research spans a broad range of areas and evolves in response to emerging scientific and societal challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list toc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#biomathematics\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#biomathematics\">Biomathematics and Difference Equations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#complex\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#complex\">Complex Dynamical Systems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#discrete\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#discrete\">Discrete Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#machine\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#machine\">Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#mathematics\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#mathematics\">Mathematics Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#scientific\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#scientific\">Scientific Computing and Numerical Linear Algebra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#probability\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/research\/#probability\">Probability and Stochastic Processes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The active research groups listed below represent key areas of faculty expertise and research activity. Faculty members are actively engaged in these areas and are currently welcoming graduate students to join their groups and contribute to ongoing research and collaborative projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biomathematics\"><strong>Biomathematics and Difference Equations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biomathematics studies biological systems through mathematical modeling and analysis, using differential and difference equations, probability, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to understand and predict phenomena such as population dynamics, disease spread, ecosystem interactions, and cellular processes. Difference equations provide a natural framework for modeling biological processes that evolve in discrete time, complementing continuous models and enabling analytical, computational, and data-driven investigations across the life sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/jonathan-chavez-casillas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/JonathanChavezCasillasProfile.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"JonathanChavezCasillasProfile\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/jonathan-chavez-casillas\/\">Jonathan Chavez-Casillas<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor, Graduate Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2475<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jchavezc@uri.edu\">jchavezc@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/mustafa-kulenovic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Kulenovic-e1784143055958.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/mustafa-kulenovic\/\">Mustafa Kulenovic<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4436<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:mkulenovic@uri.edu\">mkulenovic@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/peter-liu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Peter_Liu-e1784141830702.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/peter-liu\/\">Pengyu (Peter) Liu<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5994<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:pengyu.liu@uri.edu\">pengyu.liu@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/nhu-nguyen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/N_Nguyen-e1784141973229.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/nhu-nguyen\/\">Nhu Nguyen<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4442<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:nhu.nguyen@uri.edu\">nhu.nguyen@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"complex\"><strong>Complex Dynamical Systems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complex Dynamics studies how simple rules repeated over time can create intricate patterns, fractals, and chaotic behavior. Research in this area uses mathematical analysis and computation to understand stability, predict long-term behavior, and uncover order in seemingly random systems.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/mark-comerford\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Mark-Comerford.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/mark-comerford\/\">Mark Comerford<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5984<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:mark_comerford@uri.edu\">mark_comerford@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/araceli-medina-bonifant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Araceli-Medina-Bonifant.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/araceli-medina-bonifant\/\">Araceli Medina-Bonifant<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4394<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:bonifant@uri.edu\">bonifant@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discrete\"><strong>Discrete Mathematics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discrete Mathematics studies networks, graphs, combinatorics, and optimization. Research combines mathematical theory and algorithms to solve problems in communication networks, scheduling, resource allocation, cryptography, and data science, helping make efficient decisions in complex systems.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/nancy-eaton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/neaton_people-1-e1784060604854.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/nancy-eaton\/\">Nancy Eaton<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2709 (Main Office)<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:neaton@uri.edu\">neaton@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/william-kinnersley\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/BillKinnerselyProfile-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/william-kinnersley\/\">William Kinnersley<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2709 (Main Office)<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:billk@uri.edu\">billk@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/peter-liu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Peter_Liu-e1784141830702.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/peter-liu\/\">Pengyu (Peter) Liu<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5994<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:pengyu.liu@uri.edu\">pengyu.liu@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/lubos-thoma\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/thoma_people-e1784143132678.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/lubos-thoma\/\">Lubos Thoma<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2709 (Main Office)<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:thoma@uri.edu\">thoma@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"machine\"><strong>Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence develop mathematical and computational methods for extracting insights from data and building predictive models. Research focuses on statistics, optimization, neural networks, and AI algorithms, with applications in scientific computing, healthcare, image analysis, natural language processing, and data-driven decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/kelum-gajamannage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/kelum-gajamannage.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/kelum-gajamannage\/\">Kelum Gajamannage<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2314<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kelum.gajamannage@uri.edu\">kelum.gajamannage@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/peter-liu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Peter_Liu-e1784141830702.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/meet\/peter-liu\/\">Pengyu (Peter) Liu<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5994<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:pengyu.liu@uri.edu\">pengyu.liu@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mathematics\"><strong>Mathematics Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mathematics Education focuses on improving how mathematics is taught and learned at all levels. 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