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(Ph.D. APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’17)

In 2000 Julienne Kabre emigrated to Chicago from Burkina Faso in West Africa, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. For nine years she owned a small business in the city...

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(M.A.S. MATHEMATICAL FINANCE ’12/Ph.D. APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’16)

Tao Chen was attracted to ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ for its Chicago location and drawn to the city for its position as a financial center. Another reason for his decision to attend ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳: renowned...

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(APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’09)

After graduating from ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳, Kevin Ventullo earned a Ph.D. in pure mathematics at UCLA. He spent a year teaching at McGill University, but left academia to join Facebook in its Boston office...

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