Wufeng Tian
Professor
UW-Eau Claire/UW-Eau Claire-Barron County
Office: Ritzinger Hall Room 229 (Barron County campus)
Hibbard Humanities Hall 732 (Eau Claire campus)
Email: tianw@uwec.edu
Phone: 715-788-6260
Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/wufeng
Ph.D. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
M.S. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
B.S. Wuhan University of Technology, China
I am a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire/ University of Wisconsin-Eau Caire-Barron County. I enjoy teaching mathematics and statistics and using a variety of instructional strategies to promote student learning and success. I have taught a wide range of mathematics and statistics courses. My research interests include computational mathematics, mathematical modeling, and data analysis. My research has focused on high-order numerical methods for partial differential equations (PDEs), mathematical modeling, numerical methods, and fast algorithms for structural and solvation analysis in molecular biology.
I particularly enjoy mentoring undergraduate students in research. I serve as the faculty advisor for the Undergraduate Mathematical Research & its Application Club and have mentored more than 53 undergraduate students through a variety of research projects and programs, including Smart Cities–Smart Futures–Wisconsin, the Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies (IMPACT) Project, the International Mathematical Contest in Modeling, the Student Research League, and Student-Faculty Research Collaboration.
My students have presented their research at the Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity at UW–Eau Claire, the IMPACT Symposium, and the annual Research in the Rotunda at UW–Madison. Our collaborative research has also been published in peer-reviewed journals. In 2020, I received the Emerging Mentor in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award from the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at UW–Eau Claire.
Through undergraduate research, I aim to help students not only deepen their mathematical and scientific knowledge but also learn how to apply that knowledge to real-world problems. These experiences help students develop valuable skills in research, design, communication, and critical thinking that will benefit them in their future academic and professional endeavors.