Stephen Wang


I am an Associate Teaching Professor in the Mathematics Department of Rice University. I received my PhD in mathematics from the University of Chicago under the supervision of Benson Farb. I have previously held positions at Haverford College, Bucknell University, Harvard University, and MIT.

Please do not confuse me with Stephen Wong, who is in the Rice Computer Science Department. Or Stephen T. Wong, who is a bioengineering researcher at Houston Methodist and former adjunct faculty at Rice. Or Steve C. Wang, who also earned his PhD at Chicago and now studies statistics and paleobiology at Swarthmore College. Or...


Various hats of mine:

Calculus Coordinator for the Mathematics Department. If you would like to be a grader, please contact Ligia Leismer.

Math major advisor.

Faculty Associate at Duncan College.

Faculty sponsor for Torque, the Rice women's ultimate (Frisbee) team (D-3 national champions in both 2014 and 2015, national runners-up in 2016!).


Current Teaching:

Spring 2023

Math 212 (Multivariable Calculus)
Math 290 (Mathematical Writing Seminar)

Past teaching


Previous Academic Positions:

Haverford College
Bucknell University
Harvard University
MIT

Contact information:

Email: sswang (at) rice (dot) edu

Dept. of Mathematics MS-136
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

Office: Herman Brown Hall 410
Phone: (713) 348-3467
Fax: (713) 348-5231