Our Faculty
Glenn Stevens is Professor of Mathematics at Boston University where he has taught and conducted research since 1984. He served as Chair of the Department of Mathematics & Statistics from 2020 through June 2024. Read more

Professor Glenn Stevens
PROMYS Director and Founder
Li-Mei Lim is Research Assistant Professor in Mathematics at Boston University. She earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Brown University in 2013. Read more

Professor Li-Mei Lim
PROMYS Boston Director
Henry Cohn is a principal researcher and one of three founding members of Microsoft Research New England, as well as an adjunct professor of Mathematics at MIT. Read more

Dr. Henry Cohn
PROMYS Number Theory Lecturer
Marjory Baruch teaches mathematics and computer science at Syracuse University. She received her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. Read more

Professor Marjory Baruch
PROMYS Co-Founder and Faculty
David Fried is Professor of Mathematics at Boston University. His research interests are dynamical systems, topology, and differential geometry. Read more

Professor David Fried
PROMYS Co-Founder and Faculty
Caleb Shor is Professor of Mathematics at Western New England University, where he has taught since 2008. He received his PhD in Mathematics from Boston University in 2005. Read more

Professor Caleb Shor
PROMYS for Teachers Director
Luciana Basualdo Bonatto is the Whitehead Lecturer at the Mathematical Institute and Balliol College, University of Oxford. She completed her DPhil at Oxford in 2021 under the supervision of Ulrike Tillmann. Read more

Dr. Luciana Basualdo Bonatto
PROMYS Europe Director
Ila Varma is Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards including a 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship. Read more

Professor Ila Varma
PROMYS India Director
David Fifty is the Director of PROMYS Pathways at Boston University, where he develops and supports math enrichment programs for local students. He earned his PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of New Hampshire in 2020. Read more

Dr. David Fifty
PROMYS Pathways Director
Adrian Iovita is a Canadian Italian Mathematician of Romanian origin. He is Professor of Mathematics at Concordia University, Montreal where he has taught and conducted research since 2003. Read more

Dr. Adrian Iovita
PROMYS Italia Director