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Exploring Career Opportunities for Mathematical Sciences Graduates

Hi, I'm Kamyar Malakuti, a graduate student in Applied Mathematics at NJIT with a focus on fluid dynamics. Graduates with a mathematics degree have diverse career options, including positions in actuarial science, aerospace engineering, research, and teaching. Fields such as finance, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and government offer substantial job opportunities. Renowned employers range from NASA and Google to major pharmaceutical companies. Mathematics opens doors to various sectors, allowing graduates to contribute to innovative solutions in technology, healthcare, and more.

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Exploring Career Opportunities for Mathematical Sciences Graduates

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  1. Hi everybody • My name is Kamyar Malakuti, I was born in Iran. • Currently, I am a graduate student in Applied Math in NJIT. • My research interest is Fluid dynamics.

  2. Fluid Dynamics

  3. Career Options Actuary Software Engineer What Can I Do With a Math Degree? Aerospace Engineer Economist Teacher Lawyer Physician Computer Programmer Research Scientist Biostatistician

  4. Mathematicians Get Good Jobs Where They Work: • Government Labs:Oak Ridge, Sandia, Livermore, Los Alamos, Brookhaven, NSA, NASA, NIST • Engineering Research:AT&T Labs, Bell Labs, Telcordia, NEC Research • Computer and Electronics Companies:Mathworks, SGI, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Lucent, Motorola, Xerox, HP-Compaq • Aerospace and Automotive Firms:Boeing, Ford, GM, United Technologies • Financial Companies:Salomon Bros., Goldman Sachs, Citicorp, TIAA-CREF, Prudential • Chemical/Oil Industry:Kodak, DuPont, Amoco, Exxon • Universities and Schools

  5. Statisticians Get Good Jobs Where They Work: • Financial Companies:Risk management, Financial engineering • Telecommunications:Modeling product sales, Investigating fraud • Insurance Companies:Claim adjustments, Determining rates • Manufacturing:Quality control • Survey Research:Designing and analyzing polls and surveys • Consulting:Quality management, Systems analysis • Pharmaceuticals:Designing and analyzing clinical trials • Government:Data gathering to address social policy issues • Health Care:Disease prevention strategies, Evaluate health care • Universities and Schools

  6. Mathematical Biology Disciplines: • Neuroscience ~ "Science of the Brain" – NJIT’s specialty • Genetics ~Human Genome Project - math/stats/computing success! • Cardiology ~ Modeling stresses, Designing valves and artificial heart • Epidemiology~(e.g. spread of SARS, AIDS, flu virus) • Ecology ~Model influence of pollutants, new species into habitats • Immunology • Metabolic Pathways • Pharmaceutical Companies:GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Bristol-Meyers-Squibb, Novartis, AstraZeneca: Drug delivery modelingMetabolic pathway modeling Gene network modelingMicroarray data analysis • Private Research Laboratories:Entelos Systems, etc. • Government Labs:NIH, CDC, Los Alamos Nat Lab, BNL,Brookhaven • Academia • Physician Job Opportunities in Mathematical Biology:

  7. Careers for Mathematicians Where People Have Gone After Earning an NJIT Mathematical Sciences Degree: • Lucent Technologies • Standard & Poors • IBM • CalTech • Honeywell • Prudential • Univ. of Pennsylvania • Graphnet • Ernst & Young • Interet Financial • NCR • Chubb Securities • Johns Hopkins Univ. • Instruments SA • Household Corp. • SmithKlein Beecham • TIAA-CREF • Mercer • Marketware, Inc.

  8. You Can Do Anything! You Can Do Anything with a Degree in Mathematical Sciences? • David Robinson~NBA Player • Penny Marshall ~Actress, Director(Laverne & Shirley) • Ernest Ansermet ~Orchestra Conductor • Mike Magnante ~Baseball Pitcher • Lewis Carroll ~ Author,Alice in Wonderland • Art Garfunkel ~Singer, Actor • Davey Johnson ~Major League BaseballPlayer and Manager • Phillip Glass ~Composer, Musician • Tom Lehrer ~Folksong Writer *Sports* *Arts* *Entertainment* • Frank Ryan ~NFL FootballQuarterback • Danica McKellar ~Actress (Winnie Cooper, The Wonder Years) • Alexander Solzhenitsyn ~Nobel Literature Prize in 1970 • Bram Stoker ~Author (Dracula) • Paul Verhoeven ~Film Director (RoboCop) • Virginia Wade ~Wimbledon Singles Tennis Champion 1977

  9. Business Steve Ballmer -CEO, Microsoft Boris Berezovsky -Business Tycoon, (Russia) Sergei Brin –Co-founder, Google Herman Cain -CEO, Godfather’s Pizza George Fisher -CEO, Motorola and Kodak Jack Grubman -Telecom Analyst; Banned from industry Jeffrey Immelt -CEO and Chairman of the Board at GE Martin Leibowitz -Vice Chair and CIO, TIAA-CREF Arthur Ryan -CEO, Prudential Insurance You Can Do Anything! You Can Do Anything with a Mathematical Sciences Degree: • Ivan Seidenberg –Pres.& CEO, Verizon • David Wetherell -Chairman, CMGI internet company • Science • Robert Aumann - Nobel Prize in Economics • in 2005 • Paul Greengard -Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2000 • Dudley Hershbach -Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986 • Daniel Kahneman -Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 • John Nash -Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994 (subject of A Beautiful Mind)

  10. You Can Do Anything! Politics, Government, Law Ehud Barak - Prime Minister (Israel) Harry Blackmun - Supreme Court Justice Ahmad Chalabi - Head of Iraqi National Congress Francisco da Costa Gomes - President (Portugal) Eamon de Valera - President (Ireland) David Dinkins - Mayor of New York City Alberto Fujimori - President (Peru) Ira Glasser - ACLU Exec. Dir. William Perry -U. S. Sec. of Defense (under Pres. Clinton) George Saitoti -Vice President (Kenya) Laurence Tribe -Harvard Law professor Miscellaneous Ralph Abernathy -Civil Rights Leader Max Euwe -World Chess Champion Grace Hopper -Rear Admiral, First National Medal of Technology awardee Theodore Kaczinski -The Unabomber Carl Rowan -Newspaper columnist

  11. What Should You Learn? What you should learn if you studyMathematical Sciences at NJIT:

  12. Highlights of Math Program Highlights of the Mathematical Sciences Program at NJIT: • Emphasis on Applications • Full Set of Honors Courses • Undergraduate Computer Lab • Capstone Course • Merit Scholarships • Research Opportunities (UBMTP, CSUMS) • Pi Mu Epsilon – National Honor Society • Math Club

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