Zeynep Teymuroglu, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Teymuroglu is a mathematical biologist specializing in epidemiological and network models. She has collaborated with researchers from U.S. institutions, the University of Waterloo (Canada), and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland). Recently, she completed a sabbatical at Trinity College Dublin, where she worked with the Population Health and Behaviour Group to develop mathematical models for studying the opioid epidemic. Since 2022, Dr. Teymuroglu has served on the Orange County Public Health and Safety Team. She is passionate about teaching students to apply their classroom learning to real-world problems. Her course offerings include Math for Industry, Mathematical Modeling, Inequalities by the Numbers, Ordinary Differential Equations, and Rethinking Mathematics: Applications.
Areas of Specialization: Mathematical Biology, Data Analysis, and Mathematics for Social Justice
Education
PhD, Mathematics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Cincinnati, OH
MS, Mathematics, Oregon State University, Department of Mathematics, Corvallis, OR
BS, Mathematics, Middle East Technical University, Department of Mathematics, Ankara, Turkey
Professional Awards
Cornell Distinguished Faculty Award
Arthur Vining Davis Faculty Award
Rollins College Student Government Association Outstanding Faculty Award
First-Year Students’ Faculty Excellence Award, Rollins College
News & Features
November 08, 2023
Teymuroglu Selected to Serve on MAA Membership Committee
Mathematics professor Zeynep Teymuroglu has been invited to serve on the Mathematical Association of America’s Membership Committee.
May 03, 2022
Cool Class: Industrial Mathematics
Students in this independent study course experienced firsthand one of the many practical career applications of a math degree: working together to analyze data and find innovative solutions for real problems.
February 28, 2022
Teymuroglu Awarded Grant from Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics
The funding will support student-faculty research at both Rollins and the University of Richmond that focuses on opioid use and disease spread.