Faculty & Staff

Grace L. Coulombe

Lecturer and Director of Student Academic Support

Student Academic and Speaking/Presentation Support, Mathematics

Meredith L. Greer

Professor of Mathematics

Mathematics, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair

Peter N. Wong

Phillips Professor of Mathematics

Mathematics Chair

Jim M. Wright Ph.D.

jwright6@bates.edu

Instructional Specialist
Mathematics
207-755-5931

News & Updates

July 31, 2026

Alumni Association presents alumni awards recognizing service…

At Bates Reunion in June, the Alumni Association gathered to present the annual Alumni Council Awards, recognizing the exceptional career and service achievements of five…

June 30, 2026

David Omasombo ’26 & Chiwer Mayen ’26: Standing Tall for…

David Omasombo ’26 and Chiwer Mayen ’26 have shared many basketball courts across their young lifetimes, including historic Alumni Gym, but the first one stands out in their memories for being the worst, in a technical sense. The surface was uneven, the rims inconsistent, and, most of the time, there were no nets.

June 25, 2026

Bates Alumni In the News Spring 2026

Chronicling Bates alumni in the news — from the class of ’77 to ’26 — and a remembering journalist Kim Gamel ’90.

Mathematics

Faculty & Staff

Laurie L. Baker

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Grace L. Coulombe

Lecturer and Director of Student Academic Support

David L. DeMark

Visiting Instructor in Mathematics

Meredith L. Greer

Professor of Mathematics

Katharine A. Ott

Thomas Sowell Professor of Mathematics

Fatoumata Sanogo

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Austyn W. Simpson

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Laura S. Storch

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Cigole Thomas

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Peter N. Wong

Phillips Professor of Mathematics

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