01 / Faculty
Hesam Oveys
Also teaches Mathematics at NYU
- Education
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2015
- Education
- B.S. in Mathematics, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2007

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02 / Meet Hesam
Meet Hesam
Dr. Hesam Oveys is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
Dr. Oveys began teaching in 2007 as a Graduate Instructor at the University of Missouri while working toward his Ph.D and joined the NYU faculty in 2016. His teaching experience stretches from summer enrichment courses for high schoolers to advanced courses in number theory and probability for undergraduates and recent graduates. At NYU, Dr. Oveys teaches and coordinates a variety of math courses, including Calculus 1-3, Discrete Mathematics, Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Quantitative Reasoning courses.
He is also a Faculty Advisor for math majors, trains new TAs to prepare them for the classroom, and mentors first year post-docs.
03 / Beyond the classroom
- 01Tech Head
- 02History Buff
- 03Sandwich Lover
- 04Basketball Fan
04 / Ask Hesam
Ask Hesam Oveys
I'd be studying and researching physics, particularly astro- and theoretical physics. There is so much I don't yet understand, and the universe has always intrigued me. I wish I had more time to learn more about it.