Matthias Neufang

Deputy Provost; Professor (School of Mathematics and Statistics); Associate Dean (Graduate Affairs); Acting Associate Dean, Research (Faculty of Science)

Matthias Neufang is a Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics and currently serves as Associate Dean (Graduate Affairs) and alongside Professor Sue Bertram, Acting Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Science at Carleton University. Having joined Carleton in 2002, he has held numerous academic leadership positions and in July 2026, he began a five-year term as Deputy Provost. 

His contributions to the academic community extend beyond Carleton through service on editorial boards, scholarly organizations and national research bodies. Neufang has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mathematical Society, chaired several national committees, including the NSERC Pure Mathematics Evaluation Group and was Deputy Director of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. In recognition of his contributions, he was elected a Fields Institute Fellow in 2012. 

Neufang has also played an important role in advancing international academic partnerships, including establishing Carleton’s Dual Master’s Degree Policy, which created opportunities for innovative graduate collaborations with universities abroad. 

As a member of the Towards Carleton@100 strategic visioning process, Neufang brings a combination of research, administrative and partnership experience that supports the advancement of Carleton’s research and graduate education priorities.