Matthew Junge

Matthew Junge

Asst Professor

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Mathematics

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: matthew.junge@baruch.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Washington Seattle WA

M.S., Mathematics, University of Washington Seattle WA

B.A., Philosophy, University of Washington Seattle WA

B.S., Mathematics, University of Washington Seattle WA

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Fall 2023MTH4130Mathematics of Data Analysis
Spring 2023MTH2610Calculus I
Spring 2022MTH4119Multivariate Prob Dist
Spring 2022MTH4120Introduction to Probability
Spring 2022MTH4120Introduction to Probability
Spring 2022MTH4119Multivariate Prob Dist
Fall 2021MTH4130Mathematics of Data Analysis
Spring 2021MTH3006Elements of Calculus II
Spring 2021MTH3006Elements of Calculus II
Fall 2020MTH2610Calculus I

Journal Articles

Junge, M. (2024). Reflections on Teaching Mathematics in Prisons . Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 14(1). 266--270.

(2023). Diffusion-limited annihilating-coalescing systems.

(2023). Non-universality in clustered ballistic annihilation. Electronic Communications in Probability, 28. 1-12.

(2023). A stochastic combustion model with thresholds on trees. Journal of Statistical Physics, 190.

Benitez, L., Junge, M., Lyu, H., Redman, M., & Reeves, L. (2023). Three-velocity coalescing ballistic annihilation. Electronic Journal of Probability, 28. 1-18. In Progress.

Johnson, T., Junge, M., Lyu, H., & Sivakoff, D. (2023). Particle density in diffusion-limited annihilating systems. Annals of Probability, 51(6). 2301--2344.

(2023). Distance-dependent chase-escape on trees. New Zealand Journal of Mathematics,

Bailey, E., Junge, M., & Liu, J. (2023). Critical drift estimates for the frog model on trees.

(2022). Chase-escape on the configuration model. Electronic Communications in Probabality, 27: 1-14 (2022). DOI. 1-14.

Junge, M., & Lyu, H. (2022). The phase structure of asymmetric ballistic annihilation. Annals of Applied Probability, 32(5). 3797-3816.

(2022). Arrivals are universal in coalescing ballistic annihilation.

Junge, M., Li, S., Samaranayake, S., & Zalesak, M. (2022). Safe reopening of university campuses is possible with COVID-19 vaccination. PLOS One, 17(7).

Bahl, R., Barnet, P., Johnson, T., & Junge, M. (2022). Diffusion-limited annihilating systems and the increasing convex order. Electronic Journal of Probability, 27. 1-19.

Beckman, E., Cook, K., Eikmeier, N., Hernandez-Torres, S., & Junge, M. (2021). Chase-escape with death on trees. The Annals of Probability, 49(5). 2540-2547.

Cristali, I., Jiang, Y., Junge, M., Kassem, R., Sivakoff, D., & York, G. (2021). Two-type annihilating systems on complete and star graphs. Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 139. 321-342.

Junge, M. (2020). Critical Percolation and A+ B¿ 2A Dynamics. Journal of Statistical Physics, 181(2). 738--751.

Bahl, R., Eikmeier, N., Fraser, A., Junge, M., Keesing, F., Nakahata, K., & Wang, L. Z. (2020). Modeling COVID-19 spread in small colleges. PLOS One, PLOS One 16(8)(e0255654). 24.

Durrett, R., Junge, M., & Tang, S. (2020). Coexistence in chase-escape. Electronic Communications in Probability, 25. 1--14.

Hoffman, C., Johnson, T., & Junge, M. (2019). Cover time for the frog model on trees. Forum of Mathematics, Sigma, 7(41). 49.

Cristali, I., Junge, M., & Durrett, R. (2019). Poisson percolation on the oriented square lattice. Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 130(2). 488--502.

Damron, M., Gravner, J., Junge, M., Lyu, H., & Sivakoff, D. (2019). Parking on transitive unimodular graphs. The Annals of Applied Probability, 29(4). 2089--2113.

Cristali, I., Junge, M., & Durrett, R. (2019). Poisson percolation on the square lattice. Latin American Journal of Probability and Statistics (ALEA), 16. 429-437.

Dygert, B., Kinzel, C., Junge, M., Raymond, A., Slivken, E., & Zhu, J. (2019). The bullet problem with discrete speeds. Electronic Communications in Probability, 24. 1--11.

Hoffman, C., Johnson, T., & Junge, M. (2019). Infection spread for the frog model on trees. Electronic Journal of Probability, 24. 1--29.

Bahl, R., Barnet, P., & Junge, M. (2019). Parking on supercritical Galton-Watson trees. Latin American Journal of Probability and Statistics (ALEA), (18). 1801-1815.

Beckman, E., Frank, N., Jiang, Y., Junge, M., & Tang, S. (2019). The frog model on trees with drift. Electronic Communications in Probability, 24. 1--10.

Burdinski, D., Gupta, S., & Junge, M. (2019). The upper threshold in ballistic annihilation. Latin American Journal of Probability and Statistics (ALEA), 16. 1077-1087.

Johnson, T., & Junge, M. (2018). Stochastic orders and the frog model. Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré, Probabilités et Statistiques, 54(2). 1013--1030.

Brito, G., Fowler, C., Junge, M., & Levy, A. (2018). Ewens sampling and invariable generation. Combinatorics, Probability and Computing, 27(6). 853--891.

Cristali, I., Ranjan, V., Steinberg, J., Beckman, E., Durrett, R., Junge, M., & Nolen, J. (2018). Block size in Geometric p-biased permutations. Electronic Communications in Probability, 23. 1--10.

Beckman, E., Dinan, E., Durrett, R., Huo, R., & Junge, M. (2018). Asymptotic behavior of the Brownian frog model. Electronic Journal of Probability, 23. 1--19.

Foxall, E., Hutchcroft, T., & Junge, M. (2018). Coalescing random walk on unimodular graphs. Electronic Communications in Probability, 23. 1--10.

Hoffman, C., Johnson, T., & Junge, M. (2017). Recurrence and transience for the frog model on trees. The Annals of Probability, 45(5). 2826--2854.

Benjamini, I., Foxall, E., Gurel-Gurevich, O., Junge, M., & Kesten, H. (2016). Site recurrence for coalescing random walk. Electronic Communications in Probability, 21. 1--12.

Hoffman, C., Johnson, T., & Junge, M. (2016). From transience to recurrence with Poisson tree frogs. The Annals of Applied Probability, 26(3). 1620--1635.

Junge, M. (2015). Choices, intervals and equidistribution. Electronic Journal of Probability, 20. 1--18.

Four-parameter coalescing ballistic annihilation.

Mathews Jr, P. Improved critical drift estimates for the frog model on trees.

Media Contributions

(2020). WAMC Public Radio.

(2020). WAMC Public Radio.

Presentations

Junge, M. (2024, January 9). The frog model on trees. Los Angeles Probability Forum. CalTech

Junge, M. The frog model on trees. University of Madison Probability Seminar.

Junge, M. The frog model on trees. CUNY Probability Seminar.

Junge, M. Prison Education. Museum of Math QED. Online: Museum of Math.

Junge, M. Chase-escape. Mathematical Biology Seminar. New Jersey Institute of Technology: New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Junge, M. Ballistic Annihilation. Cornell University Probability Seminar.

Junge, M. Ballistic Annihiliation. Markov Chains with Kinetic Constraints and Applications. Banff, Canada: Banff International Research Station.

Junge, M. Ballistic Annihilation. Duke Probability Seminar.

Junge, M. Ballistic Annihilation. Georgia Tech Stochastics Seminar.

Junge, M. Ballistic Annihilation. University of Pennsylvania and Temple University Probability Seminar.

Junge, M. Ballistic Annihilation. CUNY Probability Seminar.

Junge, M. (2021, September 14). Pandemic REUs. CUNY Probability Seminar. Zoom

Junge, M. (2021, April 14). Modeling COVID-19 Spread in Small Colleges. Baruch College Statistics Seminar. Remote: Baruch College.

Junge, M. (2020, September 11). Modeling COVID-19 Spread in Small Colleges. Cornell Center for Applied Mathematics Colloquium. Remote: Cornell University.

Junge, M. (2020, September 9). Modeling COVID-19 Spread in Small Colleges. Mount Holyoke College Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium. Remote: Mount Holyoke.

Junge, M. (2020, September 1). Modeling COVID-19 Spread in Small Colleges. CUNY Probability Seminar. Remote: CUNY.

Junge, M. (2020, April 16). Modeling COVID-19 Spread in Small Colleges. University of Wisconsin Madison Applied Math Seminar. Remote: University of Wisconsin Madison.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Phases in Annihilating-Coalescing Particle Systems PSC CUNY 5307/01/202206/30/202304/15/20225999.4Completed
CAREER: Stochastic Spatial SystemsNational Science Foundation07/01/202306/30/202806/30/2023502314Funded - In Progress
Epidemics in Cooperative Infection ModelsPSC-CUNY 5407/01/202306/30/202404/18/20234551Funded - In Progress
Diffusion-limited Annihilating-Coalescing SystemsEugene Lang Fellowship06/01/202206/30/202304/11/20226538.24Funded - In Progress
Multitype Particle SystemsNational Science Foundation01/15/202106/30/202401/15/2021185906Funded - In Progress
Stochastic Spatial Biological ModelsNational Science Foundation09/01/202308/31/2026264275Submitted for Review
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
Excellence in Teaching AwardUniversity of Washington2015A university-wide award given to two graduate students annually.

Department

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Baruch Discrete Math REUFaculty Advisor1/1/2020Present

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Baruch Discrete Math REUFaculty AdvisorPresent
Final ExamsCommittee MemberPresent
Teaching ObservationsAttendee, MeetingPresent

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Joint Committee on Academic StandingCommittee Member10/1/2024Present
Final Exams CommitteeCommittee Member9/1/2020Present
CUNY Probability SeminarCommittee Chair8/31/20228/22/2022

Public

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Research SupervisorResearch Supervisor1/1/2020PresentLocal
Bard Prison InitiativeInstructorNew York1/1/2021Present