Dr. Upul Rupassara

Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2020)

Office: 317 Model Hall
Email: upul.rupassara@minotstateu.edu
Phone Number: (701)858-4566

Office Hours: Fall 2025

Monday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM & 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM & 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM & 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM & 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Friday:

**Additional hours available by appointment. 

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
M.Sc., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
B.Sc., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Before moving into the Minot State University I worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Colorado State University-Pueblo(CSUP), and also as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Southern Illinois University Carbondale(SIUC).

While working as a Teaching Assistant, I taught Statistics, College Algebra, Calculus, Finite Mathematics, and Geometry classes at the SIUC. At the CSUP I taught Statistics classes for STEM field students while directing them for their undergraduate/graduate research projects.

I always enjoy teaching mathematics and statistics. Working with students, and helping them with their academic activities and research projects is an intrinsic part of my academic life.

I’m interested in Probability and Statistics, and Stochastic Differential Geometry. Especially studying the Riemannian Geometry and Stochastic Analysis to address the question of whether one can feel the shape of the space looking at the properties of the Brownian motion.