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Shane McQuarrie

Shane McQuarrie

Assistant Professor
Permanent Faculty

Office: 318 TMCB

Teaching Schedule Fall 2026

ClassesMath 21312:00 - 12:50pm MW108 TMCB
Math 21512:00 - 12:50pm F108 TMCB
Math 34110:00 - 10:50pm MWF121 TMCB
Office Hours
(or by appointment)
In 318 TMCB,
  • Monday 2:30 - 3:30 pm
  • Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Friday 2:30 - 3:30pm

Research Interests
Applied mathematics, model reduction, data assimilation, uncertainty quantification, scientific machine learning

Degrees

The University of Texas at Austin, PhD in Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (2023)
The University of Texas at Austin, MS in Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (2020)
Brigham Young University, MS in Mathematics (2018)
Brigham Young University, BS in Mathematics – ACME (2016)

Biography

Shane A. McQuarrie joined the faculty of the BYU Department of Mathematics in 2025. He holds BS and MS degrees in mathematics from BYU, supervised by Dr. Jared Whitehead, and a PhD from the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied under institute director Dr. Karen Willcox. Afterward, he was the John von Neumann postdoctoral fellow in computational science at Sandia National Laboratories, where he was mentored by Dr. Bart van Bloemen Waanders. Shane is a native of Provo and is the product of a long string of exceptional teachers and mentors, especially in math and music. Shane and his wife Laura enjoy a rigorous life with their four energetic children.

ADVISED FOR THE STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE (SRC) 2026