Selma Yildirim

Selma Yildirim is an Associate Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago's Department of Mathematics. Her research primarily focuses on mathematical analysis, partial differential equations, spectral theory, and mathematical physics, with an emphasis on eigenvalue problems.

She has taught a wide range of courses including Calculus, Mathematical Methods in Physical Sciences, Linear Algebra, and Numerical Analysis. Her pedagogical approach incorporates blended synchronous teaching formats and educational technology like GeoGebra and Python.

Her publications consistently explore eigenvalue estimation techniques for operators such as the fractional Laplacian and Klein-Gordon operators, with applications to quantum mechanics and fluid dynamics. She has also developed educational resources on metacognition and data science.