Robert T. Smith is Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he has taught since 1987. Prior to that, he was on the faculty at Virginia Tech. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Delaware in 1982.

Dr. Smith's mathematical interests are in the application of mathematics to problems in engineering and the physical sciences. He has published a number of research articles on the applications of partial differential equations as well as on computational problems in x-ray tomography. He is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Professor Smith lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with his wife Pam, his daughter Katie and his son Michael. When time permits, he enjoys playing volleyball, tennis and softball. His present extracurricular goal is to learn the game of golf well enough to not come in last in his annual mathematicians / statisticians tournament.