Welcome to the Women in Mathematics (WIM) Web Page

Women in Math (WIM) is an organization at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP). WIM is dedicated to serving the needs of women mathematicians at UMCP.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Mission Statement

Spring 2021 - Summer 2021

Date Time Flyer Event Description
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 3pm EST Tea Time Getting to know each other vitually through Zoom while enjoying a cup of your favorite drink!
Wednesday, Febrary 17th, 2021 3pm EST AWM Distinguished Colloquium Series:
Gigliola Staffilani (MIT) 		Please email Stephanie Allen at sallen7@umd.edu for event Zoom link.
Thursday, Febrary 25th, 2021 5pm EST Board Game Night We will have games waiting for you! Come and celebrate the start of the semester through some exciting games!
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 3pm EST Tea Time Getting to know each other vitually through Zoom while enjoying a cup of your favorite drink!
Wednesday, March 10rd, 2021 3pm EST 2021 WIM AWM Graduate Student Talk Celebration Women in Math (WIM) at UMD is celebrating the Association for Women in Mathematics' 50th anniversary with a series of talks by mathematics graduate students at UMD. Join us to celebrate the excellent work done by current graduate students of UMD!

Fall 2020 - Spring 2021

Date Time Flyer Event Description
Friday, September 4th, 2020 2pm EST Tea Time Getting to know each other vitually through Zoom while enjoying a cup of your favorite drink!
Thursday, September 10th, 2020 5pm EST Board Game Night We will have games waiting for you! Come and celebrate the start of the semester through some exciting games!
Friday, October 2nd, 2020 3pm EST Tea Time Getting to know each other vitually through Zoom while enjoying a cup of your favorite drink!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 11 am EST Graduate School Panel Ask program directors and current graduate students at UMD about applying to graduate school!
Thursday, October 29th, 2020 11 am EST Alumni Talk Series: Lucia Simonelli Get to know the life of a UMD AMSC alumni Lucia Simonelli and hear about the exciting works she has done!
Friday, November 6th, 2020 3pm EST Tea Time Getting to know each other vitually through Zoom while enjoying a cup of your favorite drink!
Friday, December 4th, 2020 3pm EST Tea Time Getting to know each other vitually through Zoom while enjoying a cup of your favorite drink!

Check back soon for details about these and other upcoming events!

Other Announcements

Officers

The executive board for the 2020 - 2021 year is listed below.

                 
NamePosition
Stephanie Allen President
Kayla Davie Vice President
Brook Herzog Secretary
Victoria Whitley Treasurer
Jiajing Guan (JJ) Webmaster
Anna Sotnikova General Board Member
TBD Undergraduate Representative
Raluca Rosca Faculty Advisor

For a list of previous executive boards, visit here.

Supporters

Contact Information

WIM can be reached through our organization's email address or by speaking directly to a member of our executive board.

Resources

Activities Archive

2020-2021 Academic Talks, Academic Events, and Social Events -WIM events in 2020-2021 included:

  • Tea Time (recurrent on September 4, October 2, November 6, December 4, 2020): Social events designed to foster communities.
  • Board Game Night (September 10, 2020): A social event co-hosted with OSTEM.
  • Graduate School Panel (October 6, 2020): Information session with paneilists Dr. Howard Elman and Dr. Thomas Haines to help perspective graduate students apply to graduate schools.
  • Alumni Talk Series (October 29, 2020): Lucia Simonelli ('16) awarded the 2019-20 AMS Congressional Fellowship and currently working in the office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.

    • 2019-2020 Academic Talks, Academic Events, and Social Events -WIM events in 2019-2020 included:

  • Undergrad Meet and Greet/Board Game Night (September 25, 2019): Social event co-hosted with Women in Physics, Maryland Center for Women in Computing, and Women in Engineering)
  • Information session for American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowship (October 9, 2019): Information session co-hosted with Dr. Lise-Marie Imbert Gerard
  • Alumni Talk Series (October 10, 2019): Dr. Shelby Wilson ('12) Assistant Professor at University of Maryland
  • Trivia Night (October 21, 2019): Social event in collaboration with Capital One, OSTEM, Women in Engineering, Code: Black, and Society for Professional Hispanic Engineers
  • Alumni Talk Series (November 14, 2019): Dr. Carolina Franco ('12) Research Mathematical Statistician at the Center for Statistical Research and Methodology (CSRM) at the U.S. Census Bureau
  • Alumni Talk Series (February 20, 2020): Dr. Amanda Galante Applied Mathematician at John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
  • Women in Math Tea (March 5th 2020)

    • 2018-2019 Academic Talks, Academic Events, and Social Events -WIM events in 2018-2019 included:

  • WIM Orientation Lunch (August 2018)
  • Alumni Talk Series (October 9, 2018): Ming Zhong ('16) Postdoctoral Researcher at John Hopkins University
  • Women in Math and Women in Physics Meet & Greet (October 2018): Social event co-hosted with WIP for undergraduate math and physics majors
  • Alumni Talk Series (November 2018): Jen Rezeppa ('00) Demand & Channel Planning Senior Manager at Tesla Inc
  • Alumni Talk Series (March 2019): Meiyu Shen ('15) Mathematical statistician at the FDA
  • WIM Movie Night (March 2019)

    • 2017-2018 Academic Talks, Academic Events, and Social Events -WIM events in 2017-2018 included:

  • WIM Orientation Lunch (August 2017)
  • Professional Writing Forum (November 2017): Graduate school applications, NSF grants, CVs,etc.
  • End of Semester Tea (December 2017): Lunch/tea with AMSC/MATH grad students, postdocs, faculty
  • Centennial High School Visit (March 2018)
  • Geometry Week Reception (March 2018)
  • Alumni Talk (April 2018): Victoria Taroudaki ('15) from Eastern Washington University, Department of Mathematics

    • 2015-2016 Academic Talks - WIM speakers in 2015-2016 included:

  • Amanda Streib from the Institute for Defense Analyses - Center for Computing Sciences (IDA/CCS)
  • Carol Rosenberg from the National Security Agency (NSA)
  • Maria Cameron from the University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mathematics
  • Lauren Harrell from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

    • October 24, 2014 WIM Meeting - The founder and first AWM president Prof. Mary Gray gave an inspiring talk on her research and career as a statistician and lawyer. She explained how her research in statistics and law helped to rescue mathematicians' from prison, raised her own salary as a female professor, and lowered the dropping rates of female students from middle school in India. For meeting notes, click here.

    USA Science & Engineering Festival - Pictures of WIM members volunteering at the festival are here.

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