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.
Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
March 5th 12:15 PM: Women in Math Tea (Kirwan Hall Graduate Lounge)
Check back soon for details about these and other upcoming events!
Other Announcements
- We are on facebook. We also have a listserv for the latest WIM announcements - contact any officer for details. Connect with WIM!
Officers
The executive board for the 2019 - 2020 year is listed below.
| Name | Position |
|---|
| Danielle Middlebrooks | President |
| Stephanie Allen | Vice President |
| Brook Herzog | Secretary |
| Kayla Davie | Treasurer/Webmaster |
| Margaret Brown | Undergraduate Representative |
| Raluca Rosca | Unofficial Faculty Sponsor |
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.
- WIM Email Address - womeninmathumd@gmail.com
- Danielle Middlebrooks (President) - dmiddle1@math.umd.edu
Activities Archive
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
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.