Women in Math

AWM Student Chapter at the University of Maryland

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

WIM is planning academic talks, academic events and social activities. The tentative calendar for the fall amd spring semesters is TBD.

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/Webmater
Margaret Brown	Undergraduate Representative
Raluca Rosca	Unofficial Faculty Sponsor

For a list of previous executive boards, visit here.

Supporters

UMCP - Department of Mathematics

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

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.