Raquel López (E05) and Daniela Beckelhymer (E20) are both named Lathisms calendar honorees. Congratulations! “To me, Hispanic Heritage Month is both a celebration and a responsibility. It is an opportunity to honor those who opened doors before me while helping open new ones for those who come next. I was once the student who needed [...]
Malena Espanol (Karen EDGE 22) and Alison Marr (E02) are named 2027 AWM Fellows. Congratulations, Malena and Alison! Malena Espanol, Arizona State University For her extraordinary commitment to mentoring and advancing women in mathematics through leadership, inclusive program development, and transformative outreach. Her mentorship, service to AWM, and training networks, have created inclusive pathways across [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Daniela Beckelhymer E20! Daniela successfully defended her dissertation "Dynamical Systems Analysis of Arctic Sea Ice Loss Using a Daily Energy Balance Model" and earned her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. In the fall, Amber will begin her position as the AMS Congressional Fellow for 2026-2027 on Capitol Hill. [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Alyssa Hu E18! In August 2025, Amber successfully defended her dissertation "Using Data to Inform Computational Thinking and Program Evaluation of an Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum" and earned her PhD in Statistics from Pennsylvania State University in December 2025. Alyssa is now a Senior Teaching Fellow at Monash University in Australia!
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Université Laval invites applications for a faculty position in mathematics, specializing in algebra and number theory. While applications from all subfields of algebra are welcome, priority will be given to candidates with specific expertise or a strong interest in representation theory. This recruitment aims to develop a core [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Amber Young E20! Amber successfully defended her dissertation "Mathematical Models of Disease Dynamics: A Deterministic and Stochastic Framework" and earned her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Tennessee. In the fall, Amber will begin her position as Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department at Spelman College. We're excited for this new [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Haley Colgate Kottler E20! Haley successfully defended her dissertation "A Proxy-Based Approach for Unmeasured Confounding, and Other Latent Variable Problems" and earned her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Visit Haley's website to learn more about her academic journey.
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Zinnel E21! Laura successfully defended her dissertation "Deep Learning and Level Set Methods for Traumatic Brain Injury Detection and Outcome Prediction" and earned her PhD in Mathematics and Neuroscience from Iowa State University.
In 2027, AWM will partner with Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) to offer its first Leadership Training Opportunity. For more information, please see the flyer attached and visit here.
On her 50th birthday, Alejandra Alvarado (E02) ran 50 miles to celebrate and to give back to EDGE. Completed in January, the run was both a personal milestone and her act of fundraising. Inspired by the idea of reaching 100,000 steps in a day, which is roughly 50 miles, Alejandra turned her birthday goal into [...]
