Congratulations to Dr. Shakuan K. Frankson! Shakuan earned her PhD in mathematics from Howard university; we cannot be any prouder of all her accomplishments. Dr. Frankson is currently working as a Mathematical Statistician at the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nikira Walter, a 2024 EDGEr, was named the 2024 SIAM EDGE Fellow in recognition for her commitment and participation during this year's Summer Program. Nikira is currently finishing up her first semester as a PhD student at Columbia University and is working towards her career goal of becoming a "professor and a change agent within [...]
Mariana Smit Vega Garcia (2024 Karen EDGE Fellow) was awarded $208,000 by the National Science Foundation to study partial differential equations. Part of the funds will also support two undergraduate researchers and the conference "Jumpstart 2026," which focuses on first-generation students interested in pursuing a career in mathematics. Read more here.
Congratulations to Elyssa Sliheet E19! Dr. Sliheet's dissertation was titled "Predicting Biomolecular Properties and Interactions Using Numerical, Statistical and Machine Learning Methods." Elyssa has been working as a Lead Quantitative Risk Analyst at Vista Corp since June.
We are so happy for Dr. Emily Dauntenhahn! Emily earned her PhD in mathematics from Cornell University and is now working as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Murray State University. Visit her website to learn more about her research and follow her journey!
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Zimmitti E17! Catherine earned her PhD in Mathematics with a focus in Operator Algebras from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. This fall, Dr. Zimmitti started working as a Visting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
After 7 years of service by Dr. Raegan Higgins as the EDGE Co-Director, she will be stepping down in September. Dr. Higgins will continue to be actively involved with all aspects of EDGE. The EDGE Foundation is deeply thankful for Dr. Higgins' leadership for the last 7 years as her efforts directly supported and inspired [...]
An amazing student, educator and role model, Kaitlin Tademy E18 earned a PhD in Low Dimensional Topology from University of Nebraska-Lincoln! Dr. Tademy has joined Harvey Mudd College as a Visiting Assistant Professor for this academic year. We are thrilled to see her achieve all her goals and cannot wait to see what the future [...]
Pamela E. Harris, who was awarded the Karen EDGE Fellowship in 2020, was just promoted to Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Harris is a role model in the field and has received numerous awards in the past, including being named the 2022 AWM Fellow, a 2022 AMS Fellow, [...]
Journeys of Black Mathematicians, a film by George Csicsery, traces the history of African American mathematicians who worked as pioneers in expanding access to mathematics. This beautiful film portrays the history of pioneers like Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville, the second African American woman to earn a PhD in math, and Dr. Sylvia Bozeman, the co-founder of [...]
