Our Community
Since 1998, our EDGE community has grown into a beautiful and strong network of mathematicians. Together, we have empowered almost 400 underrepresented mathematicians through our annual Summer Program, the Summer Symposium, the Karen EDGE Fellowship, and the recently inaugurated Mary Beth Ruskai Research Fund.
Whether you are a recent alum in your graduate school journey or an established professional, we want to highlight your achievements! Big and small, we welcome all updates from EDGErs.
Alumni Opportunities
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New Job Opportunity at Université Laval
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 [...]
AWM-HERS Leadership Development Program
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.
EDGErs’ News
New PhD: Daniela Beckelhymer E20, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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 [...]
New PhD: Alyssa Hu E18, Penn State University
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 [...]
New PhD: Amber Young E20, University of Tennessee
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 [...]
New PhD: Haley Colgate Kottler E20, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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.
New PhD: Laura Zinnel E21, Iowa State University
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.
50 Miles for 50 Years: Alejandra Runs for EDGE
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 [...]