The Center for Women in Mathematics, a part of the Smith College Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is an American educational program founded in 2007 to increase the involvement of women in mathematics. The Center aims for students to engage in coursework and research in a mathematical environment that actively supports women.

Junior Program

The Junior Program is designed for undergraduate women who wish to spend a year or a semester studying mathematics at a women's college. Financial aid funding is provided by the National Science Foundation.

Post-Baccalaureate Program

The Post-Baccalaureate Program is geared towards women with bachelor's degrees who didn't major in mathematics as undergraduates or whose major was light. The post-baccalaureate program is funded through grants from Smith College and the National Science Foundation and students receive tuition waivers and living stipends.

Students of both programs are able to take classes not only at Smith College, but also at any other of the Five Colleges - Amherst, Mt. Holyoke and Hampshire Colleges and UMass Amherst, the last of which also offers graduate-level courses.

WIMIN Conference

Each year the Center hosts the Women in Mathematics in New England (WIMIN) Conference. The conference features two plenary lectures given by prominent female mathematicians: the Dorothy Wrinch Lecture in Biomathematics, and the Alice Dickinson Lecture in Mathematics. It also features short talks by undergraduate and graduate students (of any gender), and a panel intended for students considering graduate studies.[1]

Past Plenary Speakers

Year Dorothy Wrinch lecturer Alice Dickinson lecturer
2022 Julie Blackwood, Williams College Laura DeMarco, Harvard University
2021[2] Andrea Foulkes, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Rosa Orellana, Dartmouth College
2020[3] Nora Youngs, Colby College Emille Davie Lawrence, University of San Francisco
2019 Erica Graham, Bryn Mawr College Allison Henrich, Seattle University
2018 Shelby Wilson, Morehouse College Zajj Daugherty, City University of New York
2017[4] Elizabeth Stuart, Johns Hopkins University Ina Petkova, Dartmouth College
2016[5] Adriana Dawes, Ohio State University Pamela Harris, Williams College
2015[6] Mariel Vazquez, University of California at Davis Linda Chen, Swarthmore College
2014[7] Erika Camacho, Arizona State University Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College
2013[8] Trachette Jackson, University of Michigan Susan Loepp, Williams College
2012 Christine Heitsch, Georgia Institute of Technology Annalisa Crannell, Franklin and Marshall College
2011 Carolyn Gordon, Dartmouth College Liz McMahon, Lafayette College
2010 Jill Pipher, Brown University Julianna Tymoczko, University of Iowa
2009 Anna Lysyanskaya, Brown University Mia Minnes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008 Ruth Charney, Brandeis University

Notes

  1. ^ "WIMIN conference at Smith College". math.smith.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. ^ "WIMIN 2021 - WIMIN". science.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  3. ^ "WIMIN 2020 - WIMIN". science.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. ^ "WIMIN17 Conference". math.smith.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  5. ^ "WIMIN16 Conference". math.smith.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  6. ^ "WIMIN15 Conference". math.smith.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. ^ "WIMIN14 Conference". math.smith.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. ^ "WIMIN13 Conference". math.smith.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-17.

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