Sonja Kovalevsky Mathematics Day

November 21st, 2009

Speakers, Instructors, and Coordinators

 

Qiu Chen: Qiu is a sophomore at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and an Actuarial Mathematics and Computer Science double major. During this past summer, she studied Probability by herself and she has already passed the SOA Probability exam in July!

Monique Cote: Monique is a sophomore at Worcester Polytechnic Institute this year. She is from a small town in Vermont and she has always loved math. She is currently pursuing a major in Actuarial Mathematics with a minor in Management.

 Lauren Edwards: Lauren is a second year Mathematics Major who is also preparing to go to Veterinary school. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden, CT as part of the class of 2008. In her spare time, she enjoys social and ballroom dancing.

Alyssa Gottshall: Alyssa is a sophomore Actuarial Mathematics major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Before studying at WPI, she attended Downingtown West High School in PA.

Elizabeth Hegarty: Elizabeth is a fourth year student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is from Springfield, MA where she attended Cathedral High School. She will be graduating in May of 2010 with a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences and a minor in Physics. She is involved with WPI athletics, being on both the Varsity Cross Country and Track teams. She has also worked for WPI summer programs offered for girls interested in math and science.

Yiewei Liu: Yiwei is a second year Mathematics major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Originally from Hefei, China, she will be graduating in 2012 with a B.A. in Mathematics.

Irina Mitrea: Professor Mitrea is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at WPI. She obtained her PhD degree from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Her research interests are in the areas of Real and Harmonic Analysis and Partial Differential Equations.

Therese O'Garr: Therese teaches algebra, statistics, and calculus at Worcester Academy. She is also the President of the Worcester County Mathematics League. She earned her B.A. in Mathematics from La Salle University in 1999, and she is currently working toward a Master of Mathematics for Educators degree at WPI.

Katie Quertermous: Katie is a PhD student at the University of Virginia with research interests in the area of Operator Theory. Katie was an instructor for the Girls and Mathematics Summer Program, August 2007, at the Mathematics and Science Day for the Young Women Leaders Program, January 2008, and at the two previous editions of the Sonja Kovalevsky Mathematics Day at UVa. Katie is also the winner of a Honorable Mention in the 2009 edition of the Department of Mathematics Teaching Competition.

Brigitte Servatius: Professor Servatius has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Syracuse. Her research interests are in combinatorics, matroid and graph theory, structural topology, geometry, history and philosophy of mathematics. She has authored more than 30 research articles and serves as the editor of the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal.

Ksenia Trikoz: Ksenia is a fourth year BS/MS student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where she has studied Industrial Engineering and Computer Science as an undergraduate. Ksenia is currently pursuing a master's degree in Financial Mathematics at WPI and hopes to work as a quantitative analyst in the field of investment banking.

Suzanne Weekes: Professor Weekes obtained her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Michigan.  Her research interests are in numerical analysis, numerical methods for hyperbolic conservation laws, Godunov-type methods, reservoir modelling, basin modelling, computational fluid dynamics, porous media flow, and shock capturing schemes. She is the Associate Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at WPI and is the Associate Director of the Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics at WPI.

Diana Wolf: Diana is a first year professional master's student in Financial Mathematics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She earned her B.A. in mathematics from the University of Florida in 2009. She spends her free time rock climbing and enjoying the outdoors.

Weiwei Xie: Professor Xie is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at WPI. Raised in China, she obtained her Bachelor's of Science degree from Zhejiang University. She then came to the United States to continue her education. After completing her PhD at the University of Houston, she remained for a year to teach. She has since moved to Worcester as WPI provided her with an opportunity to continue her research and realize her passion for teaching. Her research interests are probability and statistics, and their application in Finance.

Xiao Zhong: Xiao is a 4th year PhD student in the Department of Mathematical Sciences studying mathematical statistics.

 

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