Meet a Mathematician

A monthly series hosted by Ingrid Daubechies

(online)

Did you ever wonder what a mathematician does all day?  Or what made someone decide to become a mathematician?  Or even, what a mathematician does for fun?  You may be surprised by some of the answers! 

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Next up

Meet Erica Graham

Thursday, December 14
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm ET

(online)

Ingrid Daubechies Erica Graham

Join Ingrid Daubechies, MoMath’s 2023–2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor for the Public Dissemination of Mathematics, as she welcomes mathematicians to the MoMath stage to share their experiences, their stories, and their love of mathematics.

In December, meet mathematician Erica Graham.  Dr. Erica Graham is an associate professor of mathematics at Bryn Mawr College.  Her research is in the field of mathematical biology, with applications to endocrinology and physiology.  Specific modeling interests include mechanisms of metabolic defects in type 2 diabetes, anticoagulant (blood thinner) effectiveness, immune-mediated mechanisms of blood clotting, and female reproductive hormone regulation/ovulatory dysfunction.  Erica is one of the four co-founders of Mathematically Gifted and Black, who won the Association for Women in Mathematics’ 2022 Presidential Recognition Award.  Erica majored in mathematics at Bryn Mawr College and obtained her mathematics Ph.D. at the University of Utah.