Meet a Mathematician:
Josh Holden

Hosted by David Reimann

Thursday, April 3
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm ET
(online)

Josh Holden
Speaker: Josh Holden

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!

Join David Reimann, MoMath’s 2024–2025 Visiting Professor for Public Outreach, as he welcomes mathematician Josh Holden to the MoMath stage to share his experiences, his stories, and his love of mathematics.

Josh Holden is a mathematician with a passion for uncovering the secrets of cryptography.  As a professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, he explores how math shapes the way we protect information, from ancient ciphers to modern encryption.  He’s also the author of The Mathematics of Secrets: Cryptography from Caesar Ciphers to Digital Encryption, a deep dive into the fascinating world of secret codes and the math that makes them work.

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About Meet a Mathematician

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!

Join MoMath’s 2024–2025 Visiting Professor for Public Outreach, David Reimann, as he welcomes mathematicians to the MoMath stage to share their experiences, their stories, and their love of mathematics.

David Reimann, MoMath Visiting Professor
Host: David Reimann