Women in Mathematics (WIM) Electronic Newsletter

Spring '97, Issue 3

February 24, 1997

http://www.cs.umd.edu/~kolda/WIM/Spring97/issue3.html


AWM Workshop


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 Applicant who meet eligibility requirements and are selected to
 participant in the AWM Workshop will received reimbursement for FULL
 transportation costs, registration cost to the SIAM Annual Meeting and
 2 days subsistence for meals and lodging.

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                               WORKSHOPS
       FOR WOMEN GRADUATE STUDENTS AND  POSTDOCTORAL MATHEMATICIANS
               supported by the Office of Naval Research and
                  the Association for Women in Mathematics


  Over the past eighth years, the Association for Women in Mathematics
  has held a series of workshops for women graduate students and
  recent Ph.D's (referred to as "postdocs" below) in conjunction with
  major mathematics meetings.

  WHEN:  The NEXT WORKSHOP in the series will be held in conjunction with
  the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Annual
  Meeting at Stanford University, Stanford, California, July 14-18,
  1997.  This workshop will be held on Monday, July 14th and Tuesday,
  July 15th, with an introductory group discussion and dinner on
  Sunday, July 13th.

  WORKSHOP:  The workshop will consist of a poster session by graduate
  students, four minisymposia, a group discussion on careers, a panel
  on government funding and a dinner with a keynote speaker.  The
  graduate student poster sessions include all areas of research in
  applied mathematics.  Each minisymposium will have a definite focus.
  The first minisymposium will include four talks about written
  communication skills.  The three remaining minisymposia will focus
  on the research areas of Mathematical Modeling, Optimization, and
  PDEs and Applications.

  Applications for funding must be received by AWM by March 1, 1997.
  Selected graduate students participants will present their research
  in a poster session.  Selected postdocs (those within five years of
  their Ph.D.) will speak in one of the three AWM research
  minisymposia.  AWM will offer funding for travel and 2-days
  subsistence for up to 20 participants.  Departments are urged to
  help graduate students and postdocs obtain some supplementary
  institutional support to attend the Workshop and the associated
  meeting.  All mathematicians (female and male) are invited to
  attend the entire program.

  DISCUSSION GROUP LEADERS:  We also seek volunteers to lead
  discussion groups and to act as mentors for workshop participants.
  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the AWM
  office.

  ELIGIBILITY:  To be eligible for funding, GRADUATE STUDENTS must have
  begun work on a thesis problem.  Applications should include a cover
  letter, an abstract of their work, a curriculum vitae, and a
  supporting letter of recommendation from a faculty member or
  research mathematician.  Applications from POSTDOCS should include a
  cover letter, an abstract of their work, curriculum vitae, and may
  also include a letter of recommendation.  Letters of support are
  encouraged.  The word "POSTDOC" refers to any mathematician who has
  received her Ph.D. within the last five years, whether or not she
  currently holds a postdoctoral or other academic position.  All
  funded participants are invited and strongly encouraged to attend
  the full AWM two-day program. All non-U.S. citizens applicants must
  have a current U.S. address.

  Send FIVE complete copies of the application materials (including the
  cover letter) to:

                        Workshop Selection Committee
                     Association for Women in Mathematics
                   4114 Computer & Space Sciences Building
                           University of Maryland
                     College Park, Maryland  20742-2461

            PHONE:  301-405-7892      E-MAIL:  awm@math.umd.edu

            (Applications via e-mail or fax are not acceptable.)


                *****   APPLICATION DEADLINE:  MARCH 1, 1997   ******


New Newsletter Editor

I am sorry to report that Linda Moniz, who did a great job with the first two newsletters of the semester, has stepped down as the newsletter editor.

For the time being, I am back to being the newsletter editor, but I will be graduating soon, so I am looking for a volunteer to take over the newsletter. Here are some familiarities that would be helpful (but are not necessary): Unix, MathNet System, Netscape, Netscape Mail, HTML, Emacs.

If you are interested, please contact me via email (kolda@math.umd.edu). -Tammy


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