Author Archives: yenergy

Mathematics and Burning Man

Posted on January 19, 2019 by yenergy

This morning when I came in to the JMM I ran into a friend, who promptly said hello to Satyan Devadoss and made him drop all of his papers. He was delightful about the encounter as we helped him pick … Continue reading →

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Personal reflections from the 2019 JMM- Yen Duong

Posted on January 19, 2019 by yenergy

When I first met my husband, he had just attended the wedding of his ex-girlfriend of six years.  He told me about that unsteady Sliding Doors– type feeling during the toasts and comments about the bride, because he knew all … Continue reading →

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AAAS Fellowships

Posted on January 18, 2019 by yenergy

Karen Saxe kicks us off for this late-afternoon session talking about many AMS-sponsored fellowships in Washington, D.C.  The first one is the Congressional Fellowship, where AMS chooses exactly 1 math Ph.D. per year to spend a year on the staff … Continue reading →

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Dan Spielman: Miracles of algebraic graph theory

Posted on January 18, 2019 by yenergy

I’m at this talk by Dan Spielman of Yale University, who’s trying to give us an introduction to spectral and algebraic graph theory.  I’m here because he was my friend’s undergraduate advisor and my friend said that “Professor Dan” is great!  … Continue reading →

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A mathematical journey of culture, community, and collaboration

Posted on January 18, 2019 by yenergy

Good morning! It’s 9 AM and there are plenty of people out here to see the Friday MAA invited address. Alicia Prieto Langarica, who we saw at the session she organized yesterday (lots of posts: Equity in the Mathematics Classroom, … Continue reading →

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How to Talk about Math so People Want to Listen

Posted on January 17, 2019 by yenergy

Paul Zorn at St. Olaf College of the MAA Science Committee introduced Rachel Levy, the MAA Deputy Executive Director, and she then introduced Flora Lichtman, the host of Every Little Thing on Gimlet Media (she used to work for Science … Continue reading →

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LATHISMS: MAA Invited Paper Session on Inspiring Diversity in Mathematics: Culture, Community, and Collaboration, talk #7

Posted on January 17, 2019 by yenergy

Hi folks. I’m tired. This is the last talk in the series. Gabriel E Sosa of Amherst College is talking about: LATHISMS: showcasing the contributions of Latinx and Hispanics to the mathematical sciences Gabriel talked about his experience in graduate … Continue reading →

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Math Mamas: MAA Invited Paper Session on Inspiring Diversity in Mathematics: Culture, Community, and Collaboration, talk #6

Posted on January 17, 2019 by yenergy

Reporting from the floor for #4 in this live-blogging series. Carrie Diaz Eaton of Bates College introduced the series. Speakers are Becky E. Hall of Western Connecticut State University, Eaton, Piper Harron, and Eaton read an excerpt from Elizabeth Gross. … Continue reading →

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Undergraduate Research as an Equalizer: MAA Invited Paper Session on Inspiring Diversity in Mathematics: Culture, Community, and Collaboration, talk #5

Posted on January 17, 2019 by yenergy

Alicia Prieto Langarica of Youngstown State University, who also co-organized this session, started her talk by telling us that she wouldn’t use the words “diversity” or “equity” or “Latinx” etc. and challenged us audience members to think about why she … Continue reading →

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Facing the Mirror: Acknowledgment in our Practice: MAA Invited Paper Session on Inspiring Diversity in Mathematics: Culture, Community, and Collaboration, talk #4

Posted on January 17, 2019 by yenergy

I had some technical difficulties and we’ve unfortunately lost the first few minutes of Aris Benjamin Winger of Georgia Gwinnett College, who co-facilitated the program in the last post. I remember that he discussed creating a safe space to talk about race … Continue reading →

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