Suzanne Weekes

Suzanne L. Weekes is a professor of Mathematical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She is a cofounder of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Undergraduate Program.[1]

Suzanne L. Weekes
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Known forMSRI Undergraduate Program
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Doctoral advisorE. Harabetian

In 2020 she was named executive director of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.[2]

Education

Weekes is African-American, and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago.[1] She graduated in 1989 from Indiana University with a major in mathematics and a minor in computer science.[1] She went on to get an MS in applied mathematics in 1990 and a PhD in Mathematics and scientific computing in 1995 at the University of Michigan.[3]

Career

Weekes is the co-director of the Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematical Sciences, which helps faculty in the U.S. engage their students with Industrial math research. She is a professor of mathematical sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute as well as a cofounder of MSRI-UP, a research experience for undergraduates that aims to increase under represented groups in math programs by providing them with research opportunities.[1] In July 2019, she became Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at WPI.[4] In December 2019, she was elected to the executive committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics as an at large member.[5]

Awards and recognition

In 2015, Weekes received the Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community.[6] Weekes was recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2017 Honoree.[1] She received the 2019 M. Gweneth Humphreys Award for mentorship from the Association for Women in Mathematics.[7] She won the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America in 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Suzanne L. Weekes". Mathematically Gifted & Black: Black History Month 2017 Honoree. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. "Suzanne L. Weekes Named SIAM Executive Director" (PDF). AWM Newsletter: 15. November–December 2020.
  3. "Suzanne L. Weekes @ WPI". users.wpi.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. "Weekes Aims to Expand Undergraduate Research Opportunities". WPI. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  5. "AWM Election Results". Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  6. "Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation | News | WPI". www.wpi.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  7. "2019 M. Gweneth Humphreys Award Winner". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  8. "Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.


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