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KAREN MEAGHER
Professor
PLOY VIKISET
Data Scientist
Canadian Mathematical
Society
Karen Meagher
"In discrete math you often have very easy to state problems that are quite difficult to solve. What I like to do is to take these and phrase them in a different way and try to use algebra to solve them. "
PLOY VIKISET
"I love math and I was curious about what can we do you with mathematics in the business area. When I learned about actuarial science I knew this would help with my curiosity."
IREN DARIJANI
Postdoctoral Fellow
DANNY DYER
Professor
Women in Mathematics
SADEGHEH HAGHSHENAS
Postdoctoral Associate:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
IREN DARIJANI
"My research is in the general area of combinatorics, more specifically, graph theory and design theory."
DANNY DYER
"Graph theory is the study of graph, which are a way to model the connections between things."
"In my own research, I am interested in cops chasing robbers in graphs, as well as graphs that come from board games."
HEATHER VOOYS
Machine Learning Developer
SADEGHEH HAGHSHENAS
I’ve been working on projects that use machine learning and statistical models to classify patients with rare genetic disorders.
Guide for Women in Mathematics:
History, Scholarships, and Career Potential.
HEATHER VOOYS
Studying mathematics in college was a revelation. It was so much more than the algebra and pre-calculus we learned in high school. It was exhilarating to learn new mathematical techniques.
LUCY CAMPBELL
Mathematician
ANTHONY BONATO
Professor
243 women mathematicians from 36 different countries.
LUCY CAMPBELL
I am an applied mathematician, so my research involves using mathematical and computational methods to solve problems in science. My main interest is in geophysical fluid dynamics, which is the study of the movement of air and water in the atmosphere and oceans.
PAULINA CHIN
Architect, Mathematical Software
ANTHONY BONATO
I’m a believer in following your passion, and mathematics was mine since I was a teenager.
As an openly gay man, I’ve experienced barriers and discrimination because of my identity inside and outside the academy, and one of my goals is to help make math more inclusive.
JEREMY LANE
Postdoctoral Researcher
KSENIYA GARASCHUK
"In my teaching practice, I use different methods and approaches to get my students personally involved in developing mathematics. My main objective is to break the barrier of senseless formulas and memorized information and instead teach my students to make sense of math or any discipline they are in."
PAUL TUPPER
Professor
PETRA AXOLOTL
Data Scientist
PAULINA CHIN
"Although some might think of programming as a solitary activity, my job actually requires a lot of teamwork with fellow mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers."
JEREMY LANE
"I remember being struck in linear algebra class by how powerful and elegant mathematics could be: with the right rules in hand, one could prove very general facts about matrices with only a couple symbols. Abstraction felt natural and really appealed to me. "
KSENIYA GARASCHUK
Mathematician
PETRA AXOLOTL
"What really interests me is to solve problems for which there are no existing solutions and which involves creative mathematical modeling. "
Paul Tupper
"Despite all the Physics in my education, I have always felt like a mathematician inside. ....
So I switched fields to the mathematics of human cognition. I have not regretted it yet."
REBECCA MILLEY
Mathematician
JOY MORRIS
Mathematician
REBECCA MILLEY
" I fell in love with pure math, and decided I wanted a career in academia. I am grateful every day to have a job that I enjoy and am good at."
DAVID MORGAN
"I always enjoyed studying mathematics in high school, especially problem-solving and math competitions. It just came naturally to me, and was fun."
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JOY MORRIS
"One of the more interesting things I started hearing from parents recently was a sense of helplessness: that they did not have access to the skills or resources they needed to help their children when their children needed help with math homework."
LAURA MORRISON
Biostatistician
DAVID
MORGAN
Principal Consultant
Morgan Privacy Consulting
MARK
LEWIS
Canada Research Chair Mathematical Biology
LAURA MORRISON
"I believe that a strong foundation in mathematics can help people succeed in many careers even if the connection to mathematics may not be obvious at the surface level as the skills acquired are highly transferable."
JEREMY BELL
Partner
George & Bell Consulting
MARK LEWIS
"I’m the happiest when I’m working on an applied biological problem where mathematics plays a key role. "
SARAH
PLOSKER
Associate Professor
VESELIN
JUNGIC
Teaching Professor
JEREMY BELL
"I rely heavily on my numeracy: I review reports that include a fair amount of calculations and I need to be able to identify errors and understand the key outcomes and conclusions quickly, and at times on the fly during meetings and negotiations."
CHRISTINE
SELINGER
Educator & Instructional Designer
SARAH PLOSKER
"During my BSc, I was doing very well in one math course in particular, and the prof asked me if I had ever thought about being a professor. ... I hadn’t up until that point actually considered it as a career."
MAXWELL HARTT
"Mathematics has been the seed at the heart of all my career choices. A strong mathematical foundation has countless applications."
VESELIN
JUNGIC
"My mother tried to convince me to become a medical doctor, my father thought that I would be an excellent engineer, but I followed my heart and decided to study mathematics."
"The problem-solving skills I learned as a part of my mathematical education are something I have been able to apply in every aspect of my career, and the combination of Math, English and Education allow me to analyze problems from many different angles."
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow
Thinking of a Career in Applied Mathematics?
Mathematician
Professor of Mathematics
MAVIS
MATHESON
Physician
ANDREW POELSTRA
"... I encountered the cypherpunk movement,
a group of activists and developers using applied cryptography for social good."
FLORENCE
GLANFLELD
Mathematics
Education
ANIL
GUPTA
"Math brings you credibility no matter where you go or work in life. It develops your faculties more than any other discipline."
MICHAEL
LAMOUREUX
"I had a hard time choosing between physics, engineering and other sciences. I discovered that mathematics was a common theme that tied all of these subjects together."
MAVIS MATHESON
"Mathematics keeps my mind active and engaged even though my body needs a wheel chair to get around and a machine to breathe at night"
FLORENCE GLANFIELD
"What the mathematics degree has offered me is the possibilities of seeing the relationships among mathematical concepts and understanding the ways in which ideas intersect."
ANIL
GUPTA
Health Policy Research Director
RICHARD HOSHINO
Senior Project Officer
JANE SCHUDEL
"I have found that my studies in mathematics have imposed a discipline that helps in music."
JANE SCHUDEL
Musician
Early Career Profiles
BRIAN ALSPACH
"I believe the future growth of mathematics, as a discipline will benefit greatly from people in business and industry asking for more mathematics students."
RICHARD HOSHINO
"My passion to contribute mathematically has always been broader than just research. "
DAVIDSON HEATH
Risk Analyst
DAVIDSON HEATH
"Math, to me, is a field more creative and imaginative than any other."
BRIGITTE JAUMARD
Optimization
"What I enjoy about math is seeing and finding patterns and structures ... making connections and analogies ... creating mathematical objects..."
BRIAN ALSPACH
Professor of Mathematics
"The logical thinking and ability to construct proofs that one learns in studying mathematics has come in very handy for me
ANDREA FROSSARD
Actuary
"For me, mathematics is a working tool ..., a tool that allows me to explore new domains ... as long as the problem is posed in a relatively clear and understandable fashion."
NATHALIE
SINCLAIR
Mathematics
Education
JOHN FYFE
"In recent years I have taken a keen interest in the analysis of nonlinear structure in climate data... Mathematics and statistics are essential in my area of research."
"Our daily job is to quantify the market and credit risk arising from daily business across the whole firm (TD Bank) by using sophisticated mathematics."
DARIUS NAQVI
System Development
"My job as an actuary allow me the ability to apply mathematical skills to business problems...
GORDON ROBINSON
Consulting Firm
Mathematical
Moments
JOHN FYFE
Research Scientist
HOUBEN HUANG
Quantative Analysis
DAN BURTON
Information Technology
GORDON ROBINSON
"The study of mathematics requires a discipline and a rigour that can be carried over into many situations to achieve a solid understanding and develop sound and logical solutions to problems.
The Mathematical Association of America
Career Profiles
"I fell in love with mathematics when I was twelve years old. I do everything that I can to apply mathematical methods towards human benefits."
BRUCE BAUSLAUGH
eLearning
Interviews with mathematicians in Britain
KRISTA GHANEKA
Information Technology
DOUG ELLIOTT
Consultant
"I've always believed that the discipline required to study advanced mathematics shaped the way I approach problems and..."
MARIA RATCHEVA
eBusiness
BRUCE BAUSLAUGH
"...my interest in mathematics has always been combined with an interest in computer science."
KRISTA GHANEKA
"I have been working in the industry for eight years and believe strongly that my math background has more than prepared me for success in the computer industry."
DOUG ELLIOT
"I proudly call myself a 'number cruncher' at conferences and workshops at which I am asked to speak."
JOHN HANSON
Biostatistician
Women in Math
Special interest group in Australia
JOHN WIPF
Actuary
GEORGE MARSHALL
"My mathematics degree has provided me with an ability to tackle complex problems in a logical and highly precise manner."
MICHELE HENGEN
Actuary
JOHN HANSON
"I collaborate and consult with clinicians, basic scientists, epidemologists, and behavioural scientists"
CINDY KNUDSEN
"I have always had a love for mathematics, but at first I didn't want to undertake a math degree because I wasn't sure what employment options were available."
GEORGE MARSHALL
Research Officer
JOHN WIPF
"I provide technical assistance to co-operative and micro-insurance schemes in the Philippines, Indonesia, Ghana, and soon to include..."
"You never know what possibilities are out there. If you love math, then go for it"
American Association for Women in Mathematics
Careers
CINDY KNUDSEN
Management Science
"Much of the work I do is analytical in trying to predict trends and look for ways to improve our business and what we deliver to our clients."
Canadian Mathematical Society
DWAYNE MOTT
Entrepreneur
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