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In addition to her teaching Marion is known for her wonderful books, such as “The Art of Problem Posing” that she wrote with Stephen Brown and “The Magic Mirror Book” which was aimed at teaching children about symmetry. In her honor the UO Mathematics Department gives out the Marion Walter Future Teachers Award each year to a distinguished graduating senior who is beginning a career in teaching. Marion came to UO in 1977, where she specialized in the instruction of courses that trained future teachers. She taught high school mathematics while pursuing her master’s degree, was a teaching fellow at Cornell University, taught at Simmons College (where she created the math major), and was an assistant professor at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education where she taught prospective elementary and high school teachers. She received a master’s degree in mathematics at NYU in 1954 and a Doctorate of Education from Harvard in 1967.

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Marion was a world-renowned mathematics educator and a beloved teacher of teachers of mathematics. We are saddened to report that Professor Emerita Marion Walter passed away recently at the age of 92. In particular, I’m going to share how I went from being an academic number theorist studying the cobweb covered equations of antiquity to becoming a cutting edge data scientist, often called the “sexiest job of the 21st century.” I’ll leave lots of space for questions and conversation! I’ll show you some of the specific ways that I’ve enjoyed math and how I’ve made a career out of that enjoyment. In this talk, I’m going to share some snapshots from my journey in math. Today, I still don’t know everywhere that math is, but I’ve found a few interesting places. Title: From Riemann zeta to big data: A journey through mathematics and the lessons learned along the wayĪbstract: I recall being an undergrad math major, knowing that math was a simultaneously fun and powerful tool, but not quite understanding how I could be a “professional mathematician,” or what that even meant! Sure, math is everywhere *gestures vaguely in the direction of everywhere,* but I needed something a bit more concrete than that. After her hour-long talk, she will also be available to chat and answer questions.Īttendees must register in advance for this meeting.

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The title of this talk is Wild representation theoriesĪnna Haensch, Tufts University, will give a broadly accessible talk in the Distinguished Lectures for Students series at 5 pm on Monday, April 4. Pevtsova will deliver a graduate level lecture on Thursday, April 14, at 4pm in 117 Fenton Hall. The title of this talk is Math Outreach: local, global, and interconnectedĭr. Pevtsova will deliver an undergraduate lecture appropriate for a general audience on Wednesday, April 13, at 3pm in 105 Fenton Hall. In 2018, she received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America, and the Education Prize from the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences for her major role in encouraging activities that enhance public awareness and appreciation of mathematics.ĭr. In 2017, she became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society for her contributions to modular representation theory.

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Pevtsova has received many awards for her research, and for her teaching and mathematical outreach in her community. Pevtsova’s research is in algebra and representation theory, and in particular, geometric aspects of representation theory of algebraic and finite groups, representation theory and cohomology of Lie algebras, Hopf algebras, Quantum groups, Supergroup schemes, and Triangular geometry.ĭr. Julia Pevtsova is a professor at the University of Washington, holding degrees from Saint-Petersburg State University and Northwestern University. Julia Pevtsova, University of Washington, will visit campus April 13-14, 2022 to deliver the spring term AWM Distinguished Lectures.

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