Results of the 2004 AWM Essay Contest: Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics
Grand Prize
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I Apply Computational Mathematics to Understand the Natural
World---Dr. Margot Gerritsen, by Samantha Van Anh Tran, Presentation High School, San Jose, CA.
College
- 1st Place: Delving into Bioinformatics: Dr. Susan B. Davidson, Professor of Computer and Information Science, by Stefanie Coforio, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY.
- Honorable Mention: My Teacher, My Mentor: Mrs. S., by Tzipora Henig, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
- Honorable Mention: Marcella Jones: Diversity in mathematics, by Heather Paulson, Minneapolis Community and Technical College/Hamline University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Grades 9-12
- 1st Place: I Apply Computational Mathematics to Understand the Natural World---Dr. Margot Gerritsen, by Samantha Van Anh Tran, Presentation High School, San Jose, CA.
- Honorable Mention: Dr. Olga Koroleva: Swarming the Field of Mathematics, by Diana Jue, Westridge School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA.
Grades 6-8
- 1st Place: From Neural Networks to Mentor Networks: Dr. Mary Poulton Teaches Connections, by Mallory Brown, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, Tucson, Arizona.
- Honorable Mention: A Mathematician Receives a Warm Welcome in a Free Society - Dr. Tatiana Shubin, by Jacqueline My Anh Tran, Chaboya Middle School, San Jose, CA.
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