Results of the 2009 AWM Essay Contest: Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics

Grand Prize(s)

• "The Charm of Topology - Dr. Joan Birman: Mathematics is very beautiful! ," by Wai-Ting Lam, at St. Francis College Ore Creek, Brooklyn, New York.

College

• "The Charm of Topology - Dr. Joan Birman: Mathematics is very beautiful! ," by Wai-Ting Lam, at St. Francis College Ore Creek, Brooklyn, New York.

Grades 9-12

• First Place: "Dr. Mahlet Tadesse: A Mathematician's Quest from Ethiopia to the United States ," by Christina Bax, National Cathedral School, Bethesda, Maryland.
   
• Honorable Mention: "Music + Math = Linda Kadis," by Lena Sizikova, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, California.
   
• Honorable Mention: "Dr. Laura Gunn - Family Misfit," by Carmen Ng, Monte Vista High School, Danville, California.

Grades 6-8

• First Place: "Maria Droujkova: Beautiful Math is All About the People ," by Angela Pham, Francis of Assisi School, North Tustin, California.
   
• Honorable Mention: "Falls in Love with Math and Science: Biography of Dr. Shaheen Rab ," by Nur Kose, Kose Homeschooling, New Castle, Delaware.