Netflix’s The Devil’s Plan show contestant DongJoo Suh (Danielle), a 2008 MIT Math alum, is featured in this article.
WIM News
First meeting of the year
October 6, 2023
The first WIM lunch seminar of the year, held Oct. 6, 2023, featured Maia Weinstock, an MIT News editor and writer who gave us an overview of her MIT class on the history of women in STEM.
Math alum Doris Dobi ’09 writes STEM novel
September 29, 2023
Quant finance portfolio manager and 2009 MIT Math alumna Doris Dobi recently published her first novel, Ada and the Supercomputer, a book that she hopes can serve as a beacon of inspiration for young readers, especially STEM-centric young girls.
Bonnie Berger: ‘The Solutions Just Clicked’
September 11, 2023
Mathematician Bonnie Berger ’83 says her lightbulb moment came during her sophomore year. She was sitting at a computer terminal in Ford Hall, coding in FORTRAN, one of the earliest programming languages. “It just came so easily to me,” she says. “I thought, ‘Aha! I’ve found what I love.’” Berger, the Simons Professor of Mathematics […]
Tanya Khovanova and Lisa Sauermann participate in the SPUR/RSI Lecture Series
July 19, 2023
As part of the 2023 SPUR/RSI Lecture Series, Tanya Khovanova and Lisa Sauermann gave talks this summer. On July 6, Lisa talked about The Erdös-Ginzburg-Ziv Problem, a classical extremal problem in discrete geometry. On July 12, Tanya discussed the MIT Mystery Hunt, a student event that takes place on the MIT campus every year since 1981. Khovanova […]
Teaching and Learning Awards
June 6, 2023
The Department of Mathematics recognized four math community members with Teaching and Learning awards for their contributions to teaching, mentoring, and student support in our math subjects. Math majors Gabrielle Kaili-May Liu and Esha Bhatia were recognized for their work as a PRIMES Circle mentor and 18.03 teaching assistant, respectively. Giada Franz taught her first MIT […]