Nancy Neudauer
Nancy Ann Neudauer is an American mathematician specializing in matroid theory and known for her work in mathematical outreach in Africa and South America. She is a professor of mathematics at Pacific University,[1] a co-director of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics,[2] and a former governor of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America.[3]
Education[edit]
Neudauer grew up in Milwaukee.[1] She was an undergraduate business student at the University of Wisconsin, where she graduated with a double major in actuarial science and in Wisconsin's program in risk management and insurance.[4][1] After originally planning to go from there to law school,[1] she stayed at Wisconsin for a master's degree and PhD in mathematics.[4] Her 1998 doctoral dissertation, The Transversal Presentations and Graphs of Bicircular Matroids, was supervised by Richard A. Brualdi.[5]
Service[edit]
Neudauer has been funded by the Simons Foundation, and multiple times by the Fulbright Program, to promote mathematics in Africa and South America by traveling there to teach students graduate-level mathematics, with the goal of better preparing them for graduate study abroad.[1][6][7][8][9] Her work in Africa has also included helping to develop support networks for women in mathematics there.[10]
Neudauer was governor of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America from 2006 to 2009.[3] She is a co-director of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics.[2]
Research[edit]
Neudauer has published over 15 research articles on subjects including matroids and lattice chains.[11]
Recognition[edit]
In 2010 the Pacific Northwest Section gave Neudauer their annual Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.[12]
Outreach[edit]
Neudauer is known for her outreach work across America and Africa, receiving multiple Fulbright awards for her work supporting the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences.[13] She featured in a short YouTube video on Lifelong Learning.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Laukkanen, Wanda (April 2014), "Mathematics professor defies stereotypes" (PDF), Pacific News, Pacific University, pp. 1–2
- ^ a b Personnel, Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics, retrieved 2019-09-07
- ^ a b Cayford, Afton H., Officers of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America, University of British Columbia Mathematics Department, retrieved 2019-09-07
- ^ a b Nancy Ann Neudauer, PhD, Professor, Pacific University, 5 March 2014, retrieved 2019-09-07
- ^ Nancy Neudauer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Frazier, Laura (December 10, 2013), "Pacific University professor to teach course at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences", The Oregonian
- ^ "Professor Nancy Neudauer Receives Simons Foundation Award", Next Einstein, African Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, July 25, 2016
- ^ Lang, Joe (June 8, 2018), Pacific University Math Professor Nancy Neudauer Receives Fourth Fulbright Award, Pacific University, retrieved 2019-09-07
- ^ Math Professor Nancy Neudauer Continues Her Work in Africa, Pacific University, July 1, 2019, retrieved 2019-09-07
- ^ Lang, Joe (March 13, 2018), Pacific Professor Nancy Neudauer Leads Math Workshop in Africa for Women, Pacific University, retrieved 2019-09-07, via "Specialists in the news". Fulbright Specialist Program. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ "Nancy Ann Neudauer's research works | United States University, Chula Vista and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "2010 Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics: Nancy Neudauer, Pacific University", Mathematical Matters: The Newsletter of the Pacific Northwest Section of the MAA, March 2010, retrieved 2019-09-07
- ^ "Professor Nancy Neudauer Receives Simons Foundation Award | AIMS". www.nexteinstein.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ Lifelong Learning - Nancy Neudauer, retrieved 2019-10-08
