AWM/MAA Falconer Lecturer

The Etta Z. Falconer Lecture is an award and lecture series which honors "women who have made distinguished contributions to the mathematical sciences or mathematics education". It is sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics and the Mathematical Association of America. The lectures began in 1996 and were named after the mathematician Etta Z. Falconer in 2004 "in memory of Falconer's profound vision and accomplishments in enhancing the movement of minorities and women into scientific careers". The recipient presents the lecture at MathFest each summer.[1]

The Falconer Lecturers have been:[2]

References

  1. "Falconer Lectures". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. "Past Falconer Lecturers". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

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