Suzanne Weekes

Suzanne L. Weekes is a professor of Mathematical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She is a cofounder of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Undergraduate Program.[1]

Suzanne L. Weekes
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Known forMSRI Undergraduate Program
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Doctoral advisorE. Harabetian

Education

Weekes is African-American, and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago.[2] She graduated in 1989 from Indiana University with a major in mathematics and a minor in computer science.[1] She went on to get an MS in applied mathematics in 1990 and a PhD in Mathematics and scientific computing in 1995 at the University of Michigan.[3]

Career

Weekes is the co-director of the Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematical Sciences, which helps faculty in the U.S. engage their students with Industrial math research. She is a professor of mathematical sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute as well as a cofounder of MSRI-UP, a research experience for undergraduates that aims to increase under represented groups in math programs by providing them with research opportunities.[1] In July 2019, she became Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at WPI.[4] In December 2019, she was elected to the executive committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics as an at large member.[5]

Awards and recognition

In 2015, Weekes received the Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community.[6] Weekes was recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2017 Honoree.[2] She received the 2019 M. Gweneth Humphreys Award for mentorship from the Association for Women in Mathematics.[7] She won the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America in 2020.[8]

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References
  1. Sciences, Network of Minorities in Mathematical. "Mathematically Gifted and Black : Suzanne Weekes". www.mathematicallygiftedandblack.com. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. "Suzanne L. Weekes", Mathematically Gifted & Black: Black History Month 2017 Honoree, retrieved 2018-12-03
  3. "Suzanne L. Weekes @ WPI". users.wpi.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. "Weekes Aims to Expand Undergraduate Research Opportunities". WPI. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  5. "AWM Election Results". Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  6. "Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation | News | WPI". www.wpi.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  7. "2019 M. Gweneth Humphreys Award Winner". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  8. "Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.


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