Ami Radunskaya
Ami Elizabeth Radunskaya is an American mathematician and musician.[1][2] After high school and before college she played cello for the Oakland Symphony in California for several years.[3] Radunskaya is currently a professor of mathematics at Pomona College.[1][2][3] She has been on faculty at Pomona College for over twenty years.[1] She is the president of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[4][5]
Ami Elizabeth Radunskaya | |
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 Ami Radunskaya at AWM Research Symposium, 2017 | |
| Alma mater | Stanford University, 1992 |
| Known for | Dynamical systems, Applications of mathematics to medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Pomona College |
Education
Dr. Radunskaya received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Berkley.[1][2][3] She also has a Ph.D. from Stanford University.[1][2][3]
Math
Dr. Radunskaya discovered her love of math at the age of four.[3] At the start of her career journey, she tried many different things like chemistry and computer science, but she found her way back to her initial love, math.[3] Now, she is a professor of mathematics at Pomona College.[1] She is also the president of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[4][5]
Music
Dr. Radunskaya started playing the cello at the age of nine where she started a trio with her two other siblings.[3] After finishing high school at the age of sixteen, she spent ten years studying cello and composition.[1] She then joined the Oakland Symphony.[3] At the age of 23, she decided to quit, and instead explore composition and experimental music.[4]
Accomplishments
Dr. Radunskaya received the 2016 mentor award.[2] She has helped over eighty-two of her students to get their Ph.D.’s in mathematics.[2] She was also a subject in the film: The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Six Women Scholar Selected to Receive Distinguished Award". Women in Academia Report. Barronsville: BruCon Publishing Compay. 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Mathematician Ami Radunskaya Wins 2016 AAAS Mentor Award | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "How to Become a Role Model for Women in Math | Pomona College Magazine". Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gamm, Colin (2016-03-25). "Pomona Math Professor Ami Radunskaya Voted President of the Association for Women in Mathematics". The Student Life. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Biological Sciences - College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics | CSUF" Archived 2021-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. www.fullerton.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ Sturtz, Rachel (2014-03-28). "This Documentary is a Must-See". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-19.