Rachel Levy (mathematician)

Rachel Levy is a mathematician and blogger who works at Harvey Mudd College. Her research is in applied mathematics, including the mathematical modeling of thin films, and the applications of fluid mechanics to biology. At Harvey Mudd, she is a professor of mathematics and has been associate dean for faculty development.[1][2] She is also interested in mathematics education and undergraduate mathematics research, is vice president for education of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM),[3] and is the former editor-in-chief of SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (SIURO), an online publication of SIAM for undergraduate research in applied mathematics.[4][5]

Education and career

Levy is the daughter of a professional chemist.[6] She did her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College, completing a double major in English and Mathematics in 1989. She then earned a master's degree in Educational Media and Instructional Design in 1996 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, another master's degree in applied mathematics from North Carolina State University, and a PhD in 2005 from North Carolina State University.[1][7] Her dissertation, Partial differential equations of thin liquid films: analysis and numerical simulation, was supervised by Michael Shearer.[7][8]

She taught mathematics to secondary school and beginning college students from the time she was an undergraduate until her return to graduate school. After postdoctoral research at Duke University, she joined the Harvey Mudd faculty in 2007.[1][7] At Harvey Mudd, she was Iris and Howard Critchell Assistant Professor from 2011 to 2012.[7]

Contributions

With Michael Shearer, Levy is the author of a textbook on partial differential equations, Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction to Theory and Applications (Princeton University Press, 2015).[9] Her research in applied mathematics has included work on surfactants, miniature robotic submarines, and flukeprints, the tracks left by whales on the surface of the ocean.[2][10] She has also studied the use of flipped classrooms in undergraduate education.[2][11]

She maintains a blog, Grandma Got STEM, about earlier generations of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.[12][13][14][15][16]

Awards and honors

Levy was one of the 2013 winners of the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching of the Mathematical Association of America.[4][17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rachel Levy", Profiles of Professional Mathematicians and Computational Scientists, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, retrieved 2018-07-13
  2. 1 2 3 "Levy Promoted to Professor; Several Faculty Members Reappointed", Harvey Mudd College News, Harvey Mudd College, June 10, 2016, retrieved 2018-07-13
  3. ↑ "Leadership", About SIAM, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, retrieved 2018-07-13
  4. 1 2 "Levy to Receive Alder Award for Teaching", Harvey Mudd College News, Harvey Mudd College, April 22, 2013
  5. ↑ "HMC Professor Named Editor of Online Math Publication SIURO", Harvey Mudd College News, Harvey Mudd College, December 13, 2012, retrieved 2018-07-13
  6. ↑ "Five Thoughts Friday with Rachel Levy", Bedtime Math, October 4, 2013
  7. 1 2 3 4 Curriculum vitae (PDF), December 29, 2015, retrieved 2018-07-13
  8. ↑ Rachel Levy at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  9. ↑ Hunacek, Mark (March 31, 2015), "Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction to Theory and Applications", MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America, retrieved 2018-07-13
  10. ↑ Jeffries, Glen (April 25, 2017), "The Path of the Unseen Whale", Hakai magazine
  11. ↑ Song, Jason (November 16, 2014), "Harvey Mudd among colleges experimenting with 'flipped' classes", Los Angeles Times
  12. ↑ "Grandma Got Stem", Math in the News, Mathematical Association of America, July 26, 2013
  13. ↑ "Grandma Got STEM", Web life, Physics World, 28 (2): 41, February 2015, doi:10.1088/2058-7058/28/2/37
  14. ↑ Bittel, Jason (March 26, 2013), "Amazing "Grandma Got STEM" Project Fights Old-Lady Luddite Stereotype", Future tense, Slate
  15. ↑ Benderly, Beryl Lieff (March 26, 2013), "Grandma, What a Big Brain You Have!", Science, doi:10.1126/science.caredit.a1300056
  16. ↑ Stroumboulopoulos, George (March 27, 2013), Awesome Blog Celebrates Grandmas Who Work(ed) In Science, Tech, Engineering And Math, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  17. ↑ Henry L. Alder Award, Mathematical Association of America, retrieved 2018-07-13

Further reading

  • Martin, Michel (March 18, 2014), "How Parents Are Leading The Revolution For Girls In Tech", Tell Me More, NPR . Interview with Levy and her daughter, Mimi Kome.
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