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To increase awareness of women’s ongoing contributions to the mathematical sciences, the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and Math for America<\/a> are co-sponsoring an essay contest for biographies of contemporary women mathematicians and statisticians in academic, industrial, and government careers.<\/p>\n

Who can enter?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n
This essay contest is open to students in the following categories:<\/p>\n
\n
Grades 6-8<\/li>\n
Grades 9-12<\/li>\n
Undergraduate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At least one winning submission will be chosen from each category.<\/p>\n
What is the subject of the essay?<\/span><\/b>Your essay should be based primarily on an interview with a woman currently working in a mathematical career. The submission must be in essay form, not just a transcript of your interview.<\/p>\n
How long should the essay be?<\/span><\/b>The essay should be approximately 500 to 1000 words in length.<\/p>\n
Who can I write about?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
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You may interview and write about any woman currently working in a mathematical sciences career.<\/li>\n
If you would like to be put in contact with someone who has agreed to be interviewed for this contest, please contact\u00a0Dr. Joanna Bieri\u00a0(interviewee coordinator)\u00a0at\u00a0 joanna_bieri@redlands.edu<\/a><\/span>. Please note that interviewee contacts will only be given out for requests received by January 10 each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Here are some suggestions for finding possible women to interview:<\/p>\n
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female math teachers<\/li>\n
female professors in mathematics at a local college or university (you can try looking up the school’s website and looking for the mathematics department; many departments list their faculty and their email addresses)<\/li>\n
also consider other mathematical department such as applied mathematics, computer science, statistics, physics, engineering, finance, etc.<\/li>\n
to find mathematicians from underrepresented minorities, you may want to try the website for the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM<\/a>), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE<\/a>), or the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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What should I ask in my interview?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The following questions are suggestions for what ask your interviewee about during the interview:<\/p>\n
\n
What motivated your interviewee to pursue a career in the mathematical sciences?<\/li>\n
What is your interviewee\u2019s educational, family and cultural background?<\/li>\n
What kind of work does she do?<\/li>\n
Does she have any advice to students who are interested in pursuing a career in the mathematical sciences?<\/li>\n
What are your interviewee\u2019s hobbies?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How will essays be judged?<\/span><\/b>Essays will be judged by a panel of mathematicians on content, grammar, and presentation.<\/p>\n
What do I need to submit?<\/span><\/b>A valid submission will contain the following information:<\/p>\n
\n
A biographical essay, based primarily on an interview, of approximately 500-1000 words in length, on a woman currently working in a mathematical career.<\/li>\n
A short (approximately 100 words) biographical sketch of the student contestant. This biographical sketch should include the student’s name, grade level, school, and mathematical interests.<\/li>\n
Information about the student:\n
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student’s name<\/li>\n
address of student (or parent)<\/li>\n
phone number or email address of student (or parent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Information about the subject of the biography:\n
\n
name<\/li>\n
address<\/li>\n
phone number and\/or email address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
All information must be submitted using the online submission form\u00a0(available December 1).<\/b><\/p>\n
When is the deadline?<\/span><\/b>All submissions must be received by\u00a0January 31 each year<\/span><\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n
How should I submit my essay?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\nEssay Contest Form<\/a>
\n<\/b><\/span>All information must be submitted using the online submission form\u00a0(available <\/b>December <\/b>1)<\/b>.<\/p>\nIf you have any problems submitting your essay, please contact Dr. Heather A. Lewis (contest organizer) either by email (hlewis5@naz.edu<\/a>) or at the following address:<\/p>\n
Dr. Heather A. Lewis
\nDepartment of Mathematics
\nNazareth College
\n4245 East Avenue
\nRochester, NY 14618<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
All submissions become the property of the Association for Women in Mathematics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Who can enter?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\nThis essay contest is open to students in the following categories:<\/p>\n\nGrades 6-8<\/li>\nGrades 9-12<\/li>\n