Helen Moore (mathematician)

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Helen Elizabeth Moore is an American mathematician. Originally a differential geometer, [1] [2] she moved from academia to industry and from pure to applied mathematics, and in particular the applications of control theory to combination therapy in the health industry. [3] She is affiliated with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. [4]

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Education and career

Moore grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where her interest in mathematics came from her grandfather, an architect. [1] In her last two years of high school, she attended a state magnet school, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. [1] [3] Next, she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, initially studying physics but shifting to mathematics, [1] and starting an ongoing mathematics competition club at the university. [3] She completed her Ph.D. at Stony Brook University with a doctorate in differential geometry and minimal surface theory, Minimal Submanifolds with Various Curvature Bounds, supervised by Michael T. Anderson. [2] She was frequently the only woman in her undergraduate classes, and the only woman of ten in her graduate program when she entered to leave with a Ph.D. [5]

After completing her doctorate, Moore taught at Bowdoin College and, on a sabbatical from Bowdoin, at Stanford University. While at Stanford, she became interested in disease modeling. She became Associate Director of the American Institute of Mathematics, [1] while continuing to work as a mentor to women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at Stanford. [6] From there she moved to industry, working for Bristol-Myers Squibb [7] and later AstraZeneca. [4] Moore was elected to the council of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2016. [7] Furthermore, as of 2023 Moore serves as the Vice-Chair for the SIAM's Activity Group on Life Sciences. [8]

Recognition

In 2018, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics listed Moore as a Fellow, "for impactful industrial application of mathematical modeling in oncology, immunology, and virology. For mentoring, teaching, and leadership." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Shubin, Sergei (2003), I Seek an Answer to the Question "Why?" - Dr. Helen Moore, Association for Women in Mathematics, archived from the original on 2016-06-16, retrieved 2018-10-31
  2. 1 2 Helen Moore at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. 1 2 3 Diaz-Lopez, Alexander (August 2016), "Helen Moore Interview" (PDF), The Graduate Student Section, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 63 (7): 768–770, doi: 10.1090/noti1405
  4. 1 2 3 SIAM Fellows: Class of 2018, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics , retrieved 2018-10-31
  5. ↑ Trei, Lisa (February 15, 2006), "Biases must be tackled to achieve gender equity in mathematics, scholars argue", Stanford Report
  6. ↑ "Mentoring Women in the Sciences", Stanford Magazine, September–October 2003
  7. 1 2 "Meet SIAM's Newest Leadership: Board and Council", SIAM News, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, November 21, 2016, retrieved 2018-10-31
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