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- 1 2 3 4 Curriculum vitae (PDF), July 2018, retrieved 2019-03-10
- ↑ Susan Martonosi at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- 1 2 "Susan Martonosi", INFORMS election candidate biography, retrieved 2019-03-10
- ↑ Henry L. Alder Award, Mathematical Association of America , retrieved 2019-03-10
- ↑ Sundback, Nick (February 24, 2012), "HMC Math Professor Wins Teaching Award", The Student Life
