Virginia Tech Chapter of AWM

Movie night tonight!!! Come join us at 8pm in MCB 202!!!

On your mark, get set, go hunt!!!

Our scavenger hunt has started!! Search for these clues alone or in a group- be the first to finish with the most points and you’ll win!!! All photos must be submitted by Tuesday, September 27th at 11:59pm!

We want to hear about the cool math things you did this summer! Fill out this form for the chance to be featured on our social media!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdP9q9X9eJIEsyeQfP9xqX035nF9XHc56sfEX6742WqS8t3dg/viewform?usp=sf_link

CONGRATULATIONS to Team Hootenannies, who has won our AWM Scavenger Hunt!!!

Jenny Smucker and Kathrine Saniel found all of the clues by noon on Wednesday AND found 63 prime numbers around campus!! They really made their time ~count~ and blew the competition out of the water! Check out some of their fun pictures around campus 🙂 They’ll be receiving a super cool gift card as a prize 🤩

Thank you to all of our teams and individuals who participated! We look forward to more fun events with you all soon!🌞

Join us for an awesome event focused on the technical aspects and applications of data science! You can join in-person or virtually, and everyone is invited to join, regardless of gender identity! This will be a great event for individuals of all ages that are interested in data science, so we hope to see you there! Register by Tuesday, April 5th here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedMs0luU0il7WcCMP6-tR4V_fT7hmUe3xmpaYfCM4wgoArtw/viewform

See you all on zoom at 5:30pm!!

https://virginiatech.zoom.us/s/89764860256

It’s Spotlight Sunday! Up next is our Chapter’s Faculty Advisor, Dr. Julianne Chung! Dr. Chung’s research is on the development of computational methods for large-scale inverse problems. Inverse problems are of core importance in many scientific fields such as astronomy, biology, and medicine, but there are enormous computational challenges when solving them; Dr. Chung tackles these challenges using sophisticated tools from mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Her favorite thing about Virginia Tech is the community, including the students she works with, her colleagues, and the greater Blacksburg community. Outside of school, she has two daughters who keep her busy with activities. They enjoy going on walks and spending time with friends together. We’re so glad to have Dr. Chung as our Faculty Advisor! Thank you for all you do!

It’s Spotlight Sunday! Today’s spotlight is on our chapter’s treasurer, Isabel Byrne. Isabel is an undergraduate student in her senior year with a major in traditional mathematics. Her interests include graph theory and combinatorics. Outside of math, she also completed the Integrated Science Curriculum in her freshman and sophomore years at Virginia Tech. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, being outdoors, hiking, traveling, baking, doing crafts, and watching tv shows and movies. We’re so excited to have her on our team :)