Women in Mathematics Day: Ireland
University of Limerick
19th May 2016 (Room AD2-010 Analog Devices Building)
| 9.30 – 10.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 10.00 – 10.10 | Opening Address Dr Mary Shire, VP for Research University of Limerick |
| 10.10 – 10.45 | Colm Mulcahy, Professor & Vice Chair, Dept. of Mathematics, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA |
| 10.45 – 11.00 | Aoife Guerin, PhD Student Mathematics Education |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Marie Connolly, HR Manager, Organisational Change, University of Limerick. “UL and Athena SWAN working together to advance women’s careers in STEMM” |
| 11.15 – 11.50 | Dr Joanna Jordan, Manager Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation. “Bridging the academic-industry divide” |
| 11.50 – 12.05 | Dr. Gordon Lessells, University of Limerick. “Maryam Mirzakani, the First Female Fields Medallist” |
| 12.05 – 12.40 | Professor Bethany Bray, Outreach Director of The Methodology Center at Penn State |
| 12.40 – 1.30 | Lunch |
| 1.30 – 2.05 | Dr Ann O’Shea, Lecturer Mathematics, Maynooth University “Investigating Mathematical Understanding” |
| 2.05 – 2.40 | Dr John Nelson, Head of Department, Electronic & Computer Engineering Department, University of Limerick |
| 2.40 – 3.00 | Coffee |
| 3.00 – 3.45 | Breakout; Identifying practical solutions to support women in the mathematical sciences |
| 3.45 – 4.00 | Feedback and closing remarks |
