Networking is an important skill for those interested in BIG careers to develop early on. The American Mathematical Society recently featured a great article and video full of advice specifically for undergraduate mathematical science students. The full article and video can be found here!
5 Things I Learned About Working at a National Lab
After completing his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Florida, William Severa moved to the southwest to join Sandia National Laboratories as a full time researcher in the data-driven and neural computing department. Pictured above: Sandia’s Z machine is the world's most powerful and efficient laboratory radiation source. 1. It isn't all cloak... Continue Reading →
How mathematics can fight the abuse of big data algorithms
Reprinted with permission from Alan Richard Champneys, University of Bristol “Is maths creating an unfair society?” That seems to be the question on many people’s lips. The rise of big data and the use of algorithms by organisations has left many blaming mathematics for modern society’s ills – refusing people cheap insurance, giving false credit... Continue Reading →
Go BIG or go home? Go BIG.
by Carla Cotwright-Williams Photos - clockwise from upper left: 1) My official federal portrait 2) Flight simulator at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 3) Working at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 4) Tour in Speaker of the House office at the U.S. Capitol 5) Senate baths at the U.S. Capitol. 6) With... Continue Reading →
