Dora Metcalf
British entrepreneur, mathematician and computing pioneer
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Doreen Thomas
An academic with achievements spanning multiple decades, fields of study and sectors
Asha Rao
Professor Asha Rao is a mathematician by training and applies algebraic techniques to a wide variety of problems, ranging from designing better codes for communication, to detecting money laundering and describing human interactions in the physical space.
Pat Courtney Gold
In 1991, she studied and helped revive the making of Wasco sally bags, twined root-digging bags, through the Oregon Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. This launched her on a new career path dedicated to the preservation of her cultural heritage.
Annie J Easley
In her 34 years at NASA/NACA, she contributed to numerous programs as a computer scientist, inspire many through her enthusiastic participation in outreach programs, break down barriers for women and people of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) fields, and win the admiration and respect of her coworkers.
Gladys West
Mathematician whose work contributed to the creation of GPS
Alison Dillon
Alison Dillon was an excellent mathematician and an outstanding secondary school teacher with a unique teaching style.
Ene-Margit Tiit
Ene-Margit Tiit is an Estonian mathematician who was the first president of the Estonian Statistical Society.
Claire Voisin
Award-winning French mathematician who has proved many remarkable results in algebraic geometry, particularly in finding counterexamples to conjectures.
Jane Wadsworth
Statistician who applied her skills to data coming from a wide range of topics relating to medical research. She devoted the latter part of her life to combatting the AIDS epidemic by constructing and carrying out surveys to establish the pattern of HIV infection in Britain.