The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) will present AWM Prizes and Awards during the Joint Prize Session of the JMM, scheduled for January 8 – 11, 2025 in Seattle, WA.
The 2025 Fellows of AWM (FAWM) are Katrina D. Barron (University of Notre Dame), Guozhen Lu (University of Connecticut), Marianne Korten (Kansas State University), Kathryn Leonard, (Occidental College), Fengyan Li, (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Lillian B. Pierce, (Duke University), Magdalena Daniela Toda, (Texas Tech University). The AWM Fellows Program recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the support and advancement of women in the mathematical sciences, consistent with the AWM mission: “to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.” Press release.
The 2025 Joan & Joseph Birman Research Prize in Topology and Geometry will be awarded to Mona Merling, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania.Established in 2012, the AWM Joan & Joseph Birman Research Prize highlights exceptional research in topology/geometry by a woman early in her career. Press release.
The recipient of the inaugural AWM Mary & Alfie Gray Award for Social Justice is Chad M. Topaz, Professor of Complex Systems at Williams College and co-founder of the Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (QSIDE). The Award recognizes Topaz for courageous and innovative research-to-action work that vigorously and imaginatively brings the methods of mathematics and data science to bear on social justice challenges in the legal system, education, arts and media, and other fields, shedding new light on systemic injustice and its consequences. Press release.
The 2025 Gweneth Humphreys Award will be awarded to Dewey Taylor, Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The Award recognizes the world-wide reach of Dr. Taylor’s mentorship activities. Press release.
The 2025 Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education will be presented to Pamela E. Harris, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is being honored for her dedication to diversity and equity in academia, for her success in fostering others’ growth in how they support diversity and equity and for her brilliance, dedication, and passion as an educator who teaches both mathematics and equity. Press release.