Jeanette Shakalli Explained

Jeanette Shakalli
Doctoral Advisor:Sarah Witherspoon
Known For:Mathematical outreach in Panama

Jeanette Shakalli is a Panamanian mathematician best known for her outreach activities in the Republic of Panama. She is currently Executive Director of the Panamanian Foundation for the Promotion of Mathematics (FUNDAPROMAT) a private non-profit foundation established to promote the study of mathematics in Panama.[1] [2]

Education

Shakalli earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame.[3] In 2012, she received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Texas A&M University under the advisement of Sarah J. Witherspoon.[4] [5]

Career

From 2012 to 2019 Shakalli worked for National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT) of Panama.[6] In 2016, she created the Program on Math Outreach in Panama which holds several activities a year on recreational mathematics.[7] [8] [9] [10] Since then she has organized over 50 mathematical outreach events in Panama,[11] including mathsjams[12] and Julia Robinson Mathematics Festivals.[13]

She is chair of the Program Committee for Mathematics Association of America's SIGMAA on Recreational Mathematics program. In 2017, she became the International Mathematical Union's (IMU) Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM) Ambassador for Panama.[14] [15] She is on the board of directors of both the IEEE Panama Section as secretary[16] and the Panamanian Association for the Advancement of Science (APANAC) as admissions director.[17]

Honors

In 2007, Shakalli was awarded the Senior GE Prize for Mathematics Majors at the University of Notre Dame which is given to one who excelled in mathematics in their senior year.[18] Shakalli was recognized as Rotarian of the Year for 2018-2019 by the Rotary Club of Panama[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shakalli Jeanette OWSD. owsd.net. 9 March 2020 . 2020-03-27.
  2. Web site: About Us. Fundapromat. en-US. 2020-04-02. 2020-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922001037/https://www.fundapromat.org/en/who-we-are/. dead.
  3. Web site: University of Notre Dame - Panama. Issuu. en. 2020-04-02.
  4. Web site: Jeanette Shakalli - The Mathematics Genealogy Project. www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. 2020-03-27.
  5. Web site: October 12th 2019. lathisms.org. 2020-03-27.
  6. Book: Haunsperger. Deanna. 101 Careers in Mathematics: Fourth Edition. Thompson. Robert. 2019-09-24. American Mathematical Soc.. 978-1-4704-5085-4. en.
  7. Web site: Program On Math Outreach In Panama. digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com. en-US. 2020-03-27.
  8. Web site: Conferencista internacional presentó en Panamá la conexión existente entre la gastronomía y las matemáticas. Adames. Melissa. 2019-10-12. Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. es. 2020-03-27.
  9. Web site: La SENACYT organiza conferencia magistral "Las Matemáticas detrás del Cubo de Rubik". 2019-04-24. Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. es. 2020-03-27.
  10. Web site: Divertidas matemáticas La Prensa Panamá. 2017-03-13. www.prensa.com. es. 2020-03-27.
  11. Web site: Living Proof. Henrich. Allison. Living Proof. en-US. 2020-04-02.
  12. Web site: MathsJam. www.mathsjam.com. 2020-04-02.
  13. Web site: JRMF Register. jrmf.org. 2020-04-02.
  14. Web site: CWM Ambassadors International Mathematical Union (IMU). www.mathunion.org. 2020-04-02.
  15. Web site: MAA Math Ambassadors in a Global Mathematics Community. MATH VALUES. en-US. 2020-04-02.
  16. Web site: Directivos - IEEE Sección Panamá. es. 2020-04-02.
  17. Web site: Actual Junta Directiva APANAC. www.apanac.org.pa. 2020-04-02.
  18. Web site: Undergraduate Awards 2007 // Department of Mathematics // University of Notre Dame. math.nd.edu. 2020-04-09.
  19. Web site: Actividades Club Rotario de Panamá. es. 2020-04-02.

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