Marilyn Breen | |
Citizenship: | United States |
Fields: | Mathematics |
Workplaces: | University of Oklahoma |
Alma Mater: | Clemson University |
Thesis Title: | A Determination of the Combinatorial Type of a Polytope by Radon Partitions |
Thesis Year: | 1997 |
Doctoral Advisor: | William Ray Hare Jr. |
Known For: | Geometry, polygons |
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Marilyn Janet Breen (born 1944)[1] is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oklahoma.[2] Her research involves geometry, including visibility and orthogonal polygons.
Breen graduated in 1966 from Agnes Scott College,[2] and received her Ph.D. from Clemson University in 1970 under the supervision of William Ray Hare Jr. She joined the Oklahoma faculty in 1971 and was promoted to full professor in 1982.[2]
In her time at the University of Oklahoma, Breen won several awards for teaching and research, including an "outstanding teacher" award.[3]
In 2012, Breen became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[4]