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Amie Wilkinson

Professor of Mathematics
University of Chicago
Photos: Elisabeth Ross


Contact Information

  • Office: Eckhart 412B
    E-mail: wilkinso (followed by @math.uchicago.edu)
    Phone: (773) 702-7337 (Office)
    Fax: (773) 702-9787

PUBLIC OUTREACH


Inspired by a workshop at the Kavli Center run by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, I have worked to bring my own research to a broader audience. I have also learned that my story of becoming a mathematician resonates with others interested in mathematics and research and general. Here are some links to my public outreach activities.


Note about lecture series, invited lectures and public talks: To focus more on research and advising, I am for the time being (as of September, 2024) only selectively accepting invitations to give lecture series, invited lectures and public lectures. I will revise this statement if this policy changes. Thank you!


Audio and Video

  • Short interview accompanying June, 2019 article in Quanta :



  • Public lecture on "Illumination and the work of Maryam Mirzakhani." 2018 Fields Medal Symposium, the Fields Institute:



  • My favorite theorem podcast, with Kevin Knudson and Evelyn Lamb. July, 2017. Here is Evelyn Lamb's discussion of the math behind the podcast.
  • Dr. Simon Marais public lecture on "The mathematics of deja vu." University of Sydney. April 27, 2017.
  • Pi Day Interview with Kevin Tibbles NBC Nightly News. March 14, 2015.


    Interviews in Print

  • Interview in Quanta Magazine (June, 2019).
  • Interview in Fields Notes (Summer-Fall 2018 Issue).
  • Interview by Catherine Merow in Math Horizons. February, 2016.
  • Interview with me and Laura de Marco on Evelyn Lamb's Scientific American blog. June 11, 2013.


    My Writing

  • "Before I was a mathematician" . Chapter in Deborah Shilan's book Lessons Learned: Stories from Women Leaders in STEM
  • New York Times article I wrote on the loss of two great mathematicians in one month, Marina Ratner and Maryam Mirzakhani. August 7, 2017.
  • Commencement speech given at the Berkeley Math Department graduation. May 20, 2014.


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