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IMA Special Workshop:
Blackwell-Tapia Conference
William Massey was awarded the 2006 Blackwell-Tapia
prize
The 2006 Blackwell-Tapia Conference was held at the IMA on
Friday and
Saturday, November 3 and 4, 2006. Over 150 mathematical scientists
from all
over the world participated in this event. The aim of this conference is to
inform the
next generation of students about career opportunities in
mathematics
and to provide a chance for them to network with other students
and with
mathematical scientists who play a leadership role in their
communities.
The highlight of this conference was awarding the
2006 Blackwell-Tapia prize to William
A.
Massey, Edwin S. Wiley Professor of Operations Research and
Financial Engineering at Princeton University for his
outstanding
achievements in queuing theory, stochastic networks, modeling
of
communications systems, and for his contributions to increasing diversity in the
mathematical
sciences.
The Blackwell-Tapia Prize was established in honor of the
legacy of
David H. Blackwell and Richard A. Tapia, two distinguished
mathematical
scientists who have been inspirations to more than a generation
of
African American, Latino/Latina, and Native American students
and
professionals in the mathematical sciences. The prize is given
once
every two years
to a mathematical scientist who has contributed and continues
to
contribute significantly to research in his or her field of
expertise
and who has served as a role model for mathematical scientists
and
students from under-represented minority groups or contributed
in other
significant ways to address the problem of the
under-representation
of minorities in mathematics and is awarded in conjunction with
the
Blackwell-Tapia Conference.
You can find more information,
photos,
videotapes about this event at the IMA Blackwell-Tapia conference
web page.
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