The National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) is a non-profit professional organization in the mathematical sciences with membership open to all persons interested in the mission and purpose of NAM, which are promoting excellence in the mathematical sciences and promoting the mathematical development of all underrepresented minorities. NAM was founded under the principles of inclusion and diversity at a time when major American mathematical organizations were excluding mathematicians of color from their membership, editorial boards, research symposia, and other professional activities.
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So if you asked me: why do mathematics? I would say: mathematics helps people flourish. Mathematics is for human flourishing.
Professor Courtney Gibbons joined the faculty at Hamilton College in July, 2013 and is currently an associate professor of mathematics. She studies commutative and homological algebra, and her primary research interest is the study of infinite free resolutions (often through the lens of Boij-Soderberg theory). Gibbons also has a secondary interest in algebraic statistics (particularly maximum likelihood degree of toric varieties arising from statistical models). Since coming to Hamilton College, Professor Gibbons has supervised a handful of commutative algebra undergraduate research projects at Hamilton and the Willamette Valley Mathematics Consortium REU.
Daughter of a jazz musician and public school teacher, Professor Gibbons grew up near New Haven, CT; she attended public schools in West Haven, Woodbridge, and Bethany, CT and earned her diploma from Amity High School in 2000. In 2006, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with her B.A. in mathematics with disctinction from the Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Subsequently, she worked for CC’s Math and Computer Science Department for a year after graduation as a paraprofessional. In 2009 and 2013 respectively, she earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
In addition to being a multiply-certified math nerd and a reformed college dropout, Professor Gibbons likes to rock climb, argue about notation, and snuggle with cats.
PhD in Commutative Algebra, 2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MS in Mathematics, 2009
Univeritsy of Nebraska-Lincoln
BA in Mathematics, 2006
Colorado College
The John R. Hatch Class of 1925 Excellence in Teaching Award
Hamilton College, 2015
Project NExT Fellow (Brown 13)
Mathematical Association of America, 2013
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2011
Emeritus Faculty Fellow
Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010
Graduate Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009
Outstanding Qualifying Exams
Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008
Florian Cajori Prize in Mathematics
The Colorado College, 2006
Hamilton Class of 1966 Career Development Award
WMC REU Research Mentor
KUMUNUjr Co-PI
Graduate Researcher
NebraskaMATH Assistant
GAANN Trainee
Project Fulcrum Resident Scientist
MCTP Trainee
Member, Committee on Policy and Advocacy
Advisor, Hamilton College Student Chapter
President, Epsilon Chapter of NY
Spring 2018
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| Section 03 | MWF | 11-11:50am | 104 Benedict Hall of Langvages |
| T | 12-12:50pm | 125 Kirner-Johnson Hall |
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| Section 01 | MWF | 9-9:50am | 201 Benedict Hall of Langvages |