Jennifer Morse’s Unlikely Path to Combinatorics

19/09/2025 34 min Temporada 4
Jennifer Morse’s Unlikely Path to Combinatorics

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In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we spoke with Jennifer Morse, UVA Professor of Mathematics, whose path to combinatorics defied expectations. Raised on a dairy farm in Vermont, Jennifer’s journey took her from liberal arts studies to eventually earning a PhD in mathematics. Now, as one of the field’s top researchers, she’s preparing to lecture at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians.

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