We at Her Maths Story believe in encouraging and empowering self-identifying women to pursue careers in mathematics and beyond. Historically, representation of women in STEM and particularly mathematics has been quite poor, recently more so due to the lack of a multitude of women role models. We want to showcase the variety of careers, non-linear paths and individual decision-making processes to inspire women in different stages of their lives.
We are women mathematicians that want to empower young women through stories and blog entries to pursue studies and careers in maths, spark their curiosity and transmit enthusiasm for technical subjects. The idea to create a platform like Her Maths Story developed steadily by swapping ideas among a group of friends & colleagues working in the field of applied mathematics. Most of us studied together in Germany or got to know each other later on during the PhD. We spread all over the world and each one of us made her own unique experiences, where we found that we faced common challenges and identified similar problems and opportunities.
Our aim is to provide a platform that is informative, non-judgemental, honest, motivating and enjoyable. We hope you’ll learn about women in STEM in a way that we would have loved to when we were in school or at the beginning of our studies. Last but not least, we’d love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact section.
OUR TEAM
Anna Breger
PhD Applied Mathematics
FWF Hertha Firnberg Fellow (PI, Image based Data Evaluation Analyses and Medical Application), Postdoctoral Research Associate at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge, UK
Mathematical Focus. Image Processing, Data Science, Image Quality Assessment, Fairness in Machine Learning, Medical Imaging
Role at HMS. Stories, Networking
Lakshmi Chandrasekaran
PhD Applied Mathematics
Freelance Science Writer, Chicago, IL, USA
Mathematical Focus. Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Biology
Role at HMS. Stories, Networking
Joana Grah
PhD Applied Mathematics
Research Associate in the Image Analysis Group at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Research, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
Mathematical Focus. Mathematical Imaging, Machine Learning, Variational Methods, Sparse Regularisation, Applications in Public Health and Biomedical Sciences
Role at HMS. Co-Founder, Coordinator, Stories, Social Media, Website, Networking
Anna Konstorum
PhD Mathematics
Research Staff Member at the Center for Computing Sciences, Institute for Defense Analyses, Maryland, USA
Mathematical Focus. Multi-linear methods for Data Science, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Role at HMS. Stories, Networking
Julia Kroos
PhD Mathematics and Statistics
Data Scientist at CureVac, Wiesbaden, Germany
Mathematical Focus. Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Data Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques with Applications in Medicine and Bioinformatics
Role at HMS. Co-Founder, Coordinator, Stories, Social Media, Website, Networking
PAST TEAM MEMBERS
Tamara Grossmann (co-founder, active member 2020-2022)
Kaitlyn Louth (social media associate 2022-2023)
THANK YOU
Theresa Stocks for being one of the initiators of this project and developing the main ideas for Her Maths Story together with us.
EWM – European Women in Mathematics for your continued support from the beginning when Her Maths Story was only an idea and in its infancy. We believe it is important to be connected to other women in mathematics organisations, so check out their website for more content on women and maths and so much more.
Jakob Wrobel for helping us set up this website and answering all our wordpress questions patiently.
Photo credits for our cover picture go to Raúl Nistal Riobello.