The NDSU Department of Mathematics is scheduled to host the 19th Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics High School Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Sonia Kovalevsky Day, which honors a widely known Russian mathematician of the late 19th century, is a program of mathematics activities, games and career information for young women in grades 9-12. Breakfast and lunch are provided.
Cameron Switzer, National Security Agency applied research mathematician, is set to give the keynote address titled "Analysis of Social Networks." She will discuss how mathematicians use analytical skills to tackle some of the agency's most challenging security problems to help keep our nation safe.
Switzer works in the agency's Research Directorate at the National Security Agency. While working toward her bachelor's degree in mathematics at the University of Mississippi, she pursed research opportunities through the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and a Research Experience for Undergraduates funded by the National Science Foundation. After earning a master's degree, she joined the agency's Applied Mathematics Program in 2011. During the three-year development program, she took agency math classes and worked in a variety of offices before taking her position in 2014.
The NDSU Department of Mathematics, NDSU College of Science and Mathematics, NDSU FORWARD, NDSU Bookstore, Sanford Health and Microsoft support the program.
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