Summary
Kathleen Rose Kavanagh (also published as Kathleen R. Fowler) is an American applied mathematician whose research involves simulation-based engineering,[1] particular for problems involving air quality, water quality, and sustainable irrigation.[2] She is a professor of mathematics at Clarkson University,[1] and a director of the New York State Education IMPETUS for Career Success providing science enrichment for middle and high school students in three counties of New York State.[3]. Kavanagh is also the associate director for the Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University.
Education and career edit
Kavanagh is a graduate of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. She completed her Ph.D. at North Carolina State University in 2003; her dissertation, Nonsmooth Nonlinearities in Applications in Hydrology, was supervised by Carl T. (Tim) Kelley.[4] She has been a faculty member in the mathematics department of Clarkson University since 2003,[3] and was promoted to full professor in 2015.[1] She has served as the Vice President for Education for SIAM since October 2018.[5]
Recognition edit
Kavanagh was a 2010 winner of the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member of the Mathematical Association of America.[6] In 2018, Clarkson University gave her their Distinguished Teaching Award.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kathleen Fowler promoted to full professor at Clarkson University", Watertown Daily Times, May 16, 2015
- ^ Cohen, Karthika Swamy (July 16, 2018), "Inspiring Students to Solve Math of Planet Earth Problems", SIAM News
- ^ a b c Clarkson University Professor Kathleen Kavanagh Receives Distinguished Teaching Award, Clarkson University, May 12, 2018
- ^ Kathleen Kavanagh at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ SIAM Leadership, SIAM, retrieved 2020-10-02
- ^ Henry L. Alder Award, Mathematical Association of America, retrieved 2020-02-11
External links edit
- Home page
- Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University