Friday October 20 – Sunday October 22, 2023
Duke University
The GROW 2023 conference is aimed at providing education and support to encourage the enrollment of and cultivate a future for women (cisgender, transgender, or woman-identified) and nonbinary individuals in graduate programs in mathematical sciences, an underrepresented population. Through talks, panels, and opportunities for conversation and networking, we will explore the tremendous diversity of lives and careers that can be built upon a Ph.D. in these fields. GROW 2023 is open to all who are considering graduate school in the mathematical sciences in the U.S. who support the mission of GROW. Women and nonbinary undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.
Plenary Speaker
Featured Lecturers
 |  |  |  |  |
| Alejandra Alvarado Eastern Illinois University | Jayce Getz Duke University | Erica J. Graham Bryn Mawr College | Talea Mayo Emory University | Maja Tasković Emory University |
Panels and panelists
Panel A – Exploring a research landscape: what it’s like to live a research life
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Veronica Ciocanel Duke University | Ingrid Daubechies Duke University | Tarek Elgindi Duke University | Di Fang Duke University | Maja Tasković Emory University | Fan Wei Duke University |
Panel B – How to apply to graduate school: nuts and bolts
 |  |  |  |  |
| Robert Calderbank Duke University | Mansoor Haider North Carolina State University | Melanie Matchett Wood Harvard University | Colleen Robles Duke University | Jeremy Rouse Wake Forest University |
Panel C – Life with a PhD: the very many ways we can use our quantitative skills
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alejandra Alvarado Eastern Illinois University | Xiuyuan Cheng Duke University | Nicholas Cook Duke University | Erica J. Graham Bryn Mawr College | Talea Mayo Emory University | Shira Viel Duke University |
Panel D – From day 1 to PhD: faculty perspectives
 |  |  |  |  |
| Alexander Kiselev Duke University | Adam Levine Duke University | Jianfeng Lu Duke University | Lillian Pierce Duke University | Kimberly Weems NC Central University |
Panel E – From day 1 to PhD: current and recent student perspectives
 |  |  |  |  |
| Elizabeth Bersson Duke University | Rena Chu Duke University | Kyrie Johnson Duke University | Edna Jones Duke University | Spencer Whitehead Duke University |
Schedule (tentative)
Please find the tentative schedule at https://bit.ly/GROW2023Schedule. In addition to the speakers and panelists detailed above, the conference will also feature opportunities for both structured and unstructured small group conversation, networking, and mentoring.
Logistics
The conference will begin on the evening of Friday, October 20 and run through midday on Sunday, October 22. Events will take place in the Gross Hall for Interdisciplinary Innovation and the Washington Duke Inn on the campus of Duke University. The conference is FREE for all accepted participants. We will provide accommodations, arrange for meals, and cover airfare if distance from the conference necessitates air travel.
We will post additional GROW 2023 details as they are available. Please contact Shira Viel at grow@math.duke.edu with any inquiries or to request conference announcements and updates.
Applications
Applications to GROW 2023 are now closed. Thank you for your interest.
Support and Acknowledgements
GROW 2023 will take place at Duke University. Organizers are Lillian Pierce and Shira Viel, and we thank the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke for program management support, as well as the Duke Mathematics Department administration.
GROW 2023 is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Duke University Office of the Provost, the Duke University Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Office of the Dean, the Duke University Dean of Natural Sciences, and finally the Duke University Department of Mathematics and the Chair of Duke Mathematics. We further thank the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke University (iiD) for program management support and meeting space.
GROW 2023 supports the Welcoming Environment and Diversity and Inclusion Statements of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
The photograph of Melanie Matchett Wood is © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation- used with permission. All other photos come from the websites of our speakers and panelists.
