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{{Short description|LectureU.S. lecture series in science and math}}

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The '''Etta Z. Falconer Lecture''' is an award and lecture series which honors "women who have made distinguished contributions to the mathematical sciences or mathematics education". It is sponsored by the [[Association for Women in Mathematics]] and the [[Mathematical Association of America]]. The lectures began in 1996 and were named after the mathematician [[Etta Zuber Falconer|Etta Z. Falconer]] in 2004 "in memory of Falconer's profound vision and accomplishments in enhancing the movement of minorities and women into scientific careers". The recipient presents the lecture at [[MathFest]] each summer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Falconer Lectures |url=https://awm-math.org/awards/falconer-lectures/ |publisher=Association for Women in Mathematics |accessdate=23 December 2018}}</ref>

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*2022 [[Suzanne Weekes]], Executive Director of the [[Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]] (SIAM), "Continuity at Interfaces"

*2023 [[Tatiana Toro]], [[University of Washington]] and Director of [[Mathematical Sciences Research Institute|SLMath]], "Geometry of Measures"

*2024 [[Deanna Needell]], [[University of California, Los Angeles]], "Towards Fairer-ness in Machine Learning”

*2025 [[Olivia (Prosper) Feldman|Olivia Feldman]], [[University of Tennessee]], "Mathematical Insights at Different Biological Scales."

==See also==

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* http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/prizes.htm#falconer

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[[Category:Mathematics awards]]

[[Category:Mathematics education awards]]

[[Category:Women in mathematics|Falconer]]

[[Category:Awards of the Mathematical Association of America]]

[[Category:Awards and prizes of the Association for Women in Mathematics]]