Mathematicians of the African Diaspora (MAD) is a website created in 1997 by
Scott W. Williams
Scott Williams (born April 22, 1943, in Staten Island, New York) is a professor of mathematics at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. He was recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2017 Honoree.
Education
Raised in Ba ...
of the
University at Buffalo, SUNY
The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 ...
dedicated to promoting and highlighting the contributions of members of the African diaspora to mathematics, especially contributions to current mathematical research.
[An Existence Proof: The Mathematicians of the African Diaspora Website]
by Brian Katz, AMS Blogs. January 31, 2019
History
Williams retired in 2008 and it was left to others to continue the website he had spent 11 years building.
[Mathematicians of the African Diaspora]
Official Website An initial town hall meeting about the future of the MAD Pages took place at a Conference for African American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences (CAARMS).
Conference for African American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences: Awards
National Science Foundation This led to an informal group of mathematicians who decided to work together to preserve Williams’ work.[Updated “MAD Pages” Website Unveiled October 9, 2020]
by Edray Herber Goins, AMS Notices, vol 68, no 2, pp 254-255 In 2015, the National Association of Mathematicians
The National Association of Mathematicians is a professional association for mathematicians in the US, especially African Americans and other minorities. It was founded in 1969. (NAM) formed an ad hoc committee to update the MAD Pages, consisting of Edray Goins
Edray Herber Goins (born June 29, 1972, Los Angeles) is an American mathematician. He specializes in number theory and algebraic geometry. His interests include Selmer groups for elliptic curves using class groups of number fields, Belyi maps ...
as NAM President, Committee Co-Chairs Don King ( Northeastern University) and Asamoah Nkwanta (Morgan State University
Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a public historically black research university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 1867, the university, then known ...
), and web developer John Weaver (Varsity Software).[Introducing the updated website: Mathematicians of the African Diaspore]
The Center for Minorities in the Mathematical Sciences
The site was officially relaunched on October 9th, 2020.[ MAD is supported by the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) and the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF).][ Since 1997 the MAD pages have been viewed by more than 20 million people.][Vivienne, Scott and me updating the MAD pages for a new generation. by Edray. Goins, Amy Oden]
Mathematical Association of America
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure a ...
References
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External links
Mathematicians of the African Diaspora Official Website
Mathematics websites
American educational websites
Internet properties established in 1997