Jeanette Shakalli

Jeanette Shakalli
Born	1985 (age 38–39)
Known for	Mathematical outreach in Panama
Scientific career
Doctoral advisor	Sarah Witherspoon

Jeanette Shakalli is a Panamanian mathematician best known for her outreach activities in the Republic of Panama. She is currently Executive Director of the Panamanian Foundation for the Promotion of Mathematics (FUNDAPROMAT) a private non-profit foundation established to promote the study of mathematics in Panama.^[1][2]

Education

Shakalli earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame.^[3] In 2012, she received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Texas A&M University under the advisement of Sarah J. Witherspoon.^[4][5]

Career

From 2012 to 2019 Shakalli worked for National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT) of Panama.^[6] In 2016, she created the Program on Math Outreach in Panama which holds several activities a year on recreational mathematics.^{[7][8][9][10]} Since then she has organized over 50 mathematical outreach events in Panama,^[11] including mathsjams^[12] and Julia Robinson Mathematics Festivals.^[13]

She is chair of the Program Committee for Mathematics Association of America's SIGMAA on Recreational Mathematics program. In 2017, she became the International Mathematical Union's (IMU) Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM) Ambassador for Panama.^[14][15] She is on the board of directors of both the IEEE Panama Section as secretary^[16] and the Panamanian Association for the Advancement of Science (APANAC) as admissions director.^[17]

Honors

In 2007, Shakalli was awarded the Senior GE Prize for Mathematics Majors at the University of Notre Dame which is given to one who excelled in mathematics in their senior year.^[18] Shakalli was recognized as Rotarian of the Year for 2018-2019 by the Rotary Club of Panama.^[19]

References

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2. "About Us". Fundapromat. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
3. "University of Notre Dame - Panama". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
4. "Jeanette Shakalli - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
5. "October 12th 2019". lathisms.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
6. Haunsperger, Deanna; Thompson, Robert (2019-09-24). 101 Careers in Mathematics: Fourth Edition. American Mathematical Soc. ISBN 978-1-4704-5085-4.
7. "Program On Math Outreach In Panama". digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
8. Adames, Melissa (2019-10-12). "Conferencista internacional presentó en Panamá la conexión existente entre la gastronomía y las matemáticas". Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
9. "La SENACYT organiza conferencia magistral "Las Matemáticas detrás del Cubo de Rubik"". Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (in Spanish). 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
10. "Divertidas matemáticas | La Prensa Panamá". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
11. Henrich, Allison. "Living Proof". Living Proof. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
12. "MathsJam". www.mathsjam.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
13. "JRMF Register". jrmf.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
14. "CWM Ambassadors | International Mathematical Union (IMU)". www.mathunion.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
15. "MAA Math Ambassadors in a Global Mathematics Community". MATH VALUES. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
16. "Directivos - IEEE Sección Panamá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-02.
17. "Actual Junta Directiva | APANAC". www.apanac.org.pa. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
18. "Undergraduate Awards 2007 // Department of Mathematics // University of Notre Dame". math.nd.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-09.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
19. "Actividades | Club Rotario de Panamá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-02.

External links

• Sharing the magic of math with the kids of Panama