Breakfast Lecture Series: Empowering Young Minds Through Math CEO by Alessandra Pantano

Professor Pantano’s research interests are in the fields of
representation theory and mathematical education. Since
2010, she has been leading several educational and outreach
activities, including three successful Math Circles (enrichment programs) for high school and middle school students
in Irvine and Santa Ana. She received her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Princeton University. She completed her postdoctoral studies at Cornell University, where she
was also a H.C. Wang Assistant Professor from 2004 to 2007. Dr. Pantano joined the faculty in the UCI Department of Mathematics in 2007 as a Lecturer and Assistant Specialist and was hired as a Lecturer with Security of Employment (PSOE) in 2016. She
served as Assistant Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies from
2014-2017. Dr. Pantano is the recipient of
several awards, including the Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award from the Engineering Council at Princeton University, the Junior Faculty Teaching Award from the Department of Mathematics at Cornell University, the Teaching Award from the Department of Mathematics at UCI, and the Outstanding Contribution to
Undergraduate Education Award for the Department of Mathematics from the UCI School of Physical Sciences.