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April 2010 – Melanie Matchett Wood
Name: Melanie Matchett Wood Age: 28 Location: Palo Alto, CA Occupation: Mathematics Professor So much for the notion that girls aren’t good with numbers. Melanie Matchett Wood is a groundbreaking mathematician, Math Olympian, and the first woman to win the Morgan Prize in mathematics. Growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana, Melanie thought of being a physicist,Continue Reading