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Margaret Beck is a Professor and former Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Boston University. She holds a PhD from Boston University and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Surrey, MSRI, and Brown University. Her research focuses on partial differential equations and dynamical systems, particularly analyzing the long-time behavior of solutions and stability of nonlinear waves. She has received prestigious awards including the 2019 SIAM J.D. Crawford Prize and the 2018 AMS Birman Fellowship.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree from Colorado College
- PhD in Mathematics from Boston University
Research Interests:
- Nonlinear waves and coherent structures
- Spectral and nonlinear stability analysis
- Pattern formation in dissipative systems
- Applications to fluid dynamics and mathematical physics
Awards:
- 2019 SIAM J.D. Crawford Prize
- 2018 AMS Birman Fellowship
- 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship
Advising: Supervised 11 graduate students and postdocs, including Montie Avery and Jonathan Jaquette. Actively mentors through the AWM Mentor Network. Current advising handled by Prof. Matt Szczesny during her 2025 sabbatical.
Labs/Community: Co-organizes the GeMs group supporting gender minorities in mathematics at BU and co-founded the GeMsGetMath@BU summer math camp for high school students. Engages in initiatives promoting diversity in STEM, including presentations at EDGE and WISE@Warren programs.
