Suzanne Weekes


Suzanne L. Weekes is a professor of Mathematical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is a cofounder of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Undergraduate Program.

Education

Weekes is African-American, and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago.
She graduated in 1989 from Indiana University with a major in mathematics and a minor in computer science. She went on to get an MS in applied mathematics in 1990 and a PhD in Mathematics and scientific computing in 1995 at the University of Michigan.

Career

Weekes is the co-director of the Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematical Sciences, which helps faculty in the U.S. engage their students with Industrial math research. She is a professor of mathematical sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute as well as a cofounder of MSRI-UP, a research experience for undergraduates that aims to increase under represented groups in math programs by providing them with research opportunities. In July 2019, she became Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at WPI. In December 2019, she was elected to the executive committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics as an at large member.

Awards and recognition

In 2015, Weekes received the Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community. Weekes was recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2017 Honoree. She received the 2019 M. Gweneth Humphreys Award for mentorship from the Association for Women in Mathematics. She won the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America in 2020.