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Margaret received her B.S. in Mathematics and M.S. in
Computer Science from Stanford University. After several years
in industry, she returned to Stanford to complete her Ph.D. in
Computer Science in 1976. Her thesis was on "Numerical
Methods For Nonlinearly Constrained Optimization." She
remained at Stanford as a Research Associate until joining Bell
Laboratories in 1988 where she was named a Distinguished
Member of the Technical Staff and later a Bell Labs Fellow. She
served as head of the Scientific Computing Research
Department from 1997-2000. In 2001 Wright became a
professor of computer science and mathematics and chair of
the Computer Science Department in the Courant Institute at
New York University.
Margaret is a well known mathematician in the fields of
optimization, linear algebra, numerical and scientific computing,
and scientific and engineering applications. She has written two
books on optimization with P.E. Gill and W. Murray, over 40
publications, and almost 50 technical reports for Stanford and
Bell Laboratories. She has also served as associate editor for
five journals.
In 1995-1996, Margaret served as President of the Society for
Industrial and Applied Mathematics. She was elected to the
National Academy of Engineering in 1997, to the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001, and to the National
Academy of Sciences in 2005. In 2000 she presented the AWM
Noether Lecture. She received both the 2001 Award for
Distinguished Service to the Profession from SIAM and the 2002
Award for Distinguished Public Service from the American
Mathematical Society. The citation for the latter award noted
that "Professor Wright has been active for many years in
encouraging women and minority students, for example, by
means of programs that brought them together with leaders and
researchers from industry to discuss opportunities outside
academia."
Additional information about Margaret Wright can be found at
the Mathematics Career Information home page sponsored by
the AMS and SIAM at the following link: Margaret Hagen Wright
Computer Science from Stanford University. After several years
in industry, she returned to Stanford to complete her Ph.D. in
Computer Science in 1976. Her thesis was on "Numerical
Methods For Nonlinearly Constrained Optimization." She
remained at Stanford as a Research Associate until joining Bell
Laboratories in 1988 where she was named a Distinguished
Member of the Technical Staff and later a Bell Labs Fellow. She
served as head of the Scientific Computing Research
Department from 1997-2000. In 2001 Wright became a
professor of computer science and mathematics and chair of
the Computer Science Department in the Courant Institute at
New York University.
Margaret is a well known mathematician in the fields of
optimization, linear algebra, numerical and scientific computing,
and scientific and engineering applications. She has written two
books on optimization with P.E. Gill and W. Murray, over 40
publications, and almost 50 technical reports for Stanford and
Bell Laboratories. She has also served as associate editor for
five journals.
In 1995-1996, Margaret served as President of the Society for
Industrial and Applied Mathematics. She was elected to the
National Academy of Engineering in 1997, to the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001, and to the National
Academy of Sciences in 2005. In 2000 she presented the AWM
Noether Lecture. She received both the 2001 Award for
Distinguished Service to the Profession from SIAM and the 2002
Award for Distinguished Public Service from the American
Mathematical Society. The citation for the latter award noted
that "Professor Wright has been active for many years in
encouraging women and minority students, for example, by
means of programs that brought them together with leaders and
researchers from industry to discuss opportunities outside
academia."
Additional information about Margaret Wright can be found at
the Mathematics Career Information home page sponsored by
the AMS and SIAM at the following link: Margaret Hagen Wright
Last Updated: August 2008
