Margaret Wright (computer scientist)
- Margaret Wright (computer scientist)
Margaret H. Wright is the Silver Professor of Computer Scienceand Chair (as of 2008) of the Computer Science department atNew York University, with research interests in optimization,
linear algebra, and scientific computing. [ [http://as.nyu.edu/object/MargaretWright.html NYU faculty page visited 7 April 2008] ] Earlier at
Bell Laboratories, she became head of the Scientific Computing ResearchDepartment in 1997, [ [http://www.awm-math.org/noetherbrochure/Wright00.html Association for Women in Mathematics profile] ] and a Bell Labs Fellow (1998). [ [http://www.bell-labs.com/pr/awards/fellows/1998/ 1998 Bell Labs Fellows] ]
She has served as president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics [ [http://siam.org/about/past.php Past Presidents of SIAM visited 7 April 2008] ] and is senior editor of the SIAM review. [ [http://siam.org/journals/sirev/board.php SIAM Review Editorial Board visited 7 April 2008] ]
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