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Alicia Prieto Langarica

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Alicia Prieto Langarica
Alma mater
  • University of Texas, Arlington (Ph.D)
  • University of Texas, Dallas (BS)
Awards
  • Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching
  • 25 Under 35 MVP Award
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsYoungingstown State University
Thesis From Discrete to Continuous Models of Cell Movement: An Application to Medical Implants  (2012)
Doctoral advisorHristo Venelinov Kojouharov

Alicia Prieto Langarica is an American applied mathematician and professor of mathematics at Youngstown State University.[1]

Education and career

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Prieto Langarica is the granddaughter of Mexican footballer Max Prieto.[2] She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas,[3] and received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from University of Texas at Arlington in 2012. Her dissertation, From Discrete to Continuous Models of Cell Movement: An Application to Medical Implants was completed under the guidance of Hristo Venelinov Kojouharov.[4]

She became an assistant professor of mathematics at Youngstown State University faculty in 2012, after she finished her doctorate.[2]

Contributions

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Prieto Langarica's research focuses on the intersection of mathematics and biology, specifically problems related to the medical field.[5]

She is one of four co-founders of Lathisms, a website that showcases Hispanic and Latinx mathematicians, their research, and their contributions.[6][7]

In 2019, she became one of the associate directors of Project NExT, a program of the Mathematical Association of America to mentor new doctorates in mathematics.[8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, she organized events to give students food during shutdown,[9][10] focusing particularly on the needs of international students stuck in university housing.[11]

Awards and honors

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Langarica won the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America in 2019.[12][13] She also won the 25 Under 35 Award in 2017, and was nominated for the Athena Award in 2019. She competed for five years in the Mexican Mathematical Olympiad, finishing in first place in two different years.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Prieto Langarica, Alicia". Faculty experts. Youngstown State University. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Prieto: Mathematician, Motivator, Mentor". Our Faculty. YSU Magazine. Youngstown State University. Spring 2019.
  3. ^ "#WCWinSTEM: Alicia Prieto Langarica, Ph.D." Vanguard STEM. July 9, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-04-09.
  4. ^ Alicia Prieto Langarica at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. ^ a b "Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica". Faculty Faction. Youngstown State University.
  6. ^ Lamb, Evelyn (September 26, 2018). ""The Danger of a Single Story" in Mathematics: The Lathisms podcast shares the varied stories of Hispanic and Latinx mathematicians". Scientific American.
  7. ^ McElhinny, Cody (October 14, 2016). "New Website Highlights Accomplishments of Hispanic, Latino/a Mathematicians". News & Events. Swarthmore College.
  8. ^ "MAA is excited to welcome Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica as the new associate director of #MAAProjectNExT!". Mathematical Association of America. April 2, 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Women Warriors Week Four: Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica". Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  10. ^ "Alicia Prieto Langarica named this week's Women Warriors honoree: The associate professor at YSU worked with her network of friends and colleagues to collect food and essential items for the YSU Food Pantry, connecting international students stranded on campus with needed essentials". Mahoning Matters. June 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Weston, Alyssa (July 14, 2020). "YSU professor serves as advocate for international students: "I was an international student, so I know how it can be hard and I know what things are difficult. It's not getting any easier," said Alicia Prieto Langarica, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics". Mahoning Matters.
  12. ^ "Excellence at Work: Math faculty earn state and national honors". Youngstown State University. August 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "Henry L. Alder Awards: Alicia Prieto Langarica" (PDF). MathFest 2019. Mathematical Association of America. 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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