Sponsored by the Math Leadership Team, Developmental Math Department, and the Department of Mathematics
Sara Del Valle is a scientist and a Deputy Group Leader for the Information Systems and Modeling Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. As a scientist, she leads an interdisciplinary team focused on detecting, understanding, and forecasting infectious diseases using heterogeneous data streams and mathematical, computational, and statistical models. Most recently, her team has been investigating the role of large-scale data analytics such as satellite imagery, Internet data, and climate on complementing traditional approaches to inform infectious disease modeling and political instability. Her work has been covered in several top media outlets such as National Geographic, NPR Science Friday, Popular Mechanics, and The New York Times. Sara received a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences from the University of Iowa. She also has a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Title:
How to address challenges and make great career choices
Abstract:
In this presentation, I will discuss a framework for tackling new challenges as you navigate live and describe some universal distinguishing traits of great career choices. The goal of this presentation is to help students increase their chances of having a great career with long-term sustained accomplishments.
