QED, a conversation about
math and math education
A monthly online series hosted by Ingrid Daubechies
Next Up
QED, featuring Kenneth Fan
Hosted by Ingrid Daubechies
Tuesday, May 28
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm ET
(online)
Join MoMath’s 2023-2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor Ingrid Daubechies as she welcomes Kenneth Fan to the MoMath stage for an engaging conversation about math and math education.
C. Kenneth Fan is the founder of Girls’ Angle, a nonprofit math club for girls based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After earning a PhD in mathematics from MIT, he became a Professor at Harvard and a member at the Institute for Advanced Study before leaving academia become a painter. During that time, he also freelanced in math educational publishing which sparked his desire to improve math education. Ken also served on MoMath’s exhibition development team, helping to create the Math Midway at the 2009 World Science Festival. More recently, he served on the Girls and Mathematics Panel at the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics conference.
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About QED
Join MoMath’s 2023-2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor Ingrid Daubechies each month as she welcomes special guests to the MoMath stage for engaging conversations about math and math education.
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These are online-only events. Occasional video recordings are made available for a fee at videos.momath.org.