Dr.Seema Nanda

Dr. Seema Nanda

Reader, Centre for Applicable Mathematics (CAM), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
Adjunct, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, (ICTS)

Education

Ph.D. Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences , New York University
My Thesis :Spatial Random Graphs and Dynamics of Disordered Systems
M.S. Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
MBA (Finance) Baylor University, Texas, USA
B.A. (Liberal Arts). Delhi University, Delhi, India

My Interests

Research: My research interests lie in connecting mathematics with life sciences, social sciences and engineering. That is, I am interested in solving problems that arise in the real world. Often this means that I must first formulate a question associated with the underlying problem or phenomenon of interest. Therefore problem formulation is a large part of my research work. To read more about my research interests click here.

Teaching: I am interested in bringing mathematics and science to a larger audience. I am working on a newly established ICTS program that encourages Academia-Industry Partnership in Science and Mathematics for young adults. 2010-2011 is the first year of this program.
I am also interested in mathematical pedagogy for primary school children- in particular for the girl child. An important issue here is one of scaling quality mathematical education for the masses. I am working with a foundation whose main goal is education and nutrition of the girl child.