Helen Elizabeth Moore is an American mathematician. Originally a differential geometer, [1] [2] she moved from academia to industry and from pure to applied mathematics, and in particular the applications of control theory to combination therapy in the health industry. [3] She is affiliated with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. [4]
Moore grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where her interest in mathematics came from her grandfather, an architect. [1] In her last two years of high school, she attended a state magnet school, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. [1] [3] Next, she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, initially studying physics but shifting to mathematics, [1] and starting an ongoing mathematics competition club at the university. [3] She completed her Ph.D. at Stony Brook University with a doctorate in differential geometry and minimal surface theory, Minimal Submanifolds with Various Curvature Bounds, supervised by Michael T. Anderson. [2] She was frequently the only woman in her undergraduate classes, and the only woman of ten in her graduate program when she entered to leave with a Ph.D. [5]
After completing her doctorate, Moore taught at Bowdoin College and, on a sabbatical from Bowdoin, at Stanford University. While at Stanford, she became interested in disease modeling. She became Associate Director of the American Institute of Mathematics, [1] while continuing to work as a mentor to women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at Stanford. [6] From there she moved to industry, working for Bristol-Myers Squibb [7] and later AstraZeneca. [4] Moore was elected to the council of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2016. [7] Furthermore, as of 2023 Moore serves as the Vice-Chair for the SIAM's Activity Group on Life Sciences. [8]
In 2018, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics listed Moore as a Fellow, "for impactful industrial application of mathematical modeling in oncology, immunology, and virology. For mentoring, teaching, and leadership." [4]
Helen Elizabeth Moore is an American mathematician. Originally a differential geometer, [1] [2] she moved from academia to industry and from pure to applied mathematics, and in particular the applications of control theory to combination therapy in the health industry. [3] She is affiliated with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. [4]
Moore grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where her interest in mathematics came from her grandfather, an architect. [1] In her last two years of high school, she attended a state magnet school, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. [1] [3] Next, she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, initially studying physics but shifting to mathematics, [1] and starting an ongoing mathematics competition club at the university. [3] She completed her Ph.D. at Stony Brook University with a doctorate in differential geometry and minimal surface theory, Minimal Submanifolds with Various Curvature Bounds, supervised by Michael T. Anderson. [2] She was frequently the only woman in her undergraduate classes, and the only woman of ten in her graduate program when she entered to leave with a Ph.D. [5]
After completing her doctorate, Moore taught at Bowdoin College and, on a sabbatical from Bowdoin, at Stanford University. While at Stanford, she became interested in disease modeling. She became Associate Director of the American Institute of Mathematics, [1] while continuing to work as a mentor to women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at Stanford. [6] From there she moved to industry, working for Bristol-Myers Squibb [7] and later AstraZeneca. [4] Moore was elected to the council of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2016. [7] Furthermore, as of 2023 Moore serves as the Vice-Chair for the SIAM's Activity Group on Life Sciences. [8]
In 2018, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics listed Moore as a Fellow, "for impactful industrial application of mathematical modeling in oncology, immunology, and virology. For mentoring, teaching, and leadership." [4]