Mathematics and Love: Catherine Beneteau and Dmitry Khavinson interviewed by Dorothy Mazlum
Dec 5, 2021
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Math professors Catherine Beneteau and Dmitry Khavinson discuss their intertwined academic journey, love story, collaborative writing process, teaching experiences, pandemic impact, survival scenarios, and how math enhances critical thinking and humor in this engaging podcast.
Transitioning to a researcher after discovering passion for mathematics, despite initial doubts.
Balancing individual career trajectories while consolidating research efforts in a productive academic collaboration.
Deep dives
Becoming a Mathematician: Katherine's Journey
Katherine Benito, a mathematician, initially uncertain about pursuing mathematics, transitioned from a student exploring various paths to a researcher after working on a problem that sparked her passion. Despite initial doubts, her transition to a PhD and continuous research showed her deep love for mathematics.
Becoming a Mathematician: Dimitri's Path
Dimitri Cavinson, from a family of academics, explored history, biology, and physics before discovering a strong fit in mathematics. His journey included a failed soccer career, reflecting on the alluring and independent nature of mathematics that captivated him.
Navigating Careers Together
Katherine and Dimitri faced challenges relocating together to tenured positions at the University of South Florida, balancing their individual career trajectories while consolidating their research efforts. Their shared interest in mathematics and aligned teaching approaches influenced their productive academic collaboration.
Overcoming Pandemic Challenges
The pandemic disrupted Katherine and Dimitri's academic routines, including limited conference travel, remote teaching stress, and a pronounced absence of daily academic interactions with colleagues. Despite these challenges, they adjusted and maintained their research commitment through innovative strategies and reflections on their shared mathematical journey.
Catherine Beneteau and Dmitry Khavinson are both mathematicians, they are married, work at the same university, and share similar research interests.
In this special episode, we've invited them to share their experience with harmonizing research, love, parenthood, and career.
Catherine Beneteau is a Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department at the University of South Florida in the United States. She was educated in Canada, at McGill University, where she got her bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics. She obtained her Ph.D. in 1999 at the University at Albany, under the supervision of Boris Korenblum. Her main research interests are in complex function theory and mathematics education.
Dmitry Khavinson is a Distinguished Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department at the University of South Florida. He obtained his PhD at Brown University after his undergraduate studies at Moscow State Pedagogical Institute in the ex-Soviet Union. His main research interests are in complex analysis, potential theory, and partial differential equations. Dmitry is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Analysis and Mathematical Physics.
They will be hosted by Dorothy Mazlum, Senior Editor for Mathematics
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