Mathematics Speaker
Presentation Type
Speaker Session
Location
Walker Conference Center and Virtual
Room Number
Room C
Start Date
8-4-2025 6:00 PM
End Date
8-4-2025 6:15 PM
Abstract
Dr. Lorin Matthews was a speaker for the Mathematics presentations of the 2025 Arkansas Women in STEM conference.
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Apr 8th, 6:00 PM
Apr 8th, 6:15 PM
Mathematics Speaker
Walker Conference Center and Virtual
Dr. Lorin Matthews was a speaker for the Mathematics presentations of the 2025 Arkansas Women in STEM conference.
Biography
Dr. Lorin Matthews is professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Baylor University and also is the Associate Director of the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research. After she received her Ph.D. in Physics from Baylor University in 1998, she worked for Raytheon Aircraft Integration Systems until 2000 as a multi-disciplined engineer in the Flight Sciences Department, where she worked on NASA's SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) aircraft. In 2000, she joined the faculty at Baylor University. Her areas of research include numerical modeling and experimental investigations of the charging and dynamics of dust in astrophysical and laboratory plasma environments, for which she received an NSF CAREER Award in 2009. She is currently a Fellow of the American Physical Society.