Edray Herber Goins facts for kids
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Edray H. Goins
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| Born | June 29, 1972 |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology Stanford University |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Pomona College Purdue University |
| Thesis | Elliptic curves and icosahedral Galois representations (1999) |
| Doctoral advisors | Daniel Bump Karl Rubin |
| Doctoral students | Alexander J. Barrios, Tyler Billingsley, Jacob Bond, Kevin Mugo, and James Weigandt |
Edray Herber Goins was born in Los Angeles on June 29, 1972. He is an American mathematician. He studies special areas of math called number theory and algebraic geometry. These fields help us understand numbers and shapes in new ways.
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Early Life and Learning
Edray Goins grew up in Los Angeles. His mother, Eddi Beatrice Brown, was a teacher. He went to public schools in South Los Angeles.
He earned his first degree in mathematics and physics in 1994. This was from the California Institute of Technology. He also won two math awards there. In 1999, he finished his PhD in math. He studied "Elliptic Curves" at Stanford University. His teachers were Daniel Bump and Karl Rubin.
A Career in Mathematics
Dr. Goins taught at Purdue University for many years. He also visited important research places. These included the Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard. In 2018, he started teaching at Pomona College.
Helping Young Mathematicians
Dr. Goins spends his summers helping students. He especially helps students who are not often seen in math. He runs a program called "Pomona Research in Mathematics Experience" (PRiME). This program helps college students do math research. He started it in 2016 at Purdue University. It was called "Purdue Research in Mathematics Experience" back then.
He is also known for an essay he wrote in 2018. It was called "Three Questions: The Journey of One Black Mathematician." In 2019, he was chosen as a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
From 2015 to 2020, Dr. Goins was the president of the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM).
Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
In 1997, a professor named Scott W. Williams started a website. It was called Mathematicians of the African Diaspora (MAD). This website shares the amazing work of Black mathematicians. It shows their contributions to math research.
When Professor Williams retired in 2008, others wanted to keep the website going. A group of mathematicians decided to work together. In 2015, the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) formed a special team. Edray Goins was part of this team as NAM President. They worked to update and continue the MAD Pages.
