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L. Pamela Cook
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| Born |
Leslie Pamela Cook
c. 1945 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester Cornell University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Delaware |
| Thesis | The Asymptotic Behavior as  of the Solution to  on a Rectangle (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey S. S. Ludford |
Leslie Pamela Cook-Ioannidis, born around 1945, is an American mathematician. She is a special professor of math and chemical engineering at the University of Delaware.
From 2015 to 2016, she was the president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). This is a big group for people who use math to solve real-world problems. Her main work is about fluid dynamics, which is the study of how liquids and gases move.
Her Journey in Math
Pamela Cook earned her first college degree from the University of Rochester in 1967. She then went to Cornell University. There, she earned her master's degree in 1969 and her Ph.D. in 1971.
Her Ph.D. project was called The Asymptotic Behavior as of the Solution to 
on a Rectangle. Her professor, Geoffrey S. S. Ludford, helped her with this research.
After finishing her studies, she worked at Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1973, she joined the team at the University of California, Los Angeles. She moved to the University of Delaware in 1983.
At the University of Delaware, she led the math department for nine years. Later, she became an associate dean in the engineering school. She also led the university's group that worked on women's issues.
Important Work and Awards
Pamela Cook wrote a book called Transonic Aerodynamics with Julian Cole. It was published in 1986.
She is a special member, called a fellow, of two important groups. These are the American Association for the Advancement of Science and SIAM. Being a fellow means she is recognized for her important contributions to science and math.
