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Tasha Inniss
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Jane Garvey (left) presents Tasha Inniss with an FAA Student-of-the-Year award in 2002
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| Alma mater | Xavier University of Louisiana University of Maryland, College Park |
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| Institutions | Trinity Washington University Spelman College |
| Thesis | Stochastic Models for the Estimation of Airport Arrival Capacity Distributions (2000) |
Tasha Rose Inniss is an American mathematician. She works as the director of education for INFORMS, an organization that helps people use math to solve problems in the real world.
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Early Life and Education
Tasha Inniss was born in New Orleans, USA. She became interested in math when she was in fourth grade. By high school, she knew she wanted to study it.
She went to Xavier University of Louisiana to study math. She graduated with very high honors. In 1992, she was recognized for her excellent school work. Later, she earned a master's degree in applied math from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Inniss then went to the University of Maryland for her PhD. Her studies were supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. In 2000, she became one of the first African American women to earn a PhD in math from the University of Maryland. Her special project was about using math to estimate how many planes airports can handle.
Career and Contributions
In 2001, Tasha Inniss became a professor of mathematics at Trinity Washington University. Her PhD work helped create computer programs that could figure out how much traffic an airport could manage. She still works as a consultant for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which manages air travel in the U.S.
In 2005, she joined the math department at Spelman College as a professor.
Helping Students Succeed
Throughout her career, Tasha Inniss has worked hard to help students from groups that are often underrepresented in math. She wants more students to study and complete advanced degrees in math.
She led a project funded by the National Science Foundation. This project aimed to help more minority students get and finish their PhDs. She has also helped with the EDGE Foundation, which works to increase diversity in graduate education.
Current Role and Recognition
In 2017, she became the Director of Education for the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). In this role, she helps guide educational programs related to math and problem-solving.
Her important work was recognized by "Mathematically Gifted & Black" in 2017. In 2022, she joined a special committee for the American Mathematical Society (AMS) that focuses on professional ethics.
