Emily Witt
Professor at The University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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Top SchoolEmily Witt is a tenured mathematics professor at the University of Kansas with over a decade of experience bridging cutting-edge research, scientific communication, and open-source software development. Her academic trajectory includes a PhD from the University of Michigan, postdoctoral work at MSRI, and distinguished appointments such as the Ruth I. Michler Scholar and a named intra-university professorship. She mentors students actively and champions diversity in STEM, translating deep theoretical work into accessible tools and resources. Based in Lawrence, Kansas, she maintains a consistent record of research-led teaching and cross-institutional collaboration. Beyond publications, Emily’s practice blends computational methods with mathematics, reflecting her undergraduate grounding in computer science from the University of Chicago. Colleagues value her for making complex ideas practical and engaging for broader audiences.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematics at University of MichiganBachelor of Science - BS Mathematics Specialization in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics Specialization in Computer Science at University of Chicago
Github Skills (10)
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formal-methods8
theorem-proving8
mathematics8
javascript6
math6
machine-learning4
macaulay22
frank1
collaboration1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ku-sldg/algebra
Mar 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:28 pushes in 11 months
emwitt/planets
Apr 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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