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Melanie Wood, born 1980, was the first, and to date, the only female American to make the U.S. Math Olympiad Team. She won a [[Gates Cambridge Scholarship]] in 2003 |
Melanie Wood, born 1980, was the first, and to date, the only female American to make the U.S. Math Olympiad Team, receiving silver medals in the 2000 and 1999 International Math Olympiads. She won a [[Gates Cambridge Scholarship]] in 2003 in addition to becoming the first American woman and second woman overall to ever win the prestigious [[Putnam]] compeition. In 2004, she won the [[Morgan Prize]]. She now studies with famed mathematician Andrew Wiles at Princeton. She has been profiled in numerous news sources including Discover magazine, and has had several book chapters written about her in popular science books. |
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Melanie Wood, born 1980, was the first, and to date, the only female American to make the U.S. Math Olympiad Team, receiving silver medals in the 2000 and 1999 International Math Olympiads. She won a Gates Cambridge Scholarship in 2003 in addition to becoming the first American woman and second woman overall to ever win the prestigious Putnam compeition. In 2004, she won the Morgan Prize. She now studies with famed mathematician Andrew Wiles at Princeton. She has been profiled in numerous news sources including Discover magazine, and has had several book chapters written about her in popular science books.