Curriculum Vitae
CAROL SAUNDERS WOOD
Current position:
Professor of Mathematics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459-0128
Office: 203-685-2192; FAX: 203-685-2571
E-mail: cwood@wesleyan.edu
Education:
A.B.,1966, Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Ph.D.,1971, Mathematics, Yale University
Visiting positions:
University of Erlangen-Nurenberg (1971-72), Yale University (1972-73,1977-78, Fall 1981), Institute for Advanced Study-Princeton (Spring 1982,1985-86), Rutgers University (1985-86), Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (1989-90, 1998), University of Paris VII (Spring 1994).
Research area:
Mathematical logic (specifically, model theoretic algebra).
Selected professional activities:
American Mathematical Society: Member of Council (1987-90), Nominating Committee (1992-95, Chair 1993-4), Employment Task Force (1991-92); Satter Prize Committee (1994- ), Chair (97-99).
Association for Symbolic Logic: Chair, Membership Committee (1985-90), Member, Executive Committee (1998- ). Chair, Program Committee for
Logic Colloquium 2000, July 2000, Paris.
Association for Women in Mathematics: President (1991-1993)
Connecticut Logic Seminar: Co-organizer (1974- )
Mathematics Association of America: Member, Committee on Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (1988-1991), Chauvenet Prize Committee (1994-6).
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (Berkeley), Deputy Director, 1996-97; Co-chair of organizing committee, Model Theory of Fields (Spring 1998).
National Science Foundation: Program Officer for Foundations, Division of Mathematical Sciences (1994-96); Member, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, 1997- ).
Educational Testing Services: Member, GRE panel, subject test in mathematics. 1996- ).
Science Talent Search (formerly Westinghouse, now Intel): Judge, (1991- ).