Dr. Talea Mayo
"Don't be afraid to be wrong. I think we get in our own way a lot so we don't even try because we're so busy trying to be right."
Quick Facts
Featured IN
Weather The Storm (November 2020)
Current role
Computational Mathematician, Assistant Professor at Emory University
Credentials
B.S. in Mathematics at Grambling State University
M.S. and Ph.D in Computational and Applied Mathematics at University of Texas-Austin
M.S. and Ph.D in Computational and Applied Mathematics at University of Texas-Austin
Interests
Math Modeling, Long Distance Running (especially half-marathon)
In our November 2020 – Weather The Storm box, Dr. Mayo describes how she is able to predict the behavior of hurricanes. She uses math, computer software, and past hurricane data to study storm surges. Her models help scientists, engineers, city managers, and many other professionals make informed decisions around hurricane preparation!
Check out taleamayo.com for more!
Black Girl MATHgic Exclusive Interview Preview
“I did a lot of internships where I was applying math to different problems, so biology problems, atmospheric problems, supernova recognition to astrophysics. I just saw all the different things you could apply math to.”
