#39 Meeting one of Canada’s most powerful women: an interview with Prof Anita Layton
Episode published: 26/04/22
In episode #39 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Plus magazine’s Dr Marianne Freiberger are joined by the irrepressible Prof Anita Layton of the University of Waterloo. A guest at INI for a week-long workshop on kinetic theory, Anita may just be one of the busiest people featured on the podcast so far. Not only does she lead “a diverse and interdisciplinary team of researchers” of her own, but she spends much of her downtime fostering diversity and mentorships throughout her networks, and is professionally engaged across disciplines as distinct as applied mathematics, computer science and the medical sciences. She was also voted one of 2021’s top 100 “Canada’s most powerful women”.
00:00 – Introduction
00:58 – Welcome
01:50 – Attending the “Frontiers in kinetic equations for plasmas and collective behaviour” workshop
06:44 – How do you stay on top of multiple fields? (“I don’t always understand every single slide in a talk!”)
12:50 – Fostering diversity in the sciences, connecting mentorships between different generations of female mathematicians
17:30 – Mathematics for “social good”? (“It excites me to do something that has meaning, that is impactful”)
19:16 – A personal history in the sciences, “I told you I don’t have a math degree. Let me tell you why…”
24:00 – Connecting kinetic theory, kidneys, blood flow and more
Dan Aspel and Plus magazine’s Dr Marianne Freiberger are joined by the irrepressible Prof Anita Layton of the University of Waterloo.
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