[MetaSTEM] Tomorrow: Youmna Alhajj on the "backstage" of research

[Tyler Marghetis]

Hi MetaSTEMmers,

See you tomorrow at 12:30!

Best,
Tyler
-- 
Tyler Marghetis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cognitive & Information Sciences
University of California, Merced
www.tylermarghetis.com
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On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM Tyler Marghetis <tyler.marghetis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear MetaSTEMmers,
>
> Our last MetaSTEM seminar (workshop?) of the semester is next Thursday
> (November 20) at 12:30pm in SSM 230.
>
> We’ll hear from Youmna Alhajj, PhD student in CIS, on the "backstage" of
> research — all the hidden stuff that happens before the publication. Title
> and abstract below.
>
> See ya there, then!
> - Tyler
>
> *Who:* Youmna Alhajj (CIS)
> *When:* 12:30pm, Thursday, Nov 20
> *Where:* SSM 230
> *Title:* "How do mathematicians do math? Developing a large-scale global
> survey of the research process"
> *Abstract: *
> Mathematics is highly conceptual and abstract. This makes it a valuable
> "model system" for investigating creativity more generally. Research in the
> Science of Science has investigated the so-called "front stage" of
> mathematical practice — the bibliographic record of published papers and
> co-authorship. However, the "backstage" of mathematical practice — the
> actual process of mathematical research — is messier and more social in
> nature, and remains much less well understood. A century ago, the
> mathematician Jacques Hadamard tried to document the backstage of
> mathematical research by surveying some of the most distinguished
> scientists and mathematicians of his time. We are developing a large-scale
> update of Hadamard's survey for the 21st century that will capture the
> multiple dimensions of the creative process within mathematical practice.
> --
> Tyler Marghetis, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor, Cognitive & Information Sciences
> University of California, Merced
> www.tylermarghetis.com
> tyler.marghetis at gmail.com | +1.619.252.7798
> I use the pronouns: he, him, his
> I have moderate face-blindness
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia>; if you see me out of
> context, I may not recognize you
>
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