In Memoriam: Jennifer J. Young, 1982-2012

Jennifer J. Young, the Pfeiffer-VIGRE Postdoctoral Instructor of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University, was struck by a car and killed as she crossed a street near campus. Young, was 30 years old and was seven months pregnant. Doctors delivered the baby by C-section but the infant died a day later due to injuries suffered in the accident.

Dr. Young was a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Delaware. She earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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