HAWT001. Hawthorne, Robert M., Jr. “Freda Porter-Locklear.” In: American Indian biographies. Ed. Harvey Markowitz. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Pp. 274-275.

Publication type: Encyclopedia article

Brief profile of Freda Porter-Locklear, Lumbee, who received a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Duke University in 1991. Since then she has taught at UNC-Pembroke (1991-1994) and UNC-Chapel Hill (1994-1996). She founded UNC-Pembroke's chapter of AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society). Her research interest has been the application of mathematical models to the study of groundwater, especially in Native American communities. Her company, Porter Scientific (located in Pembroke, North Carolina), works with these issues. See the company's Web site at http://www.porterenvironmental.com/scientific.htm

Additional Subjects: Freda Porter-Locklear | Porter Scientific | Lumbee scientists | Groundwater 

This annotation was written on: May 16, 2002; last edited on June 22, 2002. 

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