# #07 The realities of academic life: an interview with Professor Irene Fonseca

An episode of [Living Proof: the Isaac Newton Institute podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1633233409), 17 May 2019, 37 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1992011/episodes/10651727-07-the-realities-of-academic-life-an-interview-with-professor-irene-fonseca.mp3

Send us Fan Mail In episode #7 we speak to Professor Irene Fonseca, Director of Carnegie Mellon's Center for Nonlinear Analysis and Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow for INI's "Mathematical design of new materials" programme. Subjects touched upon include the power of academic interactions, the obligations placed upon high-achieving female mathematicians, a love of painting and being knighted by the "Military Order of St James of the Sword".Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager)

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