Nancy Ann Neudauer is an American mathematician specializing in matroid theory and known for her work in mathematical outreach in Africa and South America.
[4][1] After originally planning to go from there to law school,[1] she stayed at Wisconsin for a master's degree and PhD in mathematics.
[5] Neudauer has been funded by the Simons Foundation, and multiple times by the Fulbright Program, to promote mathematics in Africa and South America by traveling there to teach students graduate-level mathematics, with the goal of better preparing them for graduate study abroad.
[1][6][7][8][9] Her work in Africa has also included helping to develop support networks for women in mathematics there.
[11] In 2010 the Pacific Northwest Section gave Neudauer their annual Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.