Background
Chinn, Phyllis Zweig was born on September 26, 1941 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Julian and Gladys Elizabeth Z.
Chinn, Phyllis Zweig was born on September 26, 1941 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Julian and Gladys Elizabeth Z.
Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1962. Master of Arts in Teaching, Harvard University, 1963. Master of Science, University California San Diego, 1966.
Doctor of Philosophy, Santa Barbara University, 1969.
Her publications concern graph theory, mathematics education, and the history of women in mathematics. She taught at Towson State College, a training school for teachers in Maryland, from 1969 to 1975, and earned tenure there in 1974, before moving to Humboldt State. At the time she joined the Humboldt State faculty, she was the first female mathematics professor there.
The only other female professor in the sciences was a biologist.
Chinn has written highly cited work on graph bandwidth, dominating sets, and on bandwidth. Chinn is also an avid juggler, and founded a juggling club at Humboldt State in the 1980s.
Conference coordinator National Women's Studies Association, Arcata, 1982, Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Math, Arcata and Orlando, 1980-1989. Member Association for Women in Mathematics, Women and Mathematics, National Council Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematics Association American, Professors Rethinking Options in Mathematics for Prospective Teachers (director project 1992-1997), Association Mathematics Teacher Educators, National Council Supervisors Mathematics Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Daryl Ngee Chinn, December 31, 1968. Children: Allison Hai-Ting, Wesley Chee.
