Whenever you walk past Dr. Matthew Satriano’s office, it seems like two or three people are inside, scribbling equations on his whiteboard and chatting in animated tones. Even the notice board next to his door reflects this spirit of constant collaboration: it features a caricature portrait of Satriano grinning and gesturing to his next-door neighbor, Matthew Kennedy, whose front door features a matching portrait.
For Satriano, associate professor of pure mathematics, collaboration is at the heart of research. In his eight years at Waterloo, he has partnered with researchers across the hall and around the world on more than fifty articles.
“For me, progress is faster, and I learn a lot more, when I’m talking with other people,” he says. “We frequently come up with ideas that none of us in the group could have generated on our own.”
Read the full interview with Matthew Satriano on Waterloo News.