 So why do math? Once you learn the foundations of math, that's where the fun begins. When I was a kid, we went on holiday to the US and I visited Thomas Edison's house and I wanted to solve things like he did. Who knew I would be discovering something called clausosymmetric sure functions that people didn't think existed? I'm really passionate about finding new stuff and I'm really passionate about mentoring and actually training the next generation of mathematicians. Math is for everyone. So if you love it, you work hard, you'll succeed. My name is Stephanie Van Willigenberg. I'm a mathematician in Vancouver, British Columbia.