About Autumn
Math is everywhere and it makes everything work.
So you want to know more about me?
Maybe you’re looking for your next fractional COO, keynote speaker, or maybe you think I’m cool and you just want to learn more.
It’s also probably because I’m on some sort of side quest and one of my projects (or clients or collaborators) went viral again.
There’s also a high chance that you know me from the tech world, some of my NFT projects, just as a spooky/dark academic, or gaming.
Regardless of the circumstance, I am glad you made it here!!!
I’m happy to tell you about myself. Let’s chat.
Autumn Phaneuf is an organizational leadership expert, industrial engineer, and science educator with a mission to make accessible, engaging, and relatable science, mathematics, and engineering content.
An alumna of University of Massachusetts Amherst, Hampshire College, and Westfield State University, Autumn holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics and Polymer Science and Engineering, respectively. Her deep-rooted knowledge of math and engineering with the integration of art along with 12 years of teaching in higher education, enables her to transform complex scientific theories to relatable and interesting narratives.
Beyond academia, Autumn has lead and consulted with many globally renown projects in blockchain, marketing, gaming, and tech. Some notable projects include Director of Operations for Des Femmes Magazine, ETH Boston Chair, COO of Cosmo Labs, Sunbirbs NFTs, COO of Rising Tides, and many more. She has consulted behind the scenes of many viral podcasts, AI projects, NFT projects, and gaming companies. Her favorite topics to chat about include art integrated design in engineering and math, geometric instabilities of various material interfaces, origami, the benefits and applications of blockchain to an every day user, DeSci, and the ethics of AI.
Because of her passion to making math and science accessible, Autumn worked not only with Breaking Math Podcast, but also behind the scenes with Dr. Raven Baxter, Dr. Raven the Science Maven, as her podcast manager for “The Science of Life” podcast.
Autumn’s commitment and dedication to STEM education has awarded her several grants and recognitions including an NSF STEM Scholarship, (STEM) Arts in Action Award, Dr. Lucy (Lucy-Ann McFadden) Award, multiple UMass Campus Climate improvement grants, and named one of Startup Boston’s 2022/2023 “Movers and Shakers” in the blockchain space because of her practical and inclusive thinking methodologies.
Autumn’s contributions persist in igniting a global enthusiasm for accessibility in math, engineering, and science. Her extraordinary influence extends beyond simplifying scientific concepts; she also cultivates inclusivity and enthusiasm, embodying her mission to render science captivating and approachable to everyone. Her career has led her to collaborating on episodes with Marcus du Sautoy, Tom Chivers, Matt Parker (Stand Up Maths), Zach Weinersmith (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal), and Ben Orlin (Math with Bad Drawings).
If you can’t find Autumn behind the podcast mic or doing research behind the scenes for the podcast, you will often find her streaming D&D, playing competitive Magic: the Gathering, working on her new book series, painting, gardening, or hanging out with her dog.
Where can you find Autumn?
A lot of places. If you want to follow her on Twitter you can find Autumn at @1autumn_leaf and @1autumnleaf on Instagram.
