Suzanne L. Weekes is the Associate Department Head and Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. She is also the Director of the Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics there.

Dr. Weekes grew up in The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and came to the U.S. for college in 1986. She graduated with a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Indiana University in 1989, and earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Scientific Computing from the University of Michigan in 1995. She then spent three years as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and the Institute for Scientific Computing at Texas A&M University. Her research is in the field of numerical analysis with a focus on numerical methods for hyperbolic conservation laws with applications to fields such as fluid dynamics, porous media flow, and wave propagation through composite materials.

Dr. Weekes advises students working on mathematical research problems for sponsors from industry. She directs the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics at WPI which is funded by the National Science Foundation.

The goal of this REU program which has existed since 1998 is to provide a unique educational experience for students of mathematical sciences by introducing them to the ways in which mathematics is used in the "real-world" by having students work in teams on research problems that come directly from industry and which are of immediate interest to the companies involved in the program. She is also one of the directors of MSRI-UP, a summer mathematics research program whose main objectives are to identify talented students, especially those from underrepresented groups; to make available to them meaningful research opportunities; to develop in them the necessary skills and knowledge to participate in successful collaborations; to grow a community of academic peers and mentors who can advise, encourage and support them through a successful graduate program; and, ultimately, to increase the number of graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences by cultivating the mathematical talent within the U.S. Black, Hispanic/Latino and Native American communities.

On the personal side, Dr. Weekes is married to an English professor, and is the mother of two wonderful little girls.