Freda Porter‘s computer science savvy expands a business.
Porter is a CEO of Porter Scientific Inc., a 2nd generation American Indian woman-owned firm rooted in environmental stewardship. The member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is also one of the few Native American women who have earned a doctorate in Mathematical and Computational Sciences.
She has been featured in a PBS documentary film, Breakthrough: The Changing Face of Science in America (A Delicate Balance)—unavailable online–and has been honored by the North Carolina Equity Commission.
Her Pembroke North Carolina firm focused her research on the problem of natural biodegradation of contaminants, specifically in gasoline spills.
She has an outstanding academic record that supports her work in Environmental and Information Technology related services.
Porter has earned a PhD in Applied Mathematics, Numerical Modeling from Duke University, an MS in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science from North Carolina State University, and a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of North Carolina.
