Emma Previato Explained

Emma Previato
Birth Date:29 November 1952
Birth Place:Badia Polesine, Italy
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Citizenship:United States
Fields:Mathematics
Workplaces:Boston University
Alma Mater:University of Padua (B.S.)
Harvard University (Ph.D.)
Thesis Title:Hyperelliptic Curves and Solitons
Thesis Year:1983
Doctoral Advisor:David Mumford
Known For:Algebraic geometry, partial differential equations

Emma Previato (November 29, 1952 – June 29, 2022) was a professor of mathematics at Boston University.[1] Her research concerned algebraic geometry and partial differential equations.

Career

Previato received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1983 under David Mumford. She was a faculty member at Boston University.[1] She was the author or co-author of nearly 100 research articles. She served as editor or co-editor of 6 books,[1] including Dictionary of Applied Math for Engineers and Scientists (2002, CRC Press).[2]

Previato founded Boston University's chapters of the Mathematical Association of America and of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[3]

Awards and honors

In 2003, she received the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section's Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics for her work in and out of the classroom, especially her mentoring of students.[4]

In 2012, Previato became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[5]

Personal life

Previato was born in Badia Polesine in 1952. She earned undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Padua before beginning her PhD at Harvard.[6]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Emma Previato. Notices of the American Mathematical Society. September 2023. 70. 8. 1243–1251. 10.1090/noti2763. free.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Applied Math for Engineers and Scientists . 9781420037760 . Previato . Emma . 29 October 2002 . CRC Press .
  3. Web site: Emma Previato. Boston University. Hariri Institute for Computing.
  4. Web site: Boston University News Releases. Boston University Professor to Receive Regional Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award. Menting. Ann. Feb 9, 2015. Apr 20, 2003.
  5. http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
  6. Book: Kielanowski . Piotr . Dobrogowska . Alina . Goldin . Gerald . Goliński . Tomasz . In Memoriam: Emma Previato 1952–2022 . Geometric methods in physics XXXIX . 2023. Trends in Mathematics. Birkhäuser. Cham. 10.1007/978-3-031-30284-8_2.