Abel Prize: American professor is first woman to win prestigious math award

Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck of the University of Texas at Austin wins one of the world ’s most prestigious mathematics awardsAn American professor has become the first woman to be awarded the Abel Prize, one of the world ’s most prestigious international mathematics awards.The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced in Oslo on Tuesday that Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck of the University of Texas at Austin was this year ’s winner of the prize, seen by many as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press Tags: Mathematics Science US education Source Type: news