Karen Uhlenbeck
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Karen Uhlenbeck is an American mathematician renowned for her pioneering work in geometric analysis and gauge theory, and for being one of the most influential women in modern mathematics.
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| Karen Uhlenbeck canonical | 8 |
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| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
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AMS Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
Abel Prize ⓘ Leroy P. Steele Prize ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Emmy Noether Lecture ⓘ
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Noether Lecture
Steel Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-08-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
Institute for Advanced Study
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Princeton University ⓘ University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| familyName | Uhlenbeck ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
gauge theory
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geometric analysis ⓘ global analysis ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ partial differential equations ⓘ |
| givenName | Karen ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
mathematical gauge theory
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modern geometric analysis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Mathematical Society ⓘ Association for Women in Mathematics ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Karen Uhlenbeck self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a leading woman in modern mathematics
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foundational contributions to nonlinear partial differential equations ⓘ influence on modern differential geometry ⓘ mentoring women in mathematics ⓘ pioneering work in gauge theory ⓘ pioneering work in geometric analysis ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of analytical tools for gauge theory
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foundational work on Yang–Mills equations ⓘ work on minimal surfaces and harmonic maps ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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| positionHeld |
Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin
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professor of mathematics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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