Karen Uhlenbeck Current Affairs, GK & News
Karen Uhlenbeck conferred with ‘Nobel prize of Mathematics’
Karen Uhlenbeck, a famous mathematician has become the first woman to receive the “Abel prize”, also known as the Nobel prize of mathematics. She has been awarded 6 million Norwegian kroner ($700,000) prize for her work in the fields of gauge theory and geometric analysis, which have been credited with far-reaching impact in both mathematics ..
Topics: Awards • Culture • Karen Uhlenbeck • Mathematician • Mathematics • Mathematics awards • Niels Henrik Abel • Nobel Prize • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences • Uhlenbeck
Karen Uhlenbeck becomes First Woman to Win Prestigious Abel Prize
US Mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck has been chosen for the Abel Prize 2019 for her fundamental work in geometric analysis and gauge theory, which has dramatically changed the mathematical landscape. Karen Uhlenbeck’s theories have revolutionised the understanding of minimal surfaces, such as those formed by soap bubbles, and more general minimization problems in higher dimensions Karen ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Abel Prize • Abel Prize 2019 • Karen Uhlenbeck • Niels Henrik Abel • Norway • Norwegian Kroner • Oslo • S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
Karen Uhlenbeck recipient of 2019 Abel Prize for mathematics
Prof. Karen Uhlenbeck of the University of Texas at Austin has become first woman to win the Abel Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious international mathematics awards. The award is sometimes called the Nobel Prize of mathematics. She has been awarded the 6 million Norwegian kroner ($700,000) prize for her work in the fields ..
Topics: Abel Prize • Awards • Guggenheim Fellows • Karen Uhlenbeck • Mathematics • Mathematics awards • Niels Henrik Abel • Wolf Prize in Mathematics • Women in physics