Biography:Emma Previato

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Short description: Italian–American mathematician
Emma Previato
Verdier Previato.jpg
With Jean-Louis Verdier, 1984 at the MFO
Born
Badia Polesine, Italy
DiedJune 29, 2022(2022-06-29) (aged 69)
Boston, Massachusetts
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Padua (B.S.)
Harvard University (Ph.D.)
Known forAlgebraic geometry, partial differential equations
Awards
  • Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsBoston University
ThesisHyperelliptic Curves and Solitons (1983)
Doctoral advisorDavid Mumford

Emma Previato (November 29, 1952 – June 29, 2022)[1] was a professor of mathematics at Boston University.[2] Her research concerned algebraic geometry and partial differential equations.

Career

Previato received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1983 under David Mumford.[3] She was a faculty member at Boston University.[2] 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).[4]

Previato founded Boston University's chapters of the Mathematical Association of America[5] and of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[6]

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.[5]

In 2012, Previato became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[7]

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.[8]

Selected publications

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