Ruth Charney

Ruth Charney
Ruth Charney in 1977
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Alma materBrandeis University
Princeton University
Known forGeometric group theory, Artin groups
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsBrandeis University
Thesis Homological Stability for the General Linear Group of a Principal Ideal Domain  (1977)
Doctoral advisorWu-Chung Hsiang

Ruth Michele Charney (born 1950)[1] is an American mathematician known for her work in geometric group theory and Artin groups. Other areas of research include K-theory and algebraic topology.[2] She holds the Theodore and Evelyn G. Berenson Chair in Mathematics at Brandeis University. She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.[3][4] She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[5][6] She served as president of the Association for Women in Mathematics during 2013–2015,[7] and served as president of the American Mathematical Society for the 2021–2023 term.[8]

  1. ^ Birth date from ISNI authority control file, accessed 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ MSRI. "Mathematical Sciences Research Institute". www.msri.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ^ "Inaugural Fellows of the AMS" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Fellows of the AMS". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "AWM Fellows". AWM Fellows. Retrieved 4 Jan 2023.
  7. ^ "Ruth Charney Curriculum Vita" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Ruth Charney Elected AMS President". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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