Citizenship United States Fields Mathematics | Name Ruth Charney Doctoral advisor Wu-chung Hsiang Role Mathematician | |
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Thesis 'Homological Stability for the General Linear Group of a Principal Ideal Domain' (1977) Doctoral students Joseph AltobelliRobert BellOphir FeldmanMax MargolisBarry SpielerChikun Wong Notable awards President of Association for Women in MathematicsVice President of the American Mathematical SocietyFellow of the American Mathematical Society Residence Massachusetts, United States | ||
Ruth charney introduction
Ruth Michele Charney is an American mathematician known for her work in geometric group theory and Artin groups. She became president of the Association for Women in Mathematics in 2013, and 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.
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Life
Charney attended Brandeis University, graduating in mathematics in 1972. She then attended Merce Cunningham Dance Studio for a year, studying modern dance. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1977 under Wu-Chung Hsiang.
Work
Following her graduation from Princeton, Charney took a postdoctoral position at University of California, Berkeley, followed by an NSF postdoctoral appointment/assistant professor position at Yale University. She worked for Ohio State University until 2003, when she returned to work at Brandeis University.
Charney was elected as President of the Association for Women in Mathematics in 2013. She emphasized the importance of encouraging young women in mathematics through summer programs, mentorships, and parental involvement.
She has served as an editor of the journal Algebraic and Geometric Topology.