Susan Howson (mathematician)
Susan Howson (born 1973) is a British mathematician whose research is in the fields of algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry.
Susan Howson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Adams Prize (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Iwasawa Theory of Elliptic Curves for ρ-Adic Lie Extensions (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | John H. Coates |
Education and career edit
Howson received her PhD in mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 1998 with thesis title Iwasawa Theory of Elliptic Curves for ρ-Adic Lie Extensions under the supervision of John H. Coates.[1]
Howson has taught at MIT, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and University of Nottingham.[2]
She then left academia and studied medicine in Southampton. After graduating she became a consultant in Child and Adolescent mental health, working in the NHS in Devon.[citation needed]
Recognition edit
In 2002, Howson won the Adams Prize for her work on number theory and elliptic curves. She was the first woman to win the prize in its 120-year history.[3] In an interview, she indicated that the competitive and single-minded nature of higher mathematics is possibly part of what discourages women from pursuing it.[4]
She also held a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship.[2]
References edit
- ^ Susan Howson at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b "Profiles – Faculty of Mathematics – University of Cambridge". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Gold, Karen (4 March 2002). "Lecturer makes history in maths". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Dr Susan Howson on Woman's Hour". BBC Radio 4. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
External links edit
- Woman joins Adams family March 2002
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