For the first time a woman was awarded the prestigious Abel math prize

Abel's mathematical prize was awarded to American Karen Uhlenbeck on March 19 for her work on other differential equations.

According to AFP news agency, the Norwegian Academy of Sciences said Karen Uhlenbeck was the first woman to be awarded the Abel math prize.

Karen Uhlenbeck, a senior visiting scholar at Princeton University in the US, was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Abel math prize - (Photo: AFP).

"Karen Uhlenbeck received the Abel Prize for 2019 because of her basic work on geometric analysis and gauge theory , which significantly changed the mathematical appearance" , Chairman of the Abel Prize Committee, Norwegian mathematician Hans Munthe-Kaas said.

"Her theories have completely changed our understanding of very small surfaces, such as those made of soap bubbles, and more general micro-problems in dimensions. higher " , he continued.

Ms. Uhlenbeck, 76, is a visiting senior research scholar at Princeton University (USA). She is also an assistant professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) in the United States.

The mathematician is also a strong advocate of gender equality in science and mathematics.

Abel math prize is worth 6 million kroner (703,000 USD).

The Abel Prize is named after the 19th-century Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel. The award was founded by the Norwegian government in 2002 and the following year awarded it for the first time.

The Abel Prize honors outstanding mathematical achievements, but without considering the achievements awarded the Nobel Prize.

Along with the Fields Medal - the award is awarded every 4 years at every International Congress of the International Mathematical Association (IMU), Abel is one of the most prestigious math prizes in the world.

According to profile information about Karen Uhlenbeck on Wikipedia (English), her full name is Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck, born on August 24, 1942, an American. She is a math professor at the University of Texas in Austin.