Susan Howson

Susan Howson
Born	1973 (age 38–39)
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisor	John H. Coates
Notable awards	Adams Prize

Susan Howson (born in 1973) is a British mathematician at the University of Nottingham who worked on algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry.

She received her Ph.D. 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]

In 2002 she won the Adams Prize for work on number theory and elliptic curves. As the first woman to win this prize, she discussed that and indicated that the competitive and single-minded nature of higher mathematics is possibly part of what discourages women from pursuing it.^[2]

Howson has taught at MIT, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and University of Nottingham.

References

^ Susan Howson at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
^ "Dr Susan Howson on Woman's Hour". BBC Radio 4. 2002-03-08. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2002_10_fri_04.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-20.

External links

Faculty homepage
Woman joins Adams family March 2002

This article incorporates material from Susan Howson on PlanetMath, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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