Ellen Kirkman
| Ellen Kirkman | |
|---|---|
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Wake Forest University |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Thesis | 'On the Characterization of Inertial Coefficient Rings' (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward E. Ingraham |
| Known for | Noncommutative algebra, representation theory |
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Ellen Elizabeth Kirkman is professor of mathematics at Wake Forest University. Her research interests include noncommutative algebra, representation theory, and homological algebra.[1]
She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics and M.A. in Statistics from Michigan State University in 1975.[2] Since 2012 she has been treasurer of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[3]
Kirkman's professional activities include serving on the American Mathematical Society (AMS) Nominating Committee 2009–11,[4] as an Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Governor 2006–8, on the Joint Data Committee of AMS-ASA-MAA-IMS-SIAM (2000– 2007 and 2009–present),[5] directing the CBMS 2010 survey of undergraduate mathematical sciences programs, and involvement in several EDGE programs.[6] She has received service awards from Wake Forest University and the Southeastern Section of the MAA. She is an associate editor of Communications in Algebra.[7] In 2012, Kirkman became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[8]
References
- ↑ Dr. Ellen Kirkman
- ↑ Ellen Kirkman at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ AWM History, retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ↑ "AMS Committees". www.ams.org. American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "AMS Committees". www.ams.org. American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "The EDGE Program". www.edgeforwomen.org. Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Founcation. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "Editorial Board". Communications in Algebra. Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society