Emma Previato

Emma Previato (November 29, 1952 – June 29, 2022)[1] was a professor of mathematics at Boston University.[2] Her research concerned algebraic geometry and partial differential equations.

Emma Previato
With Jean-Louis Verdier, 1984 at the MFO
Born(1952-11-29)November 29, 1952
Badia Polesine, Italy
DiedJune 29, 2022(2022-06-29) (aged 69)
Boston, Massachusetts
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materHarvard University
Known forAlgebraic geometry, partial differential equations
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsBoston University
ThesisHyperelliptic Curves and Solitons (1983)
Doctoral advisorDavid Mumford

Career

Previato received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1983 under David Mumford.[3] She was a faculty member at Boston University.[2]

Previato founded Boston University's chapters of the Mathematical Association of America[4] and of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[5]

Awards and honors

In 2003, she received the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section's Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics for her work in and out of the classroom, especially her mentoring of students.[4]

In 2012, Previato became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[6]

Selected publications
  • Previato, Emma. Hyperelliptic quasiperiodic and soliton solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Duke Mathematical Journal 52 (1985), no. 2, 329–377.
  • Adams, M. R.; Harnad, J.; Previato, E. Isospectral Hamiltonian flows in finite and infinite dimensions. I. Generalized Moser systems and moment maps into loop algebras. Communications in Mathematical Physics 117 (1988), no. 3, 451–500.
  • Eilbeck, J. C.; Enolski, V. Z.; Matsutani, S.; Ônishi, Y.; Previato, E. Abelian functions for trigonal curves of genus three. International Mathematics Research Notices 2008, no. 1, Art. ID rnm 140, 38 pp.

References
  1. "Emma Previato" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 70 (8): 1243–1251. September 2023. doi:10.1090/noti2763.
  2. "Emma Previato's Home Page". Retrieved Feb 9, 2015.
  3. Emma Previato at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. Menting, Ann (Apr 20, 2003). "Boston University Professor to Receive Regional Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award". Boston University News Releases. Retrieved Feb 9, 2015.
  5. "Emma Previato's CV". Boston University. Retrieved Feb 9, 2015.
  6. List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
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