Karen E. Smith
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Karen Ellen Smith (born 1965 in Red Bank, New Jersey)[1] is an American mathematician, specializing in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. She completed her bachelor's degree in mathematics at Princeton University before earning her PhD in mathematics at the University of Michigan in 1993. Currently she is the Keeler Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. In addition to being a researcher in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, Smith with others wrote the textbook An Invitation to Algebraic Geometry.
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Karen E. Smith | |
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Born | 1965 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University University of Michigan |
Awards | Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics (2001) Elected to US National Academy of Sciences (2019) Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2021) |
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Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Michigan |
Doctoral advisor | Mel Hochster |
Doctoral students | Chelsea Walton |
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