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'''Ruth Michele Charney''' is an American mathematician known for her work in [[geometric group theory]] and [[Artin group]]s. She became president of the [[Association for Women in Mathematics]] in 2013, and holds the Theodore and Evelyn G. Berenson Chair in Mathematics at [[Brandeis University]]. She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the [[American Mathematical Society]].<ref name=amsfellow>{{cite web|title=Inaugural Fellows of the AMS|url=http://www.ams.org/profession/ams-fellows/rnoti-p631.pdf}}</ref>
'''Ruth Michele Charney''' (born 1950)<ref>Birth date from [http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000083187448 ISNI authority control file], accessed 2018-11-26.</ref> is an American mathematician known for her work in [[geometric group theory]] and [[Artin group]]s. Other areas of research include [[K-theory]] and [[algebraic topology]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=MSRI|title=Mathematical Sciences Research Institute|url=http://www.msri.org/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.msri.org}}</ref> She holds the Theodore and Evelyn G. Berenson Chair in Mathematics at [[Brandeis University]]. She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the [[American Mathematical Society]].<ref name=amsfellow>{{cite web|title=Inaugural Fellows of the AMS|url=http://www.ams.org/profession/ams-fellows/rnoti-p631.pdf}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fellows of the AMS |url=http://www.ams.org/profession/ams-fellows/ams-fellows |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=American Mathematical Society |language=en}}</ref> She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the [[Association for Women in Mathematics]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=AWM Fellows |url=https://awm-math.org/awards/awm-fellows/ |access-date=4 Jan 2023 |website=AWM Fellows}}</ref> She served as president of the [[Association for Women in Mathematics]] during 2013–2015,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruth Charney Curriculum Vita|url=http://people.brandeis.edu/~charney/webbio.pdf |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref> and served as president of the [[American Mathematical Society]] for the 2021–2023 term.<ref name=AMSPres>{{cite web|title=Ruth Charney Elected AMS President|url=https://www.ams.org/news?news_id=5673|publisher=American Mathematical Society|accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
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==Work==
==Work==
Following her graduation from Princeton, Charney took a postdoctoral position at [[University of California, Berkeley]], followed by an NSF postdoctoral appointment/assistant professor position at [[Yale University]].<ref name=MSRI>{{cite web |url= https://www.msri.org/people/5498|title=Personal Profile of Prof. Ruth Charney |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Mathematical Sciences Research Institute |publisher= |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref> She worked for [[Ohio State University]] until 2003, when she returned to work at [[Brandeis University]].
Following her graduation from [[Princeton University|Princeton]], Charney took a postdoctoral position at [[University of California, Berkeley]], followed by an NSF postdoctoral appointment/assistant professor position at [[Yale University]].<ref name=MSRI>{{cite web |url= https://www.msri.org/people/5498|title=Personal Profile of Prof. Ruth Charney |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Mathematical Sciences Research Institute |publisher= |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref> She worked for [[Ohio State University]] until 2003, when she returned to work at [[Brandeis University]].


Charney was elected as President of the [[Association for Women in Mathematics]] in 2013.<ref name=NOW /> She emphasized the importance of encouraging young women in mathematics through summer programs, mentorships, and parental involvement.<ref name=Suhay>{{cite news |last=Suhay |first=Lisa|date=March 14, 2014 |title=Calculating women: How to get more girls into math|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2014/0314/Calculating-women-How-to-get-more-girls-into-math
Charney served as president of the [[Association for Women in Mathematics]] during 2013–2015.<ref name=NOW /> She emphasized the importance of encouraging young women in mathematics through summer programs, mentorships, and parental involvement.<ref name=Suhay>{{cite news |last=Suhay |first=Lisa|date=March 14, 2014 |title=Calculating women: How to get more girls into math|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2014/0314/Calculating-women-How-to-get-more-girls-into-math
|newspaper=Christian Science Monitor |location=Boston |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|newspaper=Christian Science Monitor |location=Boston |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>


She has served as an editor of the journal ''[[Algebraic and Geometric Topology]]''.<ref name=MSRI/>
She has served as an editor of the journal ''[[Algebraic and Geometric Topology]]'' from 2000 to 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.brandeis.edu/~charney|title=Ruth Charney Theodore and Evelyn Berenson Professor of Mathematics Brandeis University (CV)|date=2019|publisher=Brandeis University|accessdate=March 25, 2020}}</ref><ref name=MSRI/>


In 2019 she was elected to serve as president of the [[American Mathematical Society]] during 2021–2023.<ref name=AMSPres/> She currently serves as the [[American Mathematical Society|AMS]] Immediate Past President.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Officers |url=https://www.ams.org/about-us/governance/officers/officers |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=American Mathematical Society |language=en}}</ref>
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==Honors==
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In 2013 Charney was named a Fellow of the [[American Mathematical Society]] in the inaugural class.<ref name="amsfellow" />


Additionally, she was a member at large for the [[American Mathematical Society]] from 1992 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMS Committees |url=http://www.ams.org/about-us/governance/committees/mal-past.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=American Mathematical Society |language=en}}</ref>
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In 2017 she was selected as a fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics in the inaugural class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Launch of the AWM Fellows Program|url=https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/awm-fellows|website=sites.google.com/site/awmmath/|publisher=Association for Women in Mathematics|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>

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==Honors==
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*In 2013 Charney was named a Fellow of the [[American Mathematical Society]] in the inaugural class.<ref name="amsfellow" /><ref name=":0" />
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*In 2017 she was selected as a Fellow of the [[Association for Women in Mathematics]] in the inaugural class.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=2018 Inaugural Class of AWM Fellows|url=https://awm-math.org/awards/awm-fellows/2018-awm-fellows/|publisher=Association for Women in Mathematics|accessdate=7 April 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2" />


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
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* Charney, Ruth [http://people.brandeis.edu/~charney/growth.pdf ''Geodesic automation and growth functions for Artin groups of finite type''.] Math. Ann. 301 (1995), no. 2, 307–324. [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=1314589 MR1314589]
* Charney, Ruth [http://people.brandeis.edu/~charney/growth.pdf ''Geodesic automation and growth functions for Artin groups of finite type''.] Math. Ann. 301 (1995), no. 2, 307–324. [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=1314589 MR1314589]
* Charney, Ruth ''Artin groups of finite type are biautomatic''. Math. Ann. 292 (1992), no. 4, 671–683. [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=1157320 MR1157320]
* Charney, Ruth ''Artin groups of finite type are biautomatic''. Math. Ann. 292 (1992), no. 4, 671–683. [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=1157320 MR1157320]
* Charney, Ruth [https://arxiv.org/pdf/math.GR/0610668.pdf ''An introduction to right-angled Artin groups''.] Geom. Dedicata 125 (2007), 141–158. [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=2322545 MR2322545]
* Charney, Ruth [https://arxiv.org/abs/math.GR/0610668 ''An introduction to right-angled Artin groups''.] Geom. Dedicata 125 (2007), 141–158. [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=2322545 MR2322545]


==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* Ruth Charney's [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/MRAuthorID/47560 Author Profile] on MathSciNet
* Ruth Charney's [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/MRAuthorID/47560 Author Profile] on MathSciNet

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Latest revision as of 11:27, 18 July 2024

Ruth Charney
Ruth Charney in 1977
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Alma materBrandeis University
Princeton University
Known forGeometric group theory, Artin groups
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsBrandeis University
Thesis Homological Stability for the General Linear Group of a Principal Ideal Domain  (1977)
Doctoral advisorWu-Chung Hsiang

Ruth Michele Charney (born 1950)[1] is an American mathematician known for her work in geometric group theory and Artin groups. Other areas of research include K-theory and algebraic topology.[2] She holds the Theodore and Evelyn G. Berenson Chair in Mathematics at Brandeis University. She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.[3][4] She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[5][6] She served as president of the Association for Women in Mathematics during 2013–2015,[7] and served as president of the American Mathematical Society for the 2021–2023 term.[8]

Life

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Charney attended Brandeis University, graduating in mathematics in 1972.[9] She then attended Merce Cunningham Dance Studio for a year, studying modern dance. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1977 under Wu-Chung Hsiang.[10]

Work

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Following her graduation from Princeton, Charney took a postdoctoral position at University of California, Berkeley, followed by an NSF postdoctoral appointment/assistant professor position at Yale University.[11] She worked for Ohio State University until 2003, when she returned to work at Brandeis University.

Charney served as president of the Association for Women in Mathematics during 2013–2015.[9] She emphasized the importance of encouraging young women in mathematics through summer programs, mentorships, and parental involvement.[12]

She has served as an editor of the journal Algebraic and Geometric Topology from 2000 to 2007.[13][11]

In 2019 she was elected to serve as president of the American Mathematical Society during 2021–2023.[8] She currently serves as the AMS Immediate Past President.[14]

Additionally, she was a member at large for the American Mathematical Society from 1992 to 1994.[15]

Honors

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Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ Birth date from ISNI authority control file, accessed 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ MSRI. "Mathematical Sciences Research Institute". www.msri.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ^ a b "Inaugural Fellows of the AMS" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Fellows of the AMS". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. ^ a b "2018 Inaugural Class of AWM Fellows". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "AWM Fellows". AWM Fellows. Retrieved 4 Jan 2023.
  7. ^ "Ruth Charney Curriculum Vita" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Ruth Charney Elected AMS President". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  9. ^ a b Burrows, Leah (October 21, 2013). "Charney makes it all add up: Mathematician (and former dancer) wants to multiply women in math". Brandeis NOW. Brandeis University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  10. ^ "Ruth Michele Charney". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. NDSU Department of Mathematics. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Personal Profile of Prof. Ruth Charney". Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  12. ^ Suhay, Lisa (March 14, 2014). "Calculating women: How to get more girls into math". Christian Science Monitor. Boston. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  13. ^ "Ruth Charney Theodore and Evelyn Berenson Professor of Mathematics Brandeis University (CV)". Brandeis University. 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Officers". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  15. ^ "AMS Committees". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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