Susan Howson (mathematician)
British mathematician
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Susan Howson (born 1973) is a British mathematician whose research is in the fields of algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry.
Susan Howson | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 52–53) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Adams Prize (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Iwasawa Theory of Elliptic Curves for ρ-Adic Lie Extensions (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | John H. Coates |
Education and career
Howson received her PhD 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]
Howson has taught at MIT, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and University of Nottingham.[2]
She then left academia and studied medicine in Southampton. After graduating she became a consultant in Child and Adolescent mental health, working in the NHS in Devon.[3]
Recognition
In 2002, Howson won the Adams Prize for her work on number theory and elliptic curves. She was the first woman to win the prize in its 120-year history.[4] In an interview, she indicated that the competitive and single-minded nature of higher mathematics is possibly part of what discourages women from pursuing it.[5]
She also held a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship.[2]