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Joan Birman

Joan Sylvia Lyttle

U.S. mathematician.

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Statements about Joan Birman

Sex or Gender

Female

Occupation

Mathematician
University Teacher

Field of Work

Topology
Braid Theory
Knot Theory
Mathematics
Knot
Geometric Group Theory
Dynamical Systems

Country of Citizenship

United States

Award Received

Guggenheim Fellowship
 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
Announcement Date
: 11/1/2012
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
 (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics
 (2020)
Award Rationale
: For her groundbreaking research connecting diverse fields, and for her award-winning expository writing; for continuously supporting women in mathematics as an active mentor and a research role model; and for sponsoring multiple prize initiatives for women.
Point in Time
: 2020
Announcement Date
: 10/26/2019
Chauvenet Prize
 (1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
Sloan Fellowship
 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

5/30/2002

Educated At

Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
 (1961 - 1968)
Start Time
: 1961
End Time
: 1968
Columbia University
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Incorrect Value
Barnard College
 ( - 1948)
End Time
: 1948
New York University
 ( - 1968)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor
End Time
: 1968
Julia Richman High School
Swarthmore College

Place of Birth

New York City

Given Name

Joan
Series Ordinal
:1
Sylvia
Series Ordinal
:2

Member Of

American Mathematical Society
 (11/1/2012 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Start Time
: 11/1/2012
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Moscow Mathematical Society
European Mathematical Society
Association for Women in Mathematics
 (10/26/2019 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics
Start Time
: 10/26/2019
National Academy of Sciences
 (2021 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
Start Time
: 2021

Employer

Barnard College
 (1973 - 2007)
Start Time
: 1973
End Time
: 2007
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Incorrect Value
General Precision Equipment
 (1950 - 1953)
Start Time
: 1950
End Time
: 1953
Stevens Institute of Technology
 (1968 - 1971)
Start Time
: 1968
End Time
: 1971
Princeton University
 (1971 - 1972)
Start Time
: 1971
End Time
: 1972
Stevens Institute of Technology
 (1972 - 1973)
Start Time
: 1972
End Time
: 1973

Spouse

Joseph L. Birman

Doctoral Advisor

Wilhelm Magnus

Family Name

Lyttle
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Maiden Name
Birman
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Married Name

Sibling

Ruth Lyttle Satter

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Birth Name

Joan Sylvia Lyttle

Academic Thesis

Braid Groups and Their Relationship to Mapping Class Groups
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Publication Date
: 1968

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