Ruth J. Williams | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne Stanford University |
| Known for | Probability theory Stochastic process |
| Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego |
| Thesis | Brownian motion in a wedge with oblique reflection at the boundary (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Chung Kai-lai |
Ruth Jeannette Williams is an Australian-born American mathematician at the University of California, San Diego where she holds the Charles Lee Powell Chair as a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics. Her research concerns probability theory and stochastic processes.[1]