Cathleen Synge Morawetz

Cathleen Synge Morawetz
Born(1923-05-05)May 5, 1923
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 8, 2017(2017-08-08) (aged 94)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
University of Toronto
Known forpartial differential equations of mixed type, aerodynamics, supersonic flows, shock waves
SpouseHerbert Morawetz (m. 1945)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsNew York University
Doctoral advisorKurt Otto Friedrichs

Cathleen Synge Morawetz (May 5, 1923 – August 8, 2017) was a Canadian mathematician who spent much of her career in the United States.[1] Morawetz's research was mainly in the study of the partial differential equations governing fluid flow, particularly those of mixed type occurring in transonic flow.[2] She was professor emerita at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at the New York University, where she had also served as director from 1984 to 1988.[3] She was president of the American Mathematical Society from 1995 to 1996.[4] She was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1998.[5]

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  2. ^ Science Lives: Cathleen Morawetz Simons Foundation
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  4. ^ "Cathleen Synge Morawetz". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Jackson, Allyn (March 1999). "Cathleen Morawetz Receives National Medal of Science" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 46 (3): 352.