Judith D. Sally
Encyclopedia
Judith D. Sally is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Northwestern University
. Her research is in Commutative Algebra
.
in 1971. She joined the faculty at Northwestern University
in 1972. In 1977 she received a Sloan Fellowship
. In 1995 she was invited to give a Noether Lecture
for fundamental and sustained contributions to the mathematical sciences. She has published several books on Mathematics Education with her husband Paul Sally
, who is a professor at University of Chicago
.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. Her research is in Commutative Algebra
Commutative algebra
Commutative algebra is the branch of abstract algebra that studies commutative rings, their ideals, and modules over such rings. Both algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory build on commutative algebra...
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Career
Judith received her PhD in Mathematics from University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1971. She joined the faculty at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1972. In 1977 she received a Sloan Fellowship
Sloan Fellowship
The Sloan Research Fellowships are awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1955 to "provide support and recognition to early-career scientists and scholars". This is distinct from the Sloan Fellows in business....
. In 1995 she was invited to give a Noether Lecture
Noether Lecture
The Association for Women in Mathematics annually presents the Noether Lectures to honor women who have made fundamental and sustained contributions to the mathematical sciences. These one-hour expository lectures are presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings each January...
for fundamental and sustained contributions to the mathematical sciences. She has published several books on Mathematics Education with her husband Paul Sally
Paul Sally
Paul Joseph Sally, Jr. is a professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago,where he is the Director of Undergraduate Studies.His research areas are p-adic analysis and representation theory....
, who is a professor at University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
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