Anna Nagurney facts for kids

Anna Nagurney is an American expert in math and economics. She is also a teacher and writer. She works in a field called Operations Management. This field helps businesses and organizations run smoothly.

Anna Nagurney holds an important position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies. Before that, she was a special professor of Operations Management from 1998 to 2021.

Early Life and Education

Anna Nagurney studied at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She earned several degrees there. These included degrees in Applied Mathematics and Russian Language and Literature. She also received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from Brown University. Her main teacher for her PhD was Stella Dafermos.

You can learn more about her early life from her INFORMS biography. There is also a video interview with her.

What She Does

Anna Nagurney has done a lot of work in operations research. This is a field that uses math to solve real-world problems. She focuses on "network systems." Think of these as connected systems, like roads in a city or steps in making a product.

Her work helps with many things. This includes making city transportation better. It also helps with complex supply chains. Supply chains are how products get from where they are made to where they are sold. Her ideas have helped with food, healthcare, and even disaster relief.

She has written over 230 articles for journals. She has also written 50 book chapters and 17 books. She has given important talks in many countries. These include the US, UK, Sweden, France, and Canada. She has also guided 23 students who earned their PhDs.

Anna Nagurney has been a visiting professor at famous universities. These include MIT and Oxford University in the UK.

Helping People with Networks

In 2018, she gave a special talk called Networks to save the world: OR in Action. This showed how operations research can help people. In 2022, she gave another important talk. It was about how operations research can help with human migration. This includes helping refugees and solving labor shortages.

She is also part of the board for the Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine. She helps guide this important school.

Anna Nagurney is one of 44 women featured in the book STEM Gems. This book highlights women who are leaders in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Awards and Recognitions

Anna Nagurney has received many awards for her work. Here are some of them:

• 1986 - Kempe Prize from Umea University, Sweden.
• 1988 - NSF Visiting Professorship for Women.
• 1991 - NSF Faculty Award for Women.
• 2000 - Chancellor's Medal from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• 2002 - Fulbright Distinguished Faculty Chair in Economics in Austria.
• 2005 - Award for Outstanding Research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• 2005 - INFORMS Moving Spirit Award.
• 2005-2006 - Science Fellow at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University.
• 2007 - Fellow of the RSAI (Regional Science Association International).
• 2007 - WORMS Award from INFORMS.
• 2008 - Fulbright Senior Specialist Award for Business in Italy.
• 2013 - Fellow of INFORMS.
• 2014 - University Medal from the University of Catania, Italy.
• 2016 - INFORMS Volunteer Service Award.
• 2019 - Fellow of the Network Science Society.
• 2019 - Constantin Caratheodory Prize.
• 2020 - Harold Larnder Prize from the Canadian Operational Research Society.
• 2024 - The Blackett Memorial Lecture in London, UK.

A Thought from Anna Nagurney

"We are living in a nonlinear world" - Anna Nagurney

Quotes

"We are living in a non linear world" - Anna Nagurney