Betül Tanbay facts for kids
Betül Tanbay (born 1960) is a famous Turkish mathematician and professor. She teaches math at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey. She made history as the first woman to be the president of the Turkish Mathematical Society. This important group helps mathematicians in Turkey. She led the society from 2010 to 2016.
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Early Life and Education
Betül Tanbay was born in Istanbul. She grew up in Ankara, Turkey, until 1977. She finished high school in Paris, France, in 1978. She then studied mathematics at Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. She earned her first degree there in 1982. Later, she moved to the United States. She got her PhD in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. Her professor, Robert Solovay, helped her with her PhD studies.
A Career in Mathematics
Betül Tanbay has been a professor at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul for many years. She was also the head of the math department there. From 2004 to 2007, she helped her university with international matters. She represented Boğaziçi University at the European University Association.
Leading Math Organizations
Betül Tanbay helped start the Istanbul Center for Mathematical Sciences (IMBM). She was a co-director of this center. She has also been part of scientific groups like the Feza Gürsey Institute. She led a big research project for the TÜBİTAK from 2008 to 2012.
She has held important roles in many math societies. She was the president of the Turkish Mathematical Society. She also worked with the European Mathematical Society. Here, she was a delegate and a member of different committees. She was even elected vice-president for 2019-2022. She also worked with the International Mathematical Union. She was a delegate and a member of the Committee for Women in Mathematics.
Teaching and Research
Professor Tanbay has been a visiting professor at many universities. These include UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara. She also visited universities in France, like Université de Bordeaux. In the United States, she visited the University of Kansas and Pennsylvania State University. She also joined a special workshop at the American Institute of Mathematics.
What She Studies
Betül Tanbay's research focuses on advanced math topics. These include areas like operator algebras and set theory. These are complex fields that explore the rules and structures of mathematics.
