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Dianne P. O'Leary
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| Born | November 20, 1951 |
| Alma mater | Purdue University Stanford University |
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| Fields | Applied mathematics Scientific computing |
| Institutions | University of Michigan University of Maryland, College Park |
| Thesis | Hybrid Conjugate Gradient Algorithms (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gene H. Golub |
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Dianne Prost O'Leary, born in 1951, is an American expert in mathematics and computer science. She studies how computers can solve big math problems, which is called scientific computing. She also looks at the history of how computers have helped with science. Dr. O'Leary was a special professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. She also wrote a book called Scientific Computing with Case Studies.
Early Life and Learning
Dianne O'Leary was born in Chicago on November 20, 1951. She went to Purdue University and studied mathematics. She graduated in 1972. Then, she went to Stanford University for her Ph.D. She earned her Ph.D. in computer science in 1976. Her main research project was about "Hybrid Conjugate Gradient Algorithms." Her professor, Gene H. Golub, helped her with this work.
Career Highlights
After finishing her studies, Dr. O'Leary became a professor. She started teaching mathematics at the University of Michigan. In 1978, she moved to the University of Maryland, College Park. There, she worked in both computer science and a science and technology institute. She also joined the applied mathematics program in 1979. Later, in 1985, she became part of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. In 2014, she was named a Distinguished University Professor. She retired in the same year, after a long and successful career.
From 2009 to 2015, she was the main editor for a science magazine. It was called the SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications.
Awards and Recognition
Dianne O'Leary has received many important awards for her work. In 2005, the University of Waterloo gave her an honorary doctorate degree. This is a special award for her achievements.
In 2006, she was named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. This award recognized her for helping other scientists and for her work on computer math rules. In 2009, she became one of the first Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). This is a very important group for mathematicians.
In 2008, she gave a special lecture called the Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture. This lecture is given by important women in mathematics.
