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Katherine E. Stange
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| Citizenship | Canada, United States |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Known for | Number theory, Arithmetic geometry |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Thesis | Elliptic Nets and Elliptic Curves (2008) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph H. Silverman |
Katherine E. Stange is a mathematician from both Canada and the United States. She is a professor of mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder. She studies number theory, which is a branch of mathematics that looks at numbers and their properties. She also specializes in arithmetic geometry, which combines number theory with geometry.
Education and Career Highlights
Katherine Stange earned her PhD in mathematics from Brown University in 2008. A PhD is a high-level university degree. After her PhD, she worked as a special researcher at Harvard University from 2008 to 2009. She also held similar research positions at other universities. These included Simon Fraser University, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, and the University of British Columbia from 2009 to 2011. She also worked at Stanford University from 2011 to 2012.
In 2012, Stange became a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. She was promoted to associate professor in 2018.
Stange has been very involved in a group called Women in Numbers. This group helps women mathematicians work together and support each other. It was a model for other groups in the Association for Women in Mathematics. She helped organize workshops and edited books for these groups. She also served on a committee for the American Mathematical Society that supports women in mathematics.
Awards and Recognition
In 2013, Katherine Stange and Lionel Levine won the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Award. This award is given for excellent papers in a math magazine. Their paper was called How to make the most of a shared meal: plan the last bite first.
Stange was chosen as a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics in 2021. This honor recognized her leadership in the Women in Numbers Network. She helped create its website, guided younger researchers, and organized conferences. She also supported other research groups. In 2021, she was also named a Simons Fellow in Mathematics. This fellowship helps mathematicians focus on their research.
