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Nina Snaith
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Snaith in 2009
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Nina Claire Snaith
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| Awards | Suffrage Science award (2018) Whitehead Prize (2008) |
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| Institutions | University of Bristol |
| Thesis | Random Matrix Theory and zeta functions (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jonathan Keating |
Nina Claire Snaith is a British mathematician. She works at the University of Bristol. Her work focuses on areas of math called random matrix theory and quantum chaos.
Her Education and Early Career
Nina Snaith studied at the University of Bristol. She earned her PhD degree there in 2000. Her research was guided by her supervisor, Jonathan Keating.
After her studies, Snaith continued her important work in mathematics. She is now a Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Bristol.
Her Amazing Math Work
In 1998, Nina Snaith and her advisor, Jonathan Keating, made an important guess. This guess was about a famous math problem. It concerned the Riemann zeta function. This function is a special pattern of numbers.
Their guess was based on something called random-matrix theory. This is a way of studying patterns in numbers that seem random. Their work helped extend ideas from other mathematicians. Snaith's ideas were a big part of her PhD paper. It was titled Random Matrix Theory and zeta functions.
Awards and Recognition
Nina Snaith has received several important awards for her work. In 2008, she was given the Whitehead Prize. This award comes from the London Mathematical Society. It recognizes excellent mathematicians.
In 2014, she gave the annual Hanna Neumann Lecture. This lecture celebrates the achievements of women in mathematics.
Her Family
Nina Snaith comes from a family of talented people. Her father, Victor Snaith, is also a mathematician. Her brother, Dan Snaith, is a mathematician and a musician. He is well-known by his stage names like Manitoba, Caribou, and Daphni.
