Nina Uraltseva facts for kids

Nina Nikolaevna Uraltseva (born in 1934) is a brilliant Russian mathematician. She is a professor of mathematics and used to lead the mathematical physics department at Saint Petersburg State University. She also served as the editor-in-chief for the Proceedings of the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society. Nina Uraltseva is especially known for her work on complex math problems called nonlinear partial differential equations. These equations help scientists understand how things change in the world, like how heat spreads or how waves move.

Early Life and Education

Nina Uraltseva was born on May 24, 1934, in Leningrad, USSR. This city is now known as St. Petersburg, Russia. Her father, Nikolai Fedorovich Uraltsev, was an engineer. Her mother, Lidiya Ivanovna Zmanovskaya, was a physics teacher at a school.

Nina loved learning and went to Saint Petersburg State University. She earned a diploma in physics from the university in 1956. She continued her studies and received a Ph.D. in 1960. A Ph.D. is a very high university degree, showing someone is an expert in their field. Her teacher for this degree was the famous mathematician Olga Ladyzhenskaya. Nina then completed her D.Sc. in 1964, which is another advanced degree in Russia, similar to a "habilitation" in other countries.

Career and Achievements

Nina Uraltseva joined the faculty at Leningrad State University in 1959. She became a full professor in 1968. Later, in 1974, she was chosen to lead the department.

Her important research focused on two very famous and challenging math problems. These were called Hilbert's nineteenth problem and Hilbert's twentieth problem. Because of her amazing work, she received special recognition. In 1967, she was awarded the Chebyshev Prize from the USSR Academy of Sciences. Then, in 1969, she received the USSR State Prize. These were very high honors for her contributions to mathematics.

Nina Uraltseva was also invited to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians twice. She gave talks at these big international meetings in 1970 and 1986.

In June 2005, a special meeting was held in her honor. This meeting, about partial differential equations, celebrated her 70th birthday. It took place at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The next year, in 2006, the Royal Institute of Technology gave her an honorary doctorate. This is a special degree given to honor someone's achievements, even if they didn't study there.

For her 75th birthday, a book about partial differential equations was dedicated to her. Also, a special issue of the journal Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza was made in her honor. More recently, a special issue of the journal Algebra i Analiz celebrated her 85th birthday.

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