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Nina Uraltseva
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Nina Nikolaevna Uraltseva
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| Education | Saint Petersburg State University |
Nina Nikolaevna Uraltseva (born 1934) is a famous Russian mathematician. She is a professor of mathematics at Saint Petersburg State University. She also leads the math physics department there. Nina Uraltseva is known for her work on special math problems called nonlinear partial differential equations.
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, taught physics at a school.
Nina studied physics at Saint Petersburg State University. She graduated in 1956. She continued her studies and earned her Ph.D. in 1960. Her teacher was another famous mathematician, Olga Ladyzhenskaya. Nina then completed her D.Sc. in 1964. This degree is similar to a very advanced doctorate in other countries.
Career and Research
Nina Uraltseva joined the university staff in 1959. She became a full professor in 1968. In 1974, she became the head of her department.
Her main research focused on two big math challenges. These are known as Hilbert's nineteenth problem and Hilbert's twentieth problem. Her important work in these areas brought her much recognition.
Awards and Honors
Nina Uraltseva received several important awards for her math work. In 1967, she won the Chebyshev Prize. This award came from the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1969, she was honored with the USSR State Prize.
She was also invited to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians. She spoke there in both 1970 and 1986. In June 2005, a special meeting was held for her 70th birthday. This meeting about partial differential equations took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The Royal Institute of Technology gave her an honorary doctorate in 2006.
For her 75th birthday, a book about partial differential equations was dedicated to her. A special issue of a math journal also honored her. Another special journal issue celebrated her 85th birthday.
