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Vera Vladimirovna Serganova
Вера Владимировна Серганова
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Serganova in 2011
Born 1961
Nationality Russian-American
Education Moscow State University
Alma mater Saint Petersburg State University
Known for Coxeter matroids
Scientific career
Institutions University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor Dimitry Leites and
Arkady Lvovich Onishchik

Vera Vladimirovna Serganova (Russian: Вера Владимировна Серганова) is a smart mathematician. She is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Her main work is about special math topics called superalgebras. She also studies how these algebras can be "represented" or shown in different ways.

About Vera Serganova

Vera Serganova was born in 1961. She is known for her work in mathematics. She is a Russian-American scientist.

Her Education Journey

Vera Serganova went to school in Moscow. She studied at Moscow State School 57. Then, she went to Moscow State University. She earned her Ph.D. in 1988. A Ph.D. is a very high university degree. She got it from Saint Petersburg State University. Her teachers were Dimitry Leites and Arkady Onishchik.

Important Math Recognition

Vera Serganova is a highly respected mathematician. She was asked to speak at big math events. These events are called the International Congress of Mathematicians. She was an invited speaker in 1998. She was a main speaker in 2014. In 2017, she became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is a group of very smart people. They are chosen for their great achievements.

Key Math Discoveries

Vera Serganova made an important discovery. It is called the Gelfand–Serganova theorem. She worked on this with another mathematician, Israel Gelfand. This theorem helps us understand Coxeter matroids. These are special math objects. Their research helped create the idea of Coxeter matroids.

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