Ruth Charney

American mathematician

Ruth Charney

Ruth Charney in 1977

Born| 1950 (age 74-75)
Alma mater| Brandeis University
Princeton University
Known for| Geometric group theory, Artin groups
Awards|

* President of Association for Women in Mathematics
* President of the American Mathematical Society
* Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
* Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics

Scientific career
Fields| Mathematics
Institutions| Brandeis University
Thesis|  Homological Stability for the General Linear Group of a Principal Ideal Domain  (1977)
Doctoral advisor| Wu-Chung Hsiang

Ruth Michele Charney (born 1950)[1] is an American mathematician known for her work in geometric group theory and Artin groups. Other areas of research include K-theory and algebraic topology.[2] She holds the Theodore and Evelyn G. Berenson Chair in Mathematics at Brandeis University. She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.[3][4] She was in the first group of mathematicians named Fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[5][6] She served as president of the Association for Women in Mathematics during 2013–2015,[7] and served as president of the American Mathematical Society for the 2021–2023 term.[8]

## Life

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Charney attended Brandeis University, graduating in mathematics in 1972.[9] She then attended Merce Cunningham Dance Studio for a year, studying modern dance. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1977 under Wu-Chung Hsiang.[10]

## Work

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Following her graduation from Princeton, Charney took a postdoctoral position at University of California, Berkeley, followed by an NSF postdoctoral appointment/assistant professor position at Yale University.[11] She worked for Ohio State University until 2003, when she returned to work at Brandeis University.

Charney served as president of the Association for Women in Mathematics during 2013–2015.[9] She emphasized the importance of encouraging young women in mathematics through summer programs, mentorships, and parental involvement.[12]

She has served as an editor of the journal Algebraic and Geometric Topology from 2000 to 2007.[13][11]

In 2019 she was elected to serve as president of the American Mathematical Society during 2021–2023.[8] She currently serves as the AMS Immediate Past President.[14]

Additionally, she was a member at large for the American Mathematical Society from 1992 to 1994.[15]

## Honors

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* In 2013 Charney was named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in the inaugural class.[3][4]
* In 2017 she was selected as a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics in the inaugural class.[5][6]

## Selected publications

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* Charney, Ruth; Davis, Michael W. Finite K(π,1)s for Artin groups. Prospects in topology (Princeton, NJ, 1994), 110–124, Ann. of Math. Stud., 138, Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1995. MR1368655
* Charney, Ruth Geodesic automation and growth functions for Artin groups of finite type. Math. Ann. 301 (1995), no. 2, 307–324. MR1314589
* Charney, Ruth Artin groups of finite type are biautomatic. Math. Ann. 292 (1992), no. 4, 671–683. MR1157320
* Charney, Ruth An introduction to right-angled Artin groups. Geom. Dedicata 125 (2007), 141–158. MR2322545

## References

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1. ^ Birth date from ISNI authority control file, accessed 2018-11-26.
2. ^ MSRI. "Mathematical Sciences Research Institute". www.msri.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
3. ^ a b "Inaugural Fellows of the AMS" (PDF).
4. ^ a b "Fellows of the AMS". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
5. ^ a b "2018 Inaugural Class of AWM Fellows". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
6. ^ a b "AWM Fellows". AWM Fellows. Retrieved 4 Jan 2023.
7. ^ "Ruth Charney Curriculum Vita" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
8. ^ a b "Ruth Charney Elected AMS President". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
9. ^ a b Burrows, Leah (October 21, 2013). "Charney makes it all add up: Mathematician (and former dancer) wants to multiply women in math". Brandeis NOW. Brandeis University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
10. ^ "Ruth Michele Charney". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. NDSU Department of Mathematics. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
11. ^ a b "Personal Profile of Prof. Ruth Charney". Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
12. ^ Suhay, Lisa (March 14, 2014). "Calculating women: How to get more girls into math". Christian Science Monitor. Boston. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
13. ^ "Ruth Charney Theodore and Evelyn Berenson Professor of Mathematics Brandeis University (CV)". Brandeis University. 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
14. ^ "Officers". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
15. ^ "AMS Committees". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

## External links

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* Ruth Charney's Author Profile on MathSciNet

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