Karen Uhlenbeck

Biography

Karen Uhlenbeck became the first woman to win the Abel Prize in 2019, recognized for her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory, and integrable systems. Her work laid the foundation for modern geometric analysis and has deep connections to theoretical physics, including gauge theory and string theory. A professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study, she has profoundly shaped the landscape of modern mathematics.

凯伦·乌伦贝克于2019年成为首位获得阿贝尔奖的女性，以表彰她在几何偏微分方程、规范理论和可积系统方面的开创性成就。她的工作为现代几何分析奠定了基础，并与理论物理（包括规范理论和弦理论）有着深刻的联系。她曾任德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校教授和普林斯顿高等研究院访问学者，深刻影响了现代数学的格局。

Key Achievements

• First woman to win the Abel Prize (2019)

  首位获得阿贝尔奖的女性（2019年）

• Pioneered geometric analysis and gauge theory

  开创了几何分析和规范理论

• Fellow of major mathematical and scientific societies

  多个重要数学和科学学会会士

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Karen Uhlenbeck — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Uhlenbeck
2. Abel Prize: Karen Uhlenbeck — https://abelprize.no/abel-prize-laureates/2019