Biography:Amy Cohen-Corwin

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Amy Cohen-Corwin

Amy Cohen-Corwin (formerly known as Amy C. Murray) is a professor emerita of mathematics at Rutgers University,[1] and former Dean of University College at Rutgers University. In 2006, she was named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2]

Cohen-Corwin is especially interested in the Korteweg–de Vries equation, cubic Schrödinger equation on the line, and improving undergraduate education, especially for future teachers.[3] She worked on Project SEED whilst at the University of California, Berkeley in 1970 which fueled her interest in Mathematics education.[4]

Cohen-Corwin has held numerous organizational positions, including Co-organizer for the AIM (American Institute of Mathematics) and NSF (National Science Foundation)-sponsored workshop "Finding and Keeping Graduate Students in the Mathematical Sciences."[5]

Awards

Education

  • Ph.D., 1970, Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley, under the supervision of Murray H. Protter[9]
  • M.S., 1966, Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley
  • A.B., 1964, Mathematics, Harvard University (Radcliffe College) [10]

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