
Emma Previato

Emma Previato (born 1952) is a professor of mathematics at Boston University. Her research concerns algebraic geometry and partial differential equations.
Career.
Previato received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1983 under David Mumford. She currently is a faculty member at Boston University.
Previato founded Boston University's chapters of the Mathematical Association of America and of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Awards and honors.
In 2003, Previato received the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section's Award for Distinguished College or
University Teaching of Mathematics for her work in and out of the classroom, especially her mentoring of students.
In 2012, Previato became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.