Promising Math Star who won the Prestigious Ramanujan Prize
Dr. Nina Gupta
Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
The 37-year Professor Dr. Nina Gupta solved the 70-year old Zariski Cancellation Problem, a complex mathematical problem. For this Herculean Task, she has received the most prestigious Ramanujan Prize in the year 2021.
Awarded with the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy, Prof. Gupta has become the fourth Indian to win this prestigious award.
This award is presented annually by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) to eminent mathematicians under 45years of age. Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Gupta won this award for her commendable research on algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
According to a statement by the Union Ministry of Science, Ms. Gupta is the third woman to be awarded the Ramanujan prize. Several eminent mathematicians from around the world commented that Gupta's work "demonstrates impressive algebraic skill and inventiveness."
She has also won Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award (2019) in the category of mathematical sciences, the highest honour in India in the field of science and technology.
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