Ulla Pursiheimo
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Ulla Irmeli Pursiheimo (born May 4, 1944)[1] is a Finnish mathematician who became the first female mathematics professor in Finland.[2][3] Her areas of interest in mathematics include mathematical optimization, control theory, search games, and later in her career mathematics education.[2][3] Pursiheimo earned her doctorate from the University of Turku in 1971. Her dissertation, Optimization of Search With Constant Spreading Speed of Effort, was supervised by Olavi Hellman.[4] She became a full professor of mathematics at the University of Turku in 1974,[1] and retired to become a professor emerita in 1999.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pursiheimo (o.s. Huttunen), Ulla Irmeli", Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) [Who's who in Finland] (in suomi), 1978, p. 756 – via Projekt Runeberg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matematiikan professorit Turun yliopistossa [Professors of Mathematics at the University of Turku] (in suomi), University of Turku Department of Mathematics and Statistics, retrieved 2018-08-20
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Emeritus- ja emeritaprofessorit [Professors emeritus and emerita] (in suomi), University of Turku Department of Mathematics and Statistics, retrieved 2018-08-20
- ↑ Ulla Pursiheimo at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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