Ulla Pursiheimo

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 [fi].[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. ^ a b "Pursiheimo (o.s. Huttunen), Ulla Irmeli", Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) [Who's who in Finland] (in Finnish), 1978, p. 756 – via Projekt Runeberg
  2. ^ a b c Matematiikan professorit Turun yliopistossa [Professors of Mathematics at the University of Turku] (in Finnish), University of Turku Department of Mathematics and Statistics, retrieved 2018-08-20
  3. ^ a b c Emeritus- ja emeritaprofessorit [Professors emeritus and emerita] (in Finnish), University of Turku Department of Mathematics and Statistics, retrieved 2018-08-20
  4. ^ Ulla Pursiheimo at the Mathematics Genealogy Project


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