Andrea Bertozzi, UCLA professor of mathematics, Betsy Wood Knapp Chair for Innovation and Creativity and director of applied mathematics, was recently honored with the degree of Doctor of Human Letters honoris causa from Claremont Graduate University.
Bertozzi was recognized for her leadership and personal excellence that has brought distinction to the field of applied mathematics and the UCLA Department of Mathematics, for her extraordinary scholarship and commitment to creativity and innovation in applied research and teaching and for her ability to foster a love of mathematics in many of her students.
Bertozzi is an applied mathematician with expertise in nonlinear partial differential equations and fluid dynamics. She also works in the areas of geometric methods for image processing, crime modeling and analysis and swarming/cooperative dynamics. Her honors include the Sloan Research Fellowship in 1995 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 1996. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and to the Fellows of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2010, and became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013. Bertozzi currently serves on the editorial boards of 12 journals.
