Elizabeth Spencer Allman (born 1965) is an American
mathematician. She is a professor of mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks; her research interests range from
abstract algebra and
algebraic statistics Algebraic statistics is the use of algebra to advance statistics. Algebra has been useful for experimental design, parameter estimation, and hypothesis testing.
Traditionally, algebraic statistics has been associated with the design of experiments ...
to
biomathematics and
phylogeny.
Education
Allman earned her Ph.D. in 1995 from the
University of California, Los Angeles under the supervision of Murray M. Schacher. Her dissertation, in
abstract algebra, was ''Polynomials Without Roots in Division Algebras''.
Contributions
With her Fairbanks colleague John A. Rhodes, Allman is the author of a book on
mathematical biology
Mathematical and theoretical biology, or biomathematics, is a branch of biology which employs theoretical analysis, mathematical models and abstractions of the living organisms to investigate the principles that govern the structure, development a ...
and
mathematical model
A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modeling. Mathematical models are used in the natural sciences (such as physics, ...
ing, ''Mathematical Models in Biology: An Introduction'' (Cambridge University Press, 2004).
Recognition
In 2012, Allman became a Fellow of the
American Mathematical Society.
List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
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References
External links
Elizabeth S. Allman Home page
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Living people
1965 births
20th-century American mathematicians
21st-century American mathematicians
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty
Mathematicians from Alaska
20th-century American women mathematicians
21st-century American women mathematicians
21st-century American women scientists
21st-century American women academics
21st-century American academics