# Susan Friedlander
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{{short description|American mathematician}}
{{Infobox scientist
| image = Susan Friedlander at University of Southern California, 2015.jpg
| name = Susan Friedlander
| citizenship = American and British
| alma_mater = [University College London](/source/University_College_London)
[Massachusetts Institute of Technology](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology)
[Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University)
| known_for = Mathematical Fluid Dynamics
| awards = {{Plainlist|
* [Kennedy Scholarship](/source/Kennedy_Scholarship)
* Medal of the Institute Henri Poincare}}
| website = {{URL|http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~susanfri/}}
| workplaces = {{unbulleted list|[University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California)|[University of Illinois, Chicago](/source/University_of_Illinois%2C_Chicago)| [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University)}}
}}
'''Susan Jean Friedlander''' ([née](/source/n%C3%A9e) '''Poate'''; born January 26, 1946) is an American mathematician. Her research concerns mathematical [fluid dynamics](/source/fluid_dynamics), the [Euler equations](/source/Euler_equations) and the [Navier-Stokes equations](/source/Navier-Stokes_equations).
==Education==
Friedlander graduated from [University College, London](/source/University_College_London) with a [BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in Mathematics in 1967. She was awarded a [Kennedy Scholarship](/source/Kennedy_Scholarship) to study at [MIT](/source/MIT), where she earned an [MS](/source/Master_of_Science) in 1970. She completed her [doctorate](/source/doctorate) in 1972 from [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) under the supervision of [Louis Norberg Howard](/source/Louis_Norberg_Howard).[{{mathgenealogy|name=Susan Jean Friedlander|id=14073}}]
==Career==
From 1972–1974, Friedlander was a Visiting Member at the [Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences](/source/Courant_Institute_of_Mathematical_Sciences), followed by a year as an instructor at Princeton University. In 1975, she joined the faculty in the Mathematics department at the [University of Illinois at Chicago](/source/University_of_Illinois-Chicago). In 2007, she moved to the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) where she is Professor of Mathematics and the Director of the Center for Applied Mathematical Sciences.
==Service==
From 1996–2010, Friedlander served as an officer of the [American Mathematical Society](/source/American_Mathematical_Society) in the role of Associate Secretary. In 2005, she was appointed the first female Editor-in-Chief of the ''[Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society](/source/Bulletin_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society)''.[[http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~susanfri/documents/cv.pdf Curriculum vitae], retrieved 2014-12-18.][[http://www.newswise.com/articles/uic-mathematician-first-female-to-edit-influential-journal UIC Mathematician First Female to Edit Influential Journal], [University of Illinois at Chicago](/source/University_of_Illinois_at_Chicago), January 26, 2005.] Her other leadership activities include membership of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the [Mathematical Sciences Research Institute](/source/Mathematical_Sciences_Research_Institute) (2001–2006), the Board of Mathematical Sciences and their Applications (2008–2011), the Section A Steering Committee of the [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science) (2013–2015), and the MIT Mathematics Department Visiting Committee (2013–2021). She is currently the Chair of the Mathematical Council of the Americas.
==Honors and awards==
*1967–1969 Kennedy Scholarship, MIT
*1993 N.S.F Visiting Professorship for Women, [Brown University](/source/Brown_University)
*1995 Elected Honorary Member, [Moscow Mathematical Society](/source/Moscow_Mathematical_Society)
*1998 Medal of the [Institute Henri Poincare](/source/Institut_Henri_Poincar%C3%A9)
*2003 Senior Scholar Award, University of Illinois at Chicago
*2012 Fellow, [Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics](/source/Society_for_Industrial_and_Applied_Mathematics)[[http://fellows.siam.org/index.php?sort=year&value=2012 List of Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics].]
*2012 Fellow, the [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science)[[https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-members-elected-fellows-2 List of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science].]
*2012 Fellow, the [American Mathematical Society](/source/American_Mathematical_Society)[[http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society], retrieved 2014-12-18.]
==Personal==
Friedlander is married to mathematician [Eric Friedlander](/source/Eric_Friedlander).[
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~susanfri/ Home page]
*[https://dornsife.usc.edu/cams/wp-content/uploads/sites/138/2024/11/Susan_Interview_Article.pdf An Interview with Susan Friedlander]{{dead link|date=April 2026}}, conducted by [Karen Hunger Parshall](/source/Karen_Hunger_Parshall) and [Sergei Tabachnikov](/source/Sergei_Tabachnikov)
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