| Emma Previato | |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Badia Polesine, Italy |
| Death Place: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Fields: | Mathematics |
| Workplaces: | Boston University |
| Alma Mater: | University of Padua (B.S.) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis Title: | Hyperelliptic Curves and Solitons |
| Thesis Year: | 1983 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | David Mumford |
| Known For: | Algebraic geometry, partial differential equations |
Emma Previato (November 29, 1952 – June 29, 2022) was a professor of mathematics at Boston University.[1] Her research concerned algebraic geometry and partial differential equations.
Previato received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1983 under David Mumford. She was a faculty member at Boston University.[1] She was the author or co-author of nearly 100 research articles. She served as editor or co-editor of 6 books,[1] including Dictionary of Applied Math for Engineers and Scientists (2002, CRC Press).[2]
Previato founded Boston University's chapters of the Mathematical Association of America and of the Association for Women in Mathematics.[3]
In 2003, she received the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section's Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics for her work in and out of the classroom, especially her mentoring of students.[4]
In 2012, Previato became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[5]
Previato was born in Badia Polesine in 1952. She earned undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Padua before beginning her PhD at Harvard.[6]