Karen Uhlenbeck

Karen Uhlenbeck is the first woman who won the prestigious Abel Prize in the field of mathematics.

This award is announced  by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
This is called the Nobel prize of mathematics.

At present there is not any Nobel prize in the field of mathematics this Abel Prize considered as a Nobel prize of mathematics.
Other prestigious award in the field of mathematics is fields medals which is given in every four year. This is given to mathemticians who are of 40 or younger.

Karen Uhlenbeck 76 , is a visiting associate at the institute for advanced Study in Princeton.Around 700000 dollars are given in this award.

The Abel is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Hendrik Abel.