"Lauren Williams is a theoretical mathematician and recently she felt stuck in her research, a recurring frustration for a scholar who wrestles with difficult conceptual problems. Then, as Williams worked quietly in her home office, she was jolted by an unexpected revelation: The MacArthur Foundation phoned to inform Williams that she had won a celebrated "genius grant" - a "no-strings-attached" fellowship that provides recipients $800,000 over five years."
"Williams was one of 22 fellows announced Wednesday. The MacArthur Foundation credited Williams for "elucidating unexpected connections" between her field of algebraic combinatorics and other areas in math and physics. The foundation said: "With a curiosity-driven approach to research and willingness to collaborate across disciplines, Williams is expanding fundamental mathematical theory and building fruitful connections between mathematics and other scientific fields.""
Lauren Williams received a MacArthur Fellowship after work on algebraic combinatorics produced unexpected interdisciplinary connections. Her research centers on the positive Grassmannian, a geometric object whose points represent simpler geometric structures. The work bridges abstract algebra and combinatorics with problems in mathematical physics. Applications identified by other scholars include shallow water waves, tsunamis, particle collisions, and protein synthesis. The MacArthur recognition cited Williams's curiosity-driven approach and collaborative willingness to connect mathematics with other scientific fields, and the fellowship provides $800,000 over five years.
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