Chander Kanta Gupta (8 October 1938 – 27 March 2016) was a Canadian distinguished professor of mathematics at the

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, known for her research in

abstract algebra In mathematics, more specifically algebra, abstract algebra or modern algebra is the study of algebraic structures, which are set (mathematics), sets with specific operation (mathematics), operations acting on their elements. Algebraic structur ...

and

group theory In abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as group (mathematics), groups. The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as ring (mathematics), rings, field ( ...

. Much of her research concerns the

automorphism In mathematics, an automorphism is an isomorphism from a mathematical object to itself. It is, in some sense, a symmetry of the object, and a way of mapping the object to itself while preserving all of its structure. The set of all automorphism ...

s in different varieties of groups.

Education

Gupta earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Jammu and Kashmir, a master's degree from the

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University is a Collegiate university, collegiate, Central university (India), central, and Research university, research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Kh ...

, another master's degree from the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

, and a Ph.D. in 1967 from ANU under the supervision of Michael Frederick Newman.6th Krieger–Nelson Prize Lecture Citation
Canadian Mathematical Society, retrieved 2015-06-09.

Recognition

She was elected to the

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in 1991, and awarded the

Krieger–Nelson Prize The Krieger–Nelson Prize is presented by the Canadian Mathematical Society in recognition of an outstanding woman in mathematics. It was first awarded in 1995. The award is named after Cecilia Krieger and Evelyn Nelson, both known for their contr ...

of the

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in 2000.

Personal

Her husband, Narain Gupta (1936–2008) was also an ANU alumnus, and a distinguished professor of mathematics at the University of Manitoba.Obituary of Narain Gupta
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'', 14 April 2008, retrieved 2015-06-09.

References

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