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Jana Rodriguez Hertz

Jana Rodriguez Hertz
Rodriguez Hertz in 2016
Born
Rosario, Argentina
Alma materNational University of Rosario
Occupation(s)mathematician, professor, researcher
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodriguez Hertz and the second or maternal family name is Frugoni.

María Alejandra (Jana) Rodriguez Hertz Frugoni (born 1970) is an Argentine and Uruguayan mathematician, professor, and researcher.

Biography

Rodriguez Hertz was born on February 11, 1970,[1] in Rosario, Argentina.[2] She studied mathematics at the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura of the National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, earning a bachelor's degree there in 1994. She earned a doctorate from the University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1999.[1]

Formerly a professor at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the Republic,[3] she became the first and only woman with a Grade 5 in mathematics in Uruguay.[4] Since 2016 she has been a professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology in China.[1]

In 2016, Rodriguez Hertz was elected a Regional Vice President, Latin America & the Caribbean, of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World for the period of 2016–20.[5]

Contributions

Rodriguez Hertz works on dynamical systems and ergodic theory.

Since 2011, Rodriguez Hertz has been involved in the Uruguayan educational debate. She has participated in numerous interviews, public events and conferences on the subject. She has developed a critical point of view on the educational budget, PISA tests, teaching career development, and other topics. Her particular point of view made her a benchmark of public opinion on the issues.[6][7] She has been a columnist in different media, highlighting her participation in 2014 in the "La Tertulia" episode of the program En Perspectiva by Emiliano Cotelo on Radio El Espectador, as well as the "Jana y sus hermanas" and the "Suena Tremendo" episodes on the same radio station.[8] She is also the author of the blog, "¿Y por qué no?".[9]

Awards and honours

  • 1992, Premio Jóvenes Notables, Fundación Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires.
  • 1999, Investigadora Grado 3, PEDECIBA Matemática.
  • 2004, Premio Fondo Nacional de Investigadores, CONICYT.
  • 2009, Investigadora Nivel II, Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, SNI, ANII.
  • 2013, Investigadora de Primer Nivel, Grado 5, Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Básicas (PEDECIBA).

References

  1. ^ a b c "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Southern University of Science and Technology, China. 2017. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ Vaz, Gabriela (26 April 2015). "La matemática debería dar placer; en eso estamos allando". El País (Uruguay) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. ^ "Curriculum Vitae María Alejandra RODRIGUEZ HERTZ FRUGONI" (PDF). fing.edu.uy. Facultado de Ingenieria Universidad del la Republica Uruguay. 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Jana Rodríguez Hertz, fórmula guerrera". El Observador. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "OWSD Elects Regional Vice Presidents for 2016-2020". owsd.net. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ Lasarte, Andrés (9 March 2015). "Un cambio de paradigma – Jana Rodríguez Hertz" (in Spanish). PRO Universitarios. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "CON FALDAS: Jana Rodríguez Hertz". canalmvd (in Spanish). Canal M. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Jana y sus hermanas". espectador.com (in Spanish). El Espectador. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "¿Y por qué no?". Montevideo Portal. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Rodriguez_Hertz