Kathryn Hess
Kathryn Hess Bellwald | |
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Kathryn Hess Bellwald in 2019 | |
| Born | 21 September 1967 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Jay Anick |
Kathryn Pamela Hess (born 1967) is an American mathematician who has served as professor of mathematics at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) since 1999. She is known for her work on homotopy theory, category theory, and algebraic topology, both pure and applied. In particular, she applies the methods of algebraic topology to the study of neuroscience, cancer biology, and materials science. She is a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.