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Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn

b. 1951

Spanish mathematician

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Born 1951. Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn is a Spanish mathematician, statistician and university teacher, known for Compositional data.

Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn (born September 25, 1951) is a Spanish-German mathematician. From 2000 till 2018, she was a full-time professor at the University of Girona, Spain in the Department of Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics. Since 2018 she is emeritus professor at the same university. She was previously an associate professor at Technology University in Barcelona from 1986 to 2000. Her main areas of research interest include statistical analysis of compositional data, algebraic-geometric approach to statistical inference, and spatial cluster analysis. She was the president of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) during 2008–2012. IAMG awarded her the William Christian Krumbein Medal in 2006 and the John Cedric Griffiths Teaching Award in 2008. In 2007, she was selected IAMG Distinguished Lecturer. During the 6th International Workshop on Compositional Data Analysis in June 2015, Vera was appointed president of a commission to formalize the creation of an international organization of scientists interested in the advancement and application of compositional data modeling.

Education PhD., Free University Berlin, 1986 MSc., University of Barcelona, 1982 B.Sc., University of Barcelona, 1980

Books Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn, Jean Serra (Editors), 2019. Oxford University Press, 190 p. Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn, Juan José Egozcue, Raimon Tolosana-Delgado, 2015. Modelling and Analysis of Compositional Data. Wiley, 256 p. Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn, Antonella Buccianti (Editors), 2011. Compositional Data Analysis: Theory and Applications. Wiley, p. 400. Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn, Mario Chica-Olmo, Eulogio Pardo-Igúzquiza, 2011. New applications of geomathematics in earth sciences, v. 122, no. 4, Boletín Geológico y Minero, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, 435 p. Antonella Buccianti, G. Mateu-Figueras, Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn (Editors), 2006. Compositional Data Analysis in the Geosciences: From Theory to Practice. Geological Society of London special publication, 212 p. Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn and Ricardo A. Olea, 2004. Geostatistical Analysis of Compositional Data. International Association for Mathematical Geosciences, Studies in Mathematical Geosciences, Oxford University Press, 181 p. Lucila Candela and Vera Pawlowsky (Editors), 1988. Curso sobre fundamentos de geoestadística. Barcelona, Spain.

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Compositional data
Education
University of Barcelona, Freie Universität Berlin, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona
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Employers
Polytechnic University of Catalonia, University of Girona, Freie Universität Berlin
Awards
William Christian Krumbein Medal; John Cedric Griffiths Teaching Award; IAMG Distinguished Lectureship; Georges Matheron Lectureship
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V. Pawlowsky-Glahn

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Who is Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn?

Spanish mathematician

When was Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn born?

Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn was born on 25 September 1951 in Barcelona.

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Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn is a mathematician, statistician and university teacher.

What is Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn known for?

Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn is known for Compositional data.

What nationality is Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn?

Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn is Spanish.

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