Barbara L. Osofsky (born 1937)[1] is a retired professor of mathematics at Rutgers University.
Osofsky's contributions to mathematics include her characterization of semisimple rings in terms of properties of cyclic modules.
[3][4] Osofsky also established a logical equivalence between the continuum hypothesis and statements about the global dimension of associative rings.
[8] She served as acting chair of the Rutgers mathematics department in 1978.
[10] From 2000 to 2002, Osofsky served as First Vice-President of the Mathematical Association of America.