Nassif Ghoussoub
Nassif Ghoussoub | |
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Born |
9 November 1953 (age 63) Segou |
Nationality | Canadian |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of British Columbia |
Alma mater | Paris VI University |
Doctoral advisor |
Gustave Choquet Antoine Brunel |
Doctoral students |
Craig Cowen Amir Moradifam Ramon Zarat |
Nassif A. Ghoussoub, OC FRSC, is a Canadian mathematician working in the fields of non-linear analysis and partial differential equations. He is a Professor of Mathematics and a Distinguished University Scholar at the University of British Columbia.
He did his graduate work at the Pierre and Marie Curie University where his advisor was Gustave Choquet.
He was vice-president of the Canadian Mathematical Society from 1994 to 1996, the founding director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) for the period 1996–2003, a co-founder of the MITACS Network of Centres of Excellence, and is the founder and current scientific director of the Banff International Research Station (BIRS).
In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[1]
In 2015, he was awarded the Order of Canada with the grade of officer for contributions to math, research and education.[2]
Awards
- Coxeter-James Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society (1990)
- Killam Senior Research Fellowship, UBC (1992)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1994)
- Distinguished University Scholar, UBC (2003)
- Doctorat Honoris Causa, Paris Dauphine University[3]
- Jeffery–Williams Prize, Canadian mathematical Society (2007) [4]
- Faculty of Science Achievement Award for outstanding service and leadership, UBC (2007)
- David Borwein Distinguished Career Award, Canadian Mathematical Society (2010)
- Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2012)
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
- Honorary Doctor of Science-University of Victoria (June 2015)
- Officer of the Order of Canada (December 2015)
See also
References
- ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "Order of Canada Appointments". The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ Announcement
- ↑
External links
- Nassif Ghoussoub's homepage
- Piece of Mind, Nassif's personal blog
- A biography