Irene Fonseca

Irene Fonseca

Irene Maria Quintanilha Coelho da Fonseca is a Portuguese-American applied mathematician, the Kavčić-Moura University Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, where she directs the Center for Nonlinear Analysis, which is part of the Mellon College of Science's Department of Mathematical Sciences.[1][2]

Professional career

Fonseca was born in Portugal, and did her undergraduate studies at the University of Lisbon.[3] She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1985, under the supervision of David Kinderlehrer, who later followed his student to CMU.[4] She joined the CMU faculty after postdoctoral studies in Paris, France.[3]

In 2011, Fonseca was elected president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics,[3] serving in office from 2013 to 2014.[5] She also served on the Mathematical Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2014 and 2015. Furthermore, she is currently serving as the Chair of SIAM's Activity Group on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, with the term lasting until December 31, 2024.[6]

In addition, Fonseca was elected to serve as a Vice President of the American Mathematical Society for a three-year term, beginning in February 2024.[7]

Books

Fonseca is the co-author of:

Awards and honors

Fonseca is a knight of the Order of Saint James of the Sword.[3] In 2009, Fonseca was elected as a fellow of SIAM "for contributions to nonlinear partial differential equations and the calculus of variations".[10] In 2012 she became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[11] She is also a former AMS Council member at large.[12] In 2021, she was elected to the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) [13] and, in 2022, she received the Senior Prize from the International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics for "her outstanding contributions to the calculus of variations and the mathematics of materials science, along with her exemplary service to the mathematical community and for being an inspirational mentor and role model for female mathematicians."[14]

References

  1. ^ Irene Fonseca Named Kavčić-Moura Professor of Mathematics, CMU Mellon College of Science, February 20, 2018, retrieved 2021-09-09
  2. ^ Irene Fonseca, CMU Mellon College of Science, retrieved 2024-01-05
  3. ^ a b c d Wereschagin, Mike (December 1, 2011), "Newsmaker: Irene Fonseca", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, archived from the original on March 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Irene Maria Quintanilha Coelho da Fonseca at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. ^ "Leadership". SIAM. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  6. ^ "SIAM Activity Group on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science". SIAM. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  7. ^ "American Mathematical Society Election Results Science". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  8. ^ Review of Degree Theory in Analysis and Applications: J. V. A. Gonçalves (1996), MR1373430
  9. ^ Review of Modern Methods in the Calculus of Variations: Erik J. Balder (2008), MR2341508
  10. ^ SIAM Fellows list, retrieved 2013-01-21.
  11. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-21.
  12. ^ "AMS Committees". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  13. ^ "Members - European Academy of Sciences". European Academy of Sciences. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  14. ^ "ISIMM award". International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics. Retrieved 2024-01-05.