Artur Avila
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Artur Ávila Cordeiro de Melo (born 29 June 1979) is a Brazilian mathematician
working primarily on dynamical systems and spectral theory
.
and received a scholarship for the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, where he got his PhD when he was 21 years old. Later, as a research mathematician, he received in 2006 a Bronze Medal from CNRS as well as the Salem Prize
, and was a Clay Research Fellow. In 2008 he was awarded one of the ten prestigious European Mathematical Society
prizes, and in 2009 he won the Herbrand Prize from the French Academy of Sciences
. He was a plenary speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians
. In 2011 he was awarded the Michael Brin Prize.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
working primarily on dynamical systems and spectral theory
Spectral theory
In mathematics, spectral theory is an inclusive term for theories extending the eigenvector and eigenvalue theory of a single square matrix to a much broader theory of the structure of operators in a variety of mathematical spaces. It is a result of studies of linear algebra and the solutions of...
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Research and awards
At the age of 16, Ávila won a gold medal at the 1995 International Mathematical OlympiadInternational Mathematical Olympiad
The International Mathematical Olympiad is an annual six-problem, 42-point mathematical olympiad for pre-collegiate students and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except in 1980...
and received a scholarship for the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, where he got his PhD when he was 21 years old. Later, as a research mathematician, he received in 2006 a Bronze Medal from CNRS as well as the Salem Prize
Salem Prize
The Salem Prize, founded by the widow of Raphael Salem, is awarded every year to a young mathematician judged to have done outstanding work in Salem's field of interest, primarily the theory of Fourier series.-Past winners:...
, and was a Clay Research Fellow. In 2008 he was awarded one of the ten prestigious European Mathematical Society
European Mathematical Society
The European Mathematical Society is a European organization dedicated to the development of mathematics in Europe. Its members are different mathematical societies in Europe, academic institutions and individual mathematicians...
prizes, and in 2009 he won the Herbrand Prize from the French Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
. He was a plenary speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians
International Congress of Mathematicians
The International Congress of Mathematicians is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union ....
. In 2011 he was awarded the Michael Brin Prize.