Claire Voisin
Encyclopedia
Claire Voisin is a French
professor
of mathematics
and director of research at the Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu
at the University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie
. She is noted for her work in algebraic geometry—particularly as it pertains to variational Hodge structures and mirror symmetry
.
She received the Sophie Germain Prize in 2003 and the Clay Research Award
in 2008. She was invited at the 1994 International Congress of Mathematicians
(Zurich) in the section Algebraic Geometry, and she was also invited as a plenary speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians, Hyderabad, India. She is married to Jean-Michel Coron
, who was also a plenary speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and director of research at the Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu
Jussieu Campus
The Jussieu Campus is a higher education campus located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France, which is the main campus of the Pierre and Marie Curie University ....
at the University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie
University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie
The Paris VI University , or the Pierre and Marie Curie University , is a university located on the Jussieu Campus in the Latin Quarter of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France....
. She is noted for her work in algebraic geometry—particularly as it pertains to variational Hodge structures and mirror symmetry
Mirror symmetry
In physics and mathematics, mirror symmetry is a relation that can exist between two Calabi-Yau manifolds. It happens, usually for two such six-dimensional manifolds, that the shapes may look very different geometrically, but nevertheless they are equivalent if they are employed as hidden...
.
She received the Sophie Germain Prize in 2003 and the Clay Research Award
Clay Research Award
The Clay Research Award is given annually by the Clay Mathematics Institute to mathematicians to recognize their achievement in mathematical research...
in 2008. She was invited at the 1994 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 ....
(Zurich) in the section Algebraic Geometry, and she was also invited as a plenary speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians, Hyderabad, India. She is married to Jean-Michel Coron
Jean-Michel Coron
Jean-Michel Coron is a French mathematician, born in 1956. He first studied at Ecole Polytechnique where he worked on his PhD thesis advised by Haïm Brezis. Since 1992, his domain of research is the Control Theory of Partial Differential Equations, a domain in which he became a leader, and which...
, who was also a plenary speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians.