Nassif Ghoussoub
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Nassif Ghoussoub is a Canadian
mathematician
working in the fields of non-linear analysis and partial differential equations. He is currently a Professor of Mathematics, a Distinguished University Scholar, and an elected member of the Board of Governors of 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).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
mathematician
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 in the fields of non-linear analysis and partial differential equations. He is currently a Professor of Mathematics, a Distinguished University Scholar, and an elected member of the Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
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He did his graduate work at the Pierre and Marie Curie University
Pierre and Marie Curie University
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....
where his advisor was Gustave Choquet
Gustave Choquet
Gustave Choquet was a French mathematician.Choquet was born in Solesmes, Nord. His contributions include work in functional analysis, potential theory, topology and measure theory...
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He was vice-president of the Canadian Mathematical Society
Canadian Mathematical Society
The Canadian Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education in Canada.It was originally conceived in June 1945 as the Canadian Mathematical Congress...
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).
Awards
- Coxeter-James Prize, Canadian Mathematical SocietyCanadian Mathematical SocietyThe Canadian Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education in Canada.It was originally conceived in June 1945 as the Canadian Mathematical Congress...
(1990) - Killam Senior Research FellowshipThe Killam TrustsThe Killam Trusts were established in 1965 after the death of Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam, the wife of Izaak Walton Killam. Mr. Killam was a Canadian business figure. He died in 1955, but before his death he and his wife discussed in extensive detail a scholarship plan, on which the Killam Trusts were...
, UBCUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
(1992) - Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaRoyal Society of CanadaThe Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
(1994) - Distinguished University Scholar, UBCUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
(2003) - Doctorat Honoris Causa, Paris Dauphine University
- Jeffery–Williams Prize, Canadian mathematical Society (2007)
- Faculty of Science Achievement Award for outstanding service and leadership, UBCUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
(2007)