Barbara Fantechi
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Barbara Fantechi | |
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 Fantechi lectures in 2021 | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
| Awards | Prof. Luigi Tartufari award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Algebraic Geometry |
| Institutions | SISSA, Italy |
| Thesis | Secanti di varietà proiettive e applicazioni (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Fabrizio Catanese |
Barbara Fantechi is an Italian mathematician and Professor at the International School for Advanced Studies. Her research area is algebraic geometry. She is a member of the Accademia dei Lincei.
Research and career
Her research considers algebraic geometry.[4] She has developed the mathematical theories that underpin algebraic stacks. Stacks were first introduced to understand the moduli space of curves.[5][6]
Honours and awards
In 2018, Fantechi received the Prof. Luigi Tartufari award from the Accademia dei Lincei.[7] She was awarded the MSRI Chancellor's Professorship for 2017-2018, and spent a year at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] In 2022, Fantechi was the first woman mathematician to become a member of the Accademia dei Lincei.[8][9]
