Lia Bronsard
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Lia Bronsard | |
|---|---|
 Bronsard at Oberwolfach in 2022 | |
| Born | March 14, 1963 |
| Title | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert V. Kohn |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Institutions | McMaster University |
Lia Bronsard (b. 14 March 1963[1]) is a Canadian mathematician and the former president of the Canadian Mathematical Society.[2] She is a professor of mathematics at McMaster University.[3]
In her research, she has used geometric flows to model the interface dynamics of reaction–diffusion systems.[3] Other topics in her research include pattern formation, grain boundaries, and vortices in superfluids.[4]
Education and career
Bronsard is originally from Québec. She did her undergraduate studies at the Université de Montréal, graduating in 1983,[4] and earned her PhD in 1988 from New York University under the supervision of Robert V. Kohn.[5]
After short-term positions at Brown University, the Institute for Advanced Study, and Carnegie Mellon University, she moved to McMaster in 1992.[4] She was president of the Canadian Mathematical Society for 2014–2016.[2][6]
Recognition
Bronsard was the 2010 winner of the Krieger–Nelson Prize.[4] In 2018 the Canadian Mathematical Society listed her in their inaugural class of fellows.[7] She was elected to the 2026 class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.[8]
