Christine Bernardi facts for kids
Christine Bernardi (born May 18, 1955 – died March 10, 2018) was a French mathematician. She was famous for her work on how to solve tricky math problems using computers. These problems often involved things called numerical analysis and partial differential equations.
Life Story
Christine Bernardi was born in Paris, France. She started her advanced studies in 1974 at a special school called the École normale supérieure de jeunes filles.
She earned her master's degree in 1975. Later, in 1978, she got a special diploma in numerical analysis. She continued her studies and earned her first doctorate degree in 1979. In 1986, she completed a higher doctorate degree. Her research focused on how to use numbers to solve complex math problems.
In 1979, Christine Bernardi began working as a researcher for the CNRS. This is a big French organization that supports scientific research. She became a director of research there in 1992. She worked at the Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, which is part of the Pierre and Marie Curie University. She retired about a year before she passed away due to health reasons.
Important Books
Christine Bernardi also wrote several important books about her research. She often worked with other mathematicians on these books.
Some of her books include:
- Spectral approximations of elliptic boundary value problems (with Yvon Maday, 1992)
- Spectral methods for axisymmetric domains (with Monique Dauge and Yvon Maday, 1999)
- Variational discretizations of elliptic boundary value problems (with Yvon Maday and Francesca Rapetti, 2004)
Awards and Recognition
Christine Bernardi received special awards for her excellent work in mathematics.
In 1995, she won the Blaise Pascal Prize. This award is given each year for great research in numerical analysis. It is presented by the French Academy of Sciences. Christine Bernardi was the first woman to win this prize since it started in 1985. She was the only woman to win it until Valérie Perrier won in 2003.
After she passed away, a new award was created in her honor. In 2018, the International Conference on Spectral and High Order Methods started the Christine Bernardi Award. This award recognizes outstanding research by young women in solving complex math problems using advanced methods.
See also
In Spanish: Christine Bernardi para niños
