Monica Vișan facts for kids
Monica Vișan is a brilliant mathematician from Romania. She was born on August 5, 1979, in Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Monica works at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is an expert in a special area of math called partial differential equations. She is well known for her work on the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, which helps scientists understand how waves behave.
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Monica Vișan's Journey in Math
Early Studies and University Life
Monica Vișan started her higher education in Romania. She earned her first degree from the University of Bucharest in 2002. This was like getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
Becoming a Doctor of Mathematics
After her studies in Romania, Monica moved to the United States. She went to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). There, she became a student of a very famous mathematician, Terence Tao. In 2006, Monica earned her doctorate degree. A doctorate is the highest university degree you can get. Her special project was about a complex math problem called The Defocusing Energy-Critical Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation in Dimensions Five and Higher.
Teaching and Research
After finishing her doctorate, Monica continued her research. She worked at the Institute for Advanced Study. In 2008, she became a professor at the University of Chicago in their mathematics department. A year later, in 2009, she returned to UCLA to teach there. She also spent time in 2010 and 2011 as a special fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.
Awards and Honors
Monica Vișan has received important awards for her math work.
- In 2010, she won a Sloan Research Fellowship. This is a special award given to young scientists and scholars in the United States and Canada. It helps them continue their important research.
- In 2024, she was chosen as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. This is a big honor that recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to the field.
Publications
Monica Vișan has also written a book with other mathematicians, Herbert Koch and Daniel Tătaru. The book is called Dispersive Equations and Nonlinear Waves. It was published in 2014 and is about advanced math topics related to waves.
