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Mythily Ramaswamy
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Ramaswamy speaks at CNRS in 2020
Born (1954-06-06) 6 June 1954 (age 71)
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Pierre and Marie Curie University
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics
Doctoral advisor Henri Berestycki

Mythily Ramaswamy, born on June 6, 1954, is a brilliant Indian mathematician. She is a professor in the Mathematics Department at the TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics. This center is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bangalore. Professor Ramaswamy studies advanced math topics like functional analysis and how to control partial differential equations.

Becoming a Mathematician

Mythily Ramaswamy was born near Mumbai, a big city in India. Her family worked in banking, which meant they moved around India often when she was a child.

Her University Studies

She went on to earn her doctorate degree in 1990. She studied at Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, France. Her special research paper was about "questions of symmetry in elliptic problems." This means she looked at how shapes and patterns repeat in certain math problems. Her professor, Henri Berestycki, helped guide her studies.

Awards and Special Honors

Professor Ramaswamy has received several important awards for her work in mathematics. These awards show how much her contributions are valued.

Kalpana Chawla Award

In 2004, Mythily Ramaswamy won the Kalpana Chawla Award. This award is given by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology. It honors young women scientists who have achieved great things in science and technology.

Indian Academy of Sciences

She was chosen to be a member of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 2007. This is a very special honor, as it means she is recognized as one of India's top scientists.

Fulbright Scholar

From 2016 to 2017, she became a Fulbright Scholar. This program helps people from different countries study and teach abroad. As a Fulbright Scholar, she visited Michael Renardy at Virginia Tech in the United States. This allowed her to share her knowledge and learn from others.

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