Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann
Known for	Banach Space Theory
Awards	Krieger–Nelson Prize (1999) CRM-Fields-PIMS prize (2006)

Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann is a talented Polish-Canadian mathematician. She is a professor of mathematics at the University of Alberta. She also holds a special research position called the Canada Research Chair in Geometric Analysis. This means she is a leading expert in her field.

Her Amazing Research

Her research focuses on geometric functional analysis. This is a part of math that looks at shapes and spaces in a very deep way. She combines ideas from asymptotic analysis, which studies how things behave over a long time or when they get very big. She also works with the theory of Banach spaces. These are special kinds of spaces in math that help describe complex problems.

She also studies infinite-dimensional convex bodies. These are like shapes that are always "bulging outwards," but in many, many directions. Her work was very important for Timothy Gowers, a famous mathematician. It helped him solve a big math problem that Stefan Banach had asked back in 1932.

In 1989, she wrote an important book about Banach–Mazur distances. This book is often used by other mathematicians in their own studies.

Her Journey in Math

Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann earned her first university degree in 1968. She then completed her Ph.D. in 1974. Both of these degrees were from the University of Warsaw in Poland.

Her Ph.D. advisor, who guided her research, was Aleksander Pełczyński. After finishing her studies, she taught at the University of Warsaw from 1975 until 1983. In 1983, she moved to Alberta, Canada, to continue her career.

Awards and Recognition

Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann has received many honors for her work. In 1996, she was chosen to be part of the Royal Society of Canada. This is a very high honor for Canadian scholars and scientists.

In 1999, she won the Krieger–Nelson Prize. This award is given to an outstanding female Canadian mathematician. She was also an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin in 1998. This is a major global meeting for mathematicians.

In 2006, she won the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize. This award recognizes exceptional research in mathematics.