Ailana Fraser

Ailana Margaret Fraser is a Canadian mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of British Columbia.[1] She is known for her work in geometric analysis and the theory of minimal surfaces.[2] Her research is particularly focused on extremal eigenvalue problems and sharp eigenvalue estimates for surfaces, min-max minimal surface theory, free boundary minimal surfaces, and positive isotropic curvature [3].

Ailana Margaret Fraser
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationProfessor of Mathematics
Academic background
Alma materStanford University
Academic work
DisciplineMathematics, Geometric Analysis
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia

Early life and education

Fraser was born in Toronto, Ontario[2]. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1998 under the supervision of Richard Schoen.[2][4] After postdoctoral studies at the Courant Institute of New York University, she taught at Brown University before moving to UBC.[2]

Awards and honors

Fraser won the Krieger–Nelson Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society in 2012[2] and became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013.[5] In 2018 the Canadian Mathematical Society listed her in their inaugural class of fellows.[6]

References
  1. Faculty listing, UBC Mathematics, retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. UBC Mathematician Recognized for Research Excellence: Ailana Fraser to Receive CMS 2012 Krieger-Nelson Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society, April 12, 2012, retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. "Ailana Fraser". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  4. Ailana Margaret Fraser at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
  5. List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-21.
  6. Canadian Mathematical Society Inaugural Class of Fellows, Canadian Mathematical Society, December 7, 2018


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