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Irene Fonseca

University Professor

Mathematical Sciences

  • University Professor
    Mathematical Sciences
  • 412-268-3615 (Work)
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States

BIO

An internationally respected educator and researcher in applied mathematics; Irene Fonseca is the director of Carnegie Mellon's Center for Nonlinear Analysis (CNA).

In recognition for her contributions to the advancement of research in her area of expertise, Irene Fonseca was bestowed a knighthood in the Military Order of St. James (Grande Oficial da Ordem Militar de Santiago da Espada) by the then-President of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, in 1997. For her teaching and research contributions to Carnegie Mellon University, Irene Fonseca was honored with the Mellon College of Science endowed chair in 2003 and named a University Professor in 2014. In 2012 she was elected President of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), one of the largest organizations dedicated to mathematics and computational science in the world. In 2018 Irene Fonseca was installed as the first Kavčić-Moura University Professor of Mathematics.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Kavčić-Moura University Professor of Mathematics
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2018 - present
  • University Professor of Mathematics
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2014 - present
  • Mellon College of Science Professor of Mathematics (Chair)
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2003 - 1 Jan 2018
  • Director of the Center for Nonlinear Analysis
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1998 - present
  • Professor of Mathematics
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1993 - present
  • Associate Professor with Tenure
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1992 - 1 Jan 1993
  • Assistant Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1989 - 1 Jan 1992
  • Visiting Assistant Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1987 - 1 Jan 1989
  • Assistant Professor on leave
    University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal1 Jan 1986 - 1 Jan 1987
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal1 Jan 1985 - 1 Jan 1986

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • President
    Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, United States1 Jan 2012 - 1 Jan 2014
  • Teaching Assistant
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States1981 - 1985
  • Teaching Assistant
    University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal1980 - 1981

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., Mathematics
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States1981 - 1985
  • Master of Science
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States1 Jan 1983
  • Licenciatura in Mathematics
    University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal1 Jan 1975 - 1 Jan 1980

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    École Polytechnique, Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées, Palaiseau, France1986 - 1987

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Portuguese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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