Colette Guillopé Explained

Colette Guillopé (born 1951[1]) is a French mathematician specializing in partial differential equations and fluid mechanics. She is a professor emerita[2] [3] at Paris 12 Val de Marne University, where she is also the gender officer for the university.

Early life

Guillopé's parents were both professors. She studied at the .

Education

Guillopé earned a diplôme d'études approfondies. In 1977, Guillopé earned her doctorate at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique. She completed a thèse d'état in 1983 from the University of Paris-Sud under the supervision of Roger Temam.

Career

Guillopé was a founding member of L'association femmes et mathématiques in 1987, and was its president from 1996 to 1998. She also led the association femmes & sciences from 2004 to 2008. In 2016 she became an officer in the Legion of Honour after already being a knight in the Legion.

She was president of French women mathematicians.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tartar, Luc . An Introduction to Navier-Stokes Equation and Oceanography . 2006-08-25 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-3-540-36545-7 . 146 . en.
  2. Web site: Colette Guillopé . 2023-12-10 . European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS . en-US.
  3. Web site: Colette Guillopé . 2023-12-10 . Université Gustave Eiffel . FR.