Education
Rousseau earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the Université de Montréal in 1977, under the supervision of Dana Schlomiuk.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Christiane Rousseau
Edit Profilemathematician president professor
Career
She was president of the Canadian Mathematical Society from 2002 to 2004. After postdoctoral research at McGill University, she joined the Montréal faculty in 1979, and was promoted to full professor in 1991. In 2012, she became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Achievements
-
She has received the Adrien-Pouliot Prize and the Abel-Gauthier Prize of the Mathematical Association of Québec, the 2009 Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service from the Canadian Mathematical Society, and the 2014 George Pólya Award of the Mathematical Association of America for her article "How Inge Lehmann Discovered the Inner Core of the Earth".
-
Born
-
Nationality
Canada
Awards
-
Pouliot Prize; George Pólya Award; Wright award; Gauthier Prize
The George Pólya Award is a mathematical prize established in 1976 and awarded since 1977 by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) for quality articles published in the MAA-edited College Mathematics Journal.The George Pólya Award is a mathematical prize established in 1976 and awarded since 1977 by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) for quality articles published in the MAA-edited College Mathematics Journal.