Irena Lasiecka | |
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| Born | February 4, 1948 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Education | University of Warsaw, Ph.D in applied mathematics, 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician and professor of mathematics |
| Years active | 44 |
| Known for | Research in applied mathematics |
| Notable work | Applied Mathematics: Control Theory and Optimization Approximately 100 research papers published in major journals. |
| Board member of | American Mathematical Society
International Federal Information Processes Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2023) Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (2019) W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize (2011) IFIP Silver Core Award (1989) Polish Academy of Sciences Award (1979) |
Irena Lasiecka (Polish pronunciation: [iˈrɛna laˈɕɛt͡ska]; born February 4, 1948) is a Polish-American mathematician, a Distinguished University Professor of mathematics and chair of the mathematics department at the University of Memphis. She is also co-editor-in-chief of two academic journals, Applied Mathematics & Optimization and Evolution Equations & Control Theory.[1]
Lasiecka earned her Ph.D. in 1975 from the University of Warsaw under the supervision of Andrzej Wierzbicki.[2] In 2014, she became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society "for contributions to control theory of partial differential equations, mentorship, and service to professional societies."[3]
Her specific areas of study are partial differential equations and related control theory, non-Linear PDEs, the optimization theory, calculus of variations, and boundary stabilization.