Mythily Ramaswamy

Mythily Ramaswamy (born 6 June 1954)[2] is an Indian mathematician and professor in the Department of Mathematics at the TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bangalore.[3] Her research involves functional analysis and controllability of partial differential equations.[2]

Mythily Ramaswamy
Born6 June 1954
NationalityIndia
Alma materPierre and Marie Curie University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsTIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics
Doctoral advisorHenri Berestycki[1]

Education

Ramaswamy was born near Mumbai, to a banking family, but moved often to other parts of India as a child.[4] She obtained her doctorate in 1990 from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris. Her dissertation, Sur des questions de symetrie dans des problemes elliptiques [On questions of symmetry in elliptic problems] was supervised by Henri Berestycki.[1][5]

Recognition

Ramaswamy was the 2004 winner of the Kalpana Chawla Award of the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, "given to a young woman scientist for achievements in the field of science and technology".[6] She was elected to the Indian Academy of Sciences in 2007.[2] She became a Fulbright Scholar for 2016–2017, funding her to visit Michael Renardy at Virginia Tech.[7]

References
  1. Mythily Ramaswamy at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. "Fellow Profile: Ramaswamy, Prof. Mythily". Indian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  3. "People: Mythily Ramaswamy". TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  4. Lakshminarayanan, Gitanjali (2012). "Dr. Mythily Ramaswamy: Making a Difference, One Equation at a Time". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  5. Ramaswamy, Mythily, "Sur des questions de symetrie dans des problemes elliptiques", theses.fr, retrieved 2018-09-10
  6. "22 scientists, engineers chosen for annual awards". The Hindu. 4 August 2006.
  7. "Mythily Ramaswamy". Fulbright Scholar Program. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
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