Two Notre Dame professors named fellows of the American Mathematical Society | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Two Notre Dame professors named fellows of the American Mathematical Society Two Notre Dame professors named fellows of the American Mathematical Society Published: November 19, 2014 Author: Gene Stowe Karsten Grove, left, and Matthew Gursky Karsten Grove and Matthew J. Gursky of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame were among 63 recently announced Fellows of the American Mathematical Society for 2015. In its third year, the program honors society members who have made exceptional contributions in mathematics. Professor Gursky was recognized for his contributions to conformal geometry, nonlinear partial differential equations and the geometry and topology of four-dimensional manifolds. “My research is in the area of mathematics known as geometric analysis,” he said. “Many physical phenomena, from the spread of fire to the motion of stars, can be described in purely geometric terms. But the equations one encounters, even when considering something as simple as the soap bubbles made by children at play, are incredibly complex. These nonlinear partial differential equations, as they are called, are ubiquitous in mathematical applications to the physical, social and even life sciences. Remarkably, the same equations that describe soap bubbles also arise when studying black holes in cosmology.” Grove, the Rev. Howard J. Kenna, C.S.C., Professor of Mathematics, was recognized for contributions to Riemannian geometry. His research focuses on modern differential geometry including topics from closed and isometry invariant geodesics to the construction of important new examples of manifolds with positive curvature. His findings on the nonlinear center of mass and critical point theory for distance functions have made him an international leader in the field. His “Grove Program,” which is used to classify positively curved manifolds by their symmetry group, has become a flourishing research area. The American Mathematical Society, founded in 1888, launched the Fellows program to expand the number of recognized mathematicians by their peers as distinguished for their contributions to the profession. Notre Dame professors William G. Dwyer, Julia F. Knight, Anand Pillay, Mei-Chi Shaw, Andrew J. Sommese and Nancy K. Stanton were selected as members of the society’s inaugural class of Fellows. Posted In: Research Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 05, 2022 Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of the first stars October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 22, 2022 Climate-prepared countries are losing ground, latest ND-GAIN index shows For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn