Summary
Antonella Grassi is an Italian[1] mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry and string theory. She is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Antonella Grassi | |
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| Alma mater | Duke University, 1990 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Providence University of Bologna |
| Doctoral advisor | David R. Morrison |
Education edit
Grassi received her Ph.D. from Duke University under the supervision of David R. Morrison. Her dissertation was entitled "Minimal Models of Elliptic Threefolds."[2]
Career and Service edit
Grassi is currently Professor of Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has supervised two doctoral students, one at the University of Pennsylvania and the other at Università di Torino in Torino.[2] She is an active participant in Women in Math at the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
Grassi has been a leader and mentor in the Institute for Advanced Study Program for Women in Mathematics; in particular, she organized the 2007 program on Algebraic Geometry and Group Actions.[4]
Honors edit
Grassi was elected to the 2018 class of fellows of the American Mathematical Society. Her citation read "For contributions to algebraic geometry and mathematical physics, and for leadership in mentoring programs."[5]
References edit
- ^ "Antonella Grassi – European Women in Mathematics". Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ a b Antonella Grassi at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Women in Math at the University of Pennsylvania". www.math.upenn.edu. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Program History". www.math.ias.edu. Institute for Advanced Study. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". ams.org. American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 6 November 2017.