Colette Guillopé (born 1951) is a French mathematician specializing in

partial differential equation In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable calculus, multivariable function. The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be sol ...

s and fluid mechanics. She is a professor emerita at

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, where she is also the gender officer for the university.

Early life

Guillopé's parents were both professors. She studied at the .

Education

Guillopé earned a

diplôme d'études approfondies A Master of Advanced Studies or Master of Advanced Study (MAS, M.A.S., or MASt) is a postgraduate degree awarded in various countries. Master of Advanced Studies programs may be non-consecutive programs tailored for "specific groups of working pro ...

. In 1977, Guillopé earned her doctorate at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique. She completed a thèse d'état in 1983 from the University of Paris-Sud under the supervision of

Roger Temam Roger Meyer Temam (born 19 May 1940) is a French applied mathematician working in numerical analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations and fluid mechanics. He graduated from the University of Paris – the Sorbonne in 1967, completing a ...

Career

Guillopé was a founding member of

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in 1987, and was its president from 1996 to 1998. She also led the association femmes & sciences from 2004 to 2008. In 2016 she became an officer in the Legion of Honour after already being a knight in the Legion. She was president of French women mathematicians.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guillope, Colette Living people French mathematicians French women mathematicians Officers of the Legion of Honour 1951 births