Lisa Fauci
Lisa Fauci | |
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| Born | Lisa J. Fauci September 21, 1960 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University |
| Awards | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2012) Sonia Kovalevsky Lecturer (2016) Fellow of the American Physical Society (2018) Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2020) Tulane 2023 Hall of Fame Winner (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician Mathematical Biologist |
| Institutions | Tulane University |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles S. Peskin |
Lisa J. Fauci (born September 21, 1960) is an American mathematician who applies computational fluid dynamics to biological processes such as sperm motility and phytoplankton dynamics. More generally, her research interests include numerical analysis, scientific computing, and mathematical biology. She is the Pendergraft Nola Lee Haynes Professor of Mathematics at Tulane University, and was president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2019–2020). She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2023.