Colette Guillopé (born 1951[1]) is a French mathematician specializing in partial differential equations and fluid mechanics.[2] She is a professor emerita[3][4] at Paris 12 Val de Marne University,[5] where she is also the gender officer for the university.[6]
Early life
Guillopé's parents were both professors. She studied at the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Education
Guillopé earned a diplôme d'études approfondies. In 1977, Guillopé earned her doctorate at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique.[2] She completed a thèse d'état in 1983 from the University of Paris-Sud under the supervision of Roger Temam.[7]
Career
Guillopé was a founding member of L'association femmes et mathématiques in 1987,[2] 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.[6]
She was president of French women mathematicians.