Hélène Barcelo (born 11 November 1954)[1] is a Canadian[2][3] mathematician specializing in algebraic combinatorics. Within that field, her interests include combinatorial representation theory, homotopy theory, and arrangements of hyperplanes.[4] She is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Arizona State University, and deputy director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI). She was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, from 2001 to 2009.[5]

Hélène Barcelo
Born (1954-11-11) 11 November 1954 (age 70)
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego
TitleProfessor emeritus
Scientific career
FieldsAlgebraic combinatorics
InstitutionsArizona State University
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Thesis On the Action of the Symmetric Group on the Free Lie Algebra and on the Homology and Cohomology of the Partition Lattice  (1988)
Doctoral advisorAdriano Garsia

Education and career

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Barcelo completed her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, in 1988. Her dissertation, On the Action of the Symmetric Group on the Free Lie Algebra and on the Homology and Cohomology of the Partition Lattice, was supervised by Adriano Garsia.[6]

She joined the Arizona State faculty after postdoctoral studies at the University of Michigan.[5] She retired from Arizona State, becoming a professor emerita there, and became deputy director at MSRI in 2008.[4]

Recognition

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From 2012-2014, Barcelo served as a Council Member at Large for the American Mathematical Society.[7] She was elected to the 2018 class of fellows of the American Mathematical Society,[8] to the 2019 class of fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics,[9] and to the 2021 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Birth date from WorldCat
  2. ^ "Personal Profile: Hélène Barcelo". Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute. 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  3. ^ "Hélène Barcelo". European Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ^ a b Hélène Barcelo: Deputy Director, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, retrieved 2017-11-20
  5. ^ a b Personal Profile of Dr. Hélène Barcelo, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, retrieved 2017-11-04
  6. ^ Hélène Barcelo at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  7. ^ "AMS Committees". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  8. ^ 2018 Class of the Fellows of the AMS, American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2017-11-03
  9. ^ 2019 Class of AWM Fellows, Association for Women in Mathematics, retrieved 2018-10-07
  10. ^ 2021 Fellows, American Association for the Advancement of Science, retrieved 2022-01-28
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