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Augustin Banyaga
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Dissertation: Sur la structure des groupes de difféomorphismes qui préservent une forme symplectique
Advisor: André Haefliger
Students:
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| Name | School | Year | Descendants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ait Haddou, Hassan | The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics | ||
| Bikorimana, Pierre Célestin | Institut dem Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques | ||
| Chaiyasena, Arjuna | The Pennsylvania State University | ||
| Kim, Hee Jung | The Pennsylvania State University | ||
| Mcinerney, Andrew | The Pennsylvania State University | ||
| Musesa, Alain | Institut dem Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques | 3 | |
| Rukimbira, Philippe | The Pennsylvania State University | ||
| Saunders, Christopher | The Pennsylvania State University | ||
| Tchuiaga, Stéphane | Institut dem Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques | ||
| Torre, Carlos | The Pennsylvania • Augustin Banyaga named Distinguished Senior ScholarAugustin Banyaga, professor of mathematics at Penn State, has been named a Distinguished Senior Scholar. The title is given by Penn State's Eberly College of Science in recognition of a sustained record of extraordinary achievement in research and education. Holders of this position have had a profound effect on their fields through creative innovation and internationally acclaimed scientific leadership, as well as exceptional accomplishments in teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students. Banyaga's research is in the areas of symplectic geometry, contact geometry, and topology. He focuses on understanding the algebra, geometry, topology, and dynamics of a particular mathematical phenomenon known as a diffeomorphism, in which two shapes can be mapped onto one another while preserving their volume and other measurements. In addition, he has made contributions to several classical problems in mathematics, includin • Born in , Augustin Banyaga is the first Rwandan to earn a Ph.D in mathematics. He had a happy childhood growing up on his family’s banana plantation not far from the Rwandan capital, Kigali. In secondary school, he stood out as the top student. He obtained a scholarship to study mining engineering at the University of Geneva but soon switched to mathematics — and there too became the top student. Under the guidance of André Haefliger, Banyaga earned three degrees from Geneva: Licence ès Sciences Mathématiques (), Diplôme de Mathématicien (), and Docteur ès Sciences Mathématiques (). With Haefliger as a magnet for research in geometry and topology, Banyaga found in Geneva the opportunity to meet many of the outstanding mathematicians of the day. After it became clear he could not obtain a position in Rwanda, Banyaga spent a year (–) as a postdoc at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and then four years at Harvard University as a Benjamin Peirce Instructor. He taught |