Nassif Ghoussoub

Nassif A. Ghoussoub is a Canadian mathematician working in the fields of non-linear analysis and partial differential equations. He is a Professor of Mathematics and a Distinguished University Scholar at the University of British Columbia.

Early life and education Ghoussoub was born to Lebanese parents in Western Africa (now Mali).

He completed his doctorat 3ème cycle (PhD) in 1975, and a Doctorat d'Etat in 1979 at the Pierre and Marie Curie University, where his advisors were Gustave Choquet and Antoine Brunel.

Career Ghoussoub completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the Ohio State University during 1976–77. He then joined the University of British Columbia, where he currently holds a position of Professor of Mathematics and a Distinguished University Scholar. Ghoussoub is known for his work in functional analysis, non-linear analysis, and partial differential equations.

Ghoussoub has been awarded multiple awards and distinctions, including the Coxeter-James prize in 1990, and the Jeffrey-Williams prize in 2007. He holds honorary doctorates from the Université Paris-Dauphine (France), and the University of Victoria (Canada). He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, and appointed to the Order of Canada in 2015, with the grade of officer for contributions to mathematics, research, and education.

In 2018, Ghoussoub was elected a faculty representative on the University of British Columbia's Board of Governors. He will serve until February 29, 2020.

Awards Coxeter-James Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society (1990) Killam Senior Research Fellowship, UBC (1992) Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1994) Distinguished University Scholar, UBC (2003) Doctorat Honoris Causa, Paris Dauphine University Jeffery–Williams Prize, Canadian mathematical Society (2007) Faculty of Science Achievement Award for outstanding service and leadership, UBC (2007) David Borwein Distinguished Career Award, Canadian Mathematical Society (2010) Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2012) Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) Honorary Doctor of Science-University of Victoria (June 2015) Officer of the Order of Canada (December 2015) Inaugural fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society, 2018