Mikaela Iacobelli
Mikaela Iacobelli | |
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| Citizenship | Italian |
| Education | Sapienza University of Rome, École Polytechnique |
| Known for | Kinetic theory, partial differential equations |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Workplaces | ETH Zurich |
| Emanuele Caglioti, François Golse | |
Mikaela Iacobelli is an Italian mathematician working in kinetic theory and partial differential equations. She has been an Associate Professor of Mathematics at ETH Zurich since 2023.[1]
Education and career
Iacobelli earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 2009 and a master's degree cum laude in mathematics in 2012, both from the Sapienza University of Rome.[2]
She received a joint Ph.D. from Sapienza University of Rome and the École Polytechnique in 2015 under the supervision of Emanuele Caglioti and François Golse. Her thesis was titled Dynamics of large particle systems.[3]
From 2015 to 2017, she was a research associate at the University of Cambridge. She was an assistant professor at Durham University from 2017 to 2019, and a titular professor at ETH Zurich from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, she was appointed associate professor at ETH Zurich.[1]
During the 2024–2025 academic year, she was a Von Neumann Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.[4]
Research
Iacobelli's research lies at the intersection of kinetic theory, plasma physics, statistical mechanics, and nonlinear partial differential equations. Her work studies the mathematical structures underlying singular limits, long-time dynamics, and degenerate problems.[5]
Her research topics include Vlasov-type equations, quasineutral limits, kinetic Wasserstein distances, Landau damping, magnetic and electromagnetic plasma models, quantization of measures, and ultrafast diffusion.[5] Her SNSF-funded project, Challenges and Breakthroughs in the Mathematics of Plasmas, focuses on kinetic models and singular limits for magnetized and electromagnetic plasma systems.[6]
Awards and honors
- 2015: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (French edition)[7]
- 2021: Invited speaker at the International Congress on Mathematical Physics[8]
- 2024: Awarded an SNSF Starting Grant for the project Challenges and Breakthroughs in the Mathematics of Plasmas (2026–2030)[9]
- 2025: Bartolozzi Prize[10]
Professional service
Iacobelli is a member of the Committee for Women in Mathematics of the European Mathematical Society.[11] She is also a member of the standing committee of European Women in Mathematics.[12]
References
- 1 2 "24 new professors appointed at ETH Zurich and EPFL". ETH Board. 10 March 2023.
- ↑ "Short CV". ETH Zurich.
- ↑ "Mikaela Iacobelli". Mathematics Genealogy Project.
- ↑ "Mikaela Iacobelli". Institute for Advanced Study.
- 1 2 "Prof. Dr. Mikaela Iacobelli". ETH Zurich.
- ↑ "Challenges and Breakthroughs in the Mathematics of Plasmas". SNSF Data Portal. Swiss National Science Foundation.
- ↑ "20 femmes qui font avancer la science". Cosmopolitan (in French).
- ↑ "ICMP 2021 Interactive Programme – Speakers". International Congress of Mathematical Physics.
- ↑ "Challenges and Breakthroughs in the Mathematics of Plasmas". SNSF Data Portal.
- ↑ "Premio "Giuseppe Bartolozzi" 2025 a Mikaela Iacobelli". Unione Matematica Italiana. 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Women in Mathematics Committee". European Mathematical Society.
- ↑ "Standing Committee". European Women in Mathematics.