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Dame Frances Clare Kirwan, DBE FRS (born 21 August 1959) [2] is a British mathematician, currently Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford. Her fields of specialisation are algebraic and symplectic geometry. [3] [4]
Fellow of the Royal Society, 2001. President, London Mathematical Society, 2003-2005. EPSRC Senior Research Fellowship, 2005-2010. London Mathematical Society Senior Whitehead Prize, 2013. DBE, 2014. Royal Society Sylvester Prize, 2021.
Frances Kirwan conducts research in the field of pure mathematics, focusing on algebraic geometry. Frances studies geometric objects known as moduli spaces by investigating their algebraic and topological properties. Her work incorporates ideas from other areas of mathematics, as well as theoretical physics.
Department: Mathematician. College appointment: Honorary Fellow. Professor Dame Frances Kirwan is a mathematician who specialisation are algebraic and symplectic geometry.
Jul 23, 2019 · A new portrait of Professor Frances C. Kirwan, DBE FRS (Emeritus Fellow) was unveiled on 10 June 2019. The portrait is by Nina Mae Fowler. Professor Kirwan is Oxford’s 20 th Savilian Professor of Geometry. The chair was founded in 1619 and she was the first woman to be elected to any of the historic Oxford chairs in mathematics.
Oct 5, 2017 · Dame Frances Kirwan has been elected to the Savilian Professorship at the University of Oxford. Frances will be the 20th holder of the Savilian Chair (founded in 1619), and is the first woman to be elected to any of the historic chairs in mathematics.
Oxford Mathematician Frances Kirwan is the recipient of a 2023 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Award. The awards honour five eminent women scientists from five regions of the world.
