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Boyd Professor awarded Blaise Pascal Medal, named European Academy of Sciences member, and selected to speak at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians 鈥� the first 海角社区 faculty member to do so since 1970.

BATON ROUGE 鈥� Susanne C. Brenner, a Boyd Professor at 海角社区 with joint appointments in the Department of Mathematics and the Center for Computation and Technology, has been awarded the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Computational and Information Sciences by the European Academy of Sciences. As a medal recipient, she was formally recognized as a member of the academy, and her name is listed among its distinguished members.

The Blaise Pascal Medal was established in 2003 by the European Academy of Sciences to recognize 鈥渁n outstanding and demonstrated personal contribution to science and technology and the promotion of excellence in research and education.鈥�

Brenner is only the sixth person to receive the medal in Computational and Information Sciences since its creation. 鈥淚t is certainly a great honor to receive the Blaise Pascal Medal and join many esteemed colleagues to become a member of the European Academy of Sciences,鈥� Brenner said.

The academy cited her 鈥渙utstanding and influential contributions to the numerical analysis of partial differential equations, a cornerstone of computational mathematics,鈥� noting that her research has advanced both theoretical foundations and practical applications.

She has also been selected as an invited speaker for the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), the first 海角社区 faculty member to earn the distinction since 1970.

First held in Paris in 1900, the ICM is considered the world鈥檚 most influential gathering in the field and is best known as the venue where the prestigious Fields Medals are awarded. The congress is held every four years, and the 2026 event will feature roughly 220 invited speakers from across all areas of mathematics and statistics. Only nine were selected in the field of numerical analysis and scientific computing, including Brenner.

鈥淒r. Brenner鈥檚 selection for these rare honors reflects the extraordinary quality of her research and the esteem of her colleagues within the global mathematics community,鈥� said Interim Executive Vice President & Provost Troy Blanchard. 鈥淎chievements of this caliber not only celebrate her individual brilliance but also demonstrate 海角社区鈥檚 reputation as a leading destination for world-class scholarship.鈥�

Brenner鈥檚 recognitions elevate 海角社区鈥檚 visibility in the global mathematics community, reinforcing the university鈥檚 reputation for research excellence and leadership in science and mathematics. Her achievements highlight the strength of 海角社区鈥檚 faculty and inspire students by showing that groundbreaking work here can earn the highest international honors.

Brenner joined the faculty at 海角社区 in Fall 2006 with a joint appointment with the Center for Computation and Technology (CCT) and the Department of Mathematics. 鈥淭he resources at the 海角社区 Center for Computation and Technology make it possible to do groundbreaking work in computational mathematics,鈥� Brenner said. The resources provided by CCT have been vital to cultivating a thriving research group and supporting a wide range of activities in computational mathematics at 海角社区.

鈥� I hope that my work will help build bridges that connect mathematics with science and engineering. 鈥�

Her research continues to emphasize building connections across disciplines. 鈥淚 hope that my work will help build bridges that connect mathematics with science and engineering,鈥� Brenner said.

Looking to the future, she added, 鈥淚 am collaborating with colleagues around the world on numerical methods for fully nonlinear partial differential equations, multiscale problems and optimal control problems. I am hoping to bring new ideas into these areas.鈥�

Brenner has earned numerous honors during her career, including a (Senior) Humboldt Research Award from the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in 2005, with a reinvitation in 2023. She has delivered the Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture (2011), the Babu拧ka Lecture (2013) and the Feng Keng Distinguished Lecture (2024). She is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Mathematical Society and the Association for Women in Mathematics. From 2021 to 2022, she served as president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.