Silvia Ghinassi

she/her/hers
University of Washington
Department of Mathematics

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My research is in geometric measure theory and its interplay with harmonic analysis and PDEs. I am a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Washington, under the direction of Tatiana Toro. My current position is partially supported by NSF grant DMS-FRG-1853993. During the 2020/2021 academic year, I was also a visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study.
I was a member at IAS during the 2019/2020 academic year, under the direction of Camillo De Lellis. My advisor is Raanan Schul, and I obtained my PhD in May 2019 at Stony Brook University.

Email: ghinassi[at]uw.edu;
Office: Padelford C-444

In my CV you can find most things you want to know about me. However, if you want to know a little more I recommend starting from these (or from the tabs above):

A couple of short talks: at IAS and at SCGP.
A talk for non-mathematicians
My mathematical genealogy at a glance (Not-so-fun fact: The only person who is not a man in that pdf is me)
Slides from an AMS meeting
A photo of my blackboard can be found in "Do Not Erase"
Cute stuff

I acknowledge that I am on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.

I strongly believe in the axioms by Federico Ardila:

Axiom 1. Mathematical talent is distributed equally among different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.
Axiom 2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.
Axiom 3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.
Axiom 4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

I acknowledge the role that mathematics plays in sustaining injustice, and the potential it has for creating a freer world built on mutual care and collaboration.

I stand in solidarity with activists and organizers across the country and around the world who are mobilizing against state-sanctioned violence and systemic racism.

I believe women.