Ailana Fraser
Ailana Margaret Fraser is a Canadian mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of British Columbia. She is known for her work in geometric analysis and the theory of minimal surfaces. Her research is particularly focused on extremal eigenvalue problems and sharp eigenvalue estimates for surfaces, min-max minimal surface theory, free boundary minimal surfaces, and positive isotropic curvature.Early life and education
Fraser was born in Toronto, Ontario. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1998 under the supervision of Richard Schoen. After postdoctoral studies at the Courant Institute of New York University, she taught at Brown University before moving to UBC.Fraser won the Krieger–Nelson Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society in 2012 and became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013.
In 2018 the Canadian Mathematical Society listed her in their inaugural class of fellows.
