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Cheikh Birahim Ndiaye is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Howard University's College of Arts & Sciences. He joined Howard's faculty in 2017 after an extensive academic journey that included positions in Senegal, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Japan.
Dr. Ndiaye specializes in geometric analysis with a focus on non-compact geometric variational problems. His research spans Geometric Analysis, Calculus of Variations, Partial Differential Equations, Differential Geometry, and Nonlinear Analysis. His current fellowship research explores a Min-Max version of the Algebraic Topological argument of Bahri-Coron and Lojasiewicz's inequalities at infinity for Yamabe type problems, aiming to develop problem-solving methods applicable across diverse disciplines.
His scholarly achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards including the Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship from the American Mathematical Society, the NSF Excellence in Research Award, and Howard University's College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Research Award.
- Claytor-Gilmer Fellow by American Mathematical Society (2025-2026)
- National Science Foundation 2020 Excellence in Research Award
- Howard University College of Arts and Sciences 2023-2024 Outstanding Research Award
- Research membership at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (2024)
Dr. Ndiaye earned his PhD from SISSA in 2007 and continues to make significant contributions to mathematical research with international recognition.



