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Lillian Beatrix Pierce is a Professor of Mathematics at Duke University, affiliated with the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University (2002), an M.Sc. from the University of Oxford (2004), and a Ph.D. from Princeton University (2009). Her research focuses on analytic number theory and harmonic analysis, exploring intersections between oscillating functions, Diophantine equations, and arithmetic structures. Pierce has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship, and the 2019 PECASE award. She leads research grants from the NSF and Simons Foundation, investigating topics like class groups, character sums, and oscillatory integrals.
Her work bridges number theory and harmonic analysis, with contributions to sieve methods, maximal operators, and decoupling techniques. She serves on editorial boards for journals like the Journal of the AMS and Duke Mathematical Journal. Pierce also advocates for accessibility in mathematics, co-founding the journal Essential Number Theory to disseminate foundational research. Her academic journey includes roles as a von Neumann Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study and a Rhodes Scholar.
Notable publications include breakthroughs on the Vinogradov mean value theorem, ℓ-torsion in class groups, and polynomial Carleson operators. She actively mentors and collaborates in global research networks, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to mathematical challenges.
