Maria J. Esteban

Maria J. Esteban is a leading mathematician affiliated with Paris Dauphine University through her role as a Researcher at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) since 1991, achieving exceptional class status in 2011. Her career spans decades of research leadership and academic service.

Educational background:

• M.A. from University of Bilbao (1978)
• PhD from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (1981)
• Doctorat d'État from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (1987)

Her research focuses on interdisciplinary mathematics, particularly:

• Calculus of variations and variational methods
• Mathematical physics
• Fluid-structure interactions
• Mathematical methods in relativistic quantum chemistry
• Nonlinear partial differential equations

Scientific honors and leadership roles:

• SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession (2019)
• President of ICIAM (2015-2019)
• Co-founder of EU-MATHS-IN (2013)
• Member of multiple prestigious scientific boards including CNRS (2014-2018), IST-Austria, and BCAM
• Chair of the 8th European Congress of Mathematics program committee (2018-2019)

She has served on numerous international evaluation committees including for ERC Advanced grants, Swedish Mathematics, and Italian research excellence programs, while maintaining editorial leadership roles at major journals like the Annales de l’Institut Henri Poincaré.