Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard
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| Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard | |
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| Name | Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard |
| Formation | 2008 |
| Founder | Jacques Hadamard |
| Type | Foundation |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Region served | Île-de-France |
| Leader title | Director |
| Leader name | Olivier Bousquet |
Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard is a French foundation dedicated to supporting mathematical research, postgraduate training, and scientific collaboration in the Paris region and internationally. The foundation fosters links among universities, research institutes, and funding bodies, promoting projects that involve leading figures and institutions from across the mathematical sciences community. It acts as a hub connecting prominent researchers, laboratories, and students affiliated with organizations and events throughout Europe and beyond.
History
The foundation was established in 2008 with support from institutions such as Université Paris-Saclay, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, École Normale Supérieure, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris-Sud, and regional authorities in Île-de-France. Its creation followed strategic planning involving stakeholders like CNRS Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Collège de France, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, and international partners including Max Planck Society, Imperial College London, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Stanford University. Early directors coordinated with mathematicians linked to Jacques Hadamard, Henri Poincaré, Émile Borel, André Weil, Laurent Schwartz, and collaborators across networks with European Research Council, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and Royal Society. The foundation’s initial programs drew on models from Kavli Foundation, Simons Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Mission and Activities
The foundation’s mission emphasizes support for doctoral training, postdoctoral fellowships, scientific events, and collaborative networks involving institutions such as École Polytechnique, Sorbonne University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, École des Ponts ParisTech, and Université de Strasbourg. It promotes research themes spanning areas connected to names like Joseph Fourier, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Élie Cartan, René Thom, and contemporary researchers affiliated with Fields Institute, Institut Henri Poincaré, Clay Mathematics Institute, Banach Center, Institute for Advanced Study, and Center for Mathematical Sciences. Activities include funding for seminars, summer schools, conferences, and collaborative visits involving partners such as European Mathematical Society, International Mathematical Union, American Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Association for Women in Mathematics, and regional networks like Labex MME-DII.
Research Programs and Grants
The foundation administers competitive grants and fellowships modeled after programs of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant, Simons Investigator, and institutional chairs comparable to Louis D. Brandeis Chair or named professorships at Collège de France and École Normale Supérieure. Grants support collaborations with laboratories such as Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Centre Borelli, Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu, Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires, CERMICS, and international centers including Seoul National University, University of Tokyo, Australian National University, Università di Bologna, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, and University of Chicago. The portfolio includes PhD fellowships, postdoctoral positions, travel awards, and funding for joint projects linked to initiatives like ANR Jeunes Chercheuses et Jeunes Chercheurs, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, and bilateral programs with agencies such as DFG and NSF.
Educational and Outreach Initiatives
Educational programs connect with schools and programs such as École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Henri-IV, CentraleSupélec, INRIA Training, and summer schools inspired by École d'Été de Probabilités de Saint-Flour, IMU Mathematics in Africa Schools, Sabbatical Lectures, and outreach similar to activities by Musee des Arts et Metiers, Palais de la Découverte, Science Museum (London), and American Museum of Natural History. Outreach targets students and early-career researchers through lecture series that feature speakers associated with Terence Tao, Cédric Villani, Alain Connes, Jean-Pierre Serre, Pierre Deligne, Grigori Perelman, Maryam Mirzakhani, Manjul Bhargava, Peter Sarnak, Avi Wigderson, and workshops modeled on Mathematical Olympiad training and exchange programs like Erasmus Mundus.
Governance and Funding
Governance involves a board and scientific council with members drawn from Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INSERM, INRIA, Collège de France, IHES, and international advisors from Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Oxford University Press committees, and funders such as Fondation de France, L'Oréal Foundation, Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris, French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, European Commission, Wellcome Trust, and philanthropic entities following models from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation. Financial instruments include endowments, competitive grants, and partnerships with universities and private donors modeled after governance at Institut Pasteur and CNES.
Notable Collaborations and Partnerships
The foundation has partnered on programs and events with Institut Henri Poincaré, IHES, CNRS UMRs, Université Paris Nanterre, Université Paris Cité, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université de Lille, and international organizations including IMS, IUPAP, ERC, Simons Foundation, Fields Institute, Banach Center, and bilateral agreements involving Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Scuola Normale Superiore, Institut Mittag-Leffler, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, and industry partners patterned on collaborations with Google Research, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, and Nokia Bell Labs.
Impact and Recognition
Activities and funded researchers have contributed to work acknowledged by awards and recognitions such as the Fields Medal, Abel Prize, Crafoord Prize, Shaw Prize, CNRS Silver Medal, CNRS Gold Medal, Bernard Bolzano Prize, Clay Research Award, EMS Prize, Bôcher Memorial Prize, Satter Prize, and nominations for Université Paris-Saclay Prizes. Research supported by the foundation has appeared in journals edited by Elsevier, Springer Nature, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of the American Mathematical Society, Acta Mathematica, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and has influenced collaborations with major projects like Human Frontier Science Program and multinational consortia in mathematical sciences.