Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Conference
On October 31, 2025, the Department of Mathematics at Baylor University hosted the conference "Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations,'' held in honor of Professor Dorina Mitrea.
The occasion was a fitting tribute to Professor Mitrea's distinguished professional achievements, her birthday, and the completion of two highly impactful terms as Chair of the Mathematics Department. The conference focused on areas where she has made profound contributions, particularly in harmonic analysis. For example, Dorina Mitrea's collaborative work titled "Geometric Harmonic Analysis'' is recognized as one of the largest original research monographs in analysis, and arguably the most extensive in harmonic analysis to date.
The conference featured three distinguished speakers: Russell Brown (University of Kentucky), Alexander Koldobsky (University of Missouri), and Fritz Gesztesy (Baylor University), who spoke to an audience of faculty and students on recent advances in the area at the interface between Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations. Reflecting on the occasion, Lee Nordt, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences wrote: "Dr. Mitrea took the department of Mathematics to new levels during her six-year tenure as chair. It is during that time that Baylor University became an R1 institution in large part because of the math and science departments in the College of Arts & Sciences. During this same period, Dr. Mitrea kept publishing text books, scholarly articles, and even a co-authored multi-book volume in her research area. As an administrator, she served on many committees at the discretion of the Dean, and also served as mentor to several incoming department chairs. Her leadership will be sorely missed within the math department and across the college of Arts & Sciences. I wish her well, on behalf of the dean’s office staff, for continued good work in research, teaching, and future leadership roles.''
The conference has been supported by the Department of Mathematics and the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor University, and by the Simons Foundation. For more details visit the conference web page: https://math.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/conferences/fourier-analysis
