Hélène Esnault

May 2024

Born:

17.07.1953 in Paris, f. and g. citizenships

Examina:

Diplôme d’E.A, 1975, Paris VII
Agrégation, 1976 , ParisThèse de 3-ième cycle, 1976, Paris VII
Doctorat d’État, 1984, Paris VII
Habilitation, 1985, Universität Bonn

Positions:

Assistent, Paris VII , 1977-83
Gastwissenschaftlerin, MPI Bonn, 1983-85
Heisenberg-Stipendiat, 1985-89
Maı̂tre de Conférences, Paris VII, 89-90
Professor (C4) at the Universität Essen, 1990-2012
Einstein Professur at the Freie Universität Berlin, 2012-aD 2019
Visiting Professor Inst. f. Adv. St. Princeton (2019-2020)
Eilenberg Chair (Fall 2022)
Part time Professor at Copenhagen University (2023-2028)
Associate Faculty Harvard University (2023-2028)

Membership:

Scientific Committee MPI Bonn (till 1989)
Scientific Committee Humboldt Fundation (1997-2003)
Jury of Cantor Medaille (2001)
IMU delegate ICM (2002)
National Council CNRS (2002-2003)
DFG-Senat-Council for Graduate schools (2004-2007)
Visiting Committee of the Dept of Maths of Harvard University (2005)
Institute for Sciences and Ethics (2005-)
NSF panel
Scientific Council of Oberwolfach (2006-2013)
Scientific Committee of the DFG-Leibniz-Preis (2007-2012)
Advisory Board of Inst. of Maths, Academia Sinica Taipei (2007-2022)
Advisory Board of the Dahlem Conference, Berlin (2008-)
Advisory Board of Tsinghua Research Institute (2009-)
Program Committee of the ICM 2014
Advisory Board of Tapei National University (2015-)
Advisory Board of Inst. Hautes Études Sc. (2015-2023)
Visiting Committee of the Dept of Maths of ETH Zurich (2015)
FWO expert (2016-2019)
Visiting Committee of the Dept of Maths of the U. Copenhagen (2018)1

Eur. Math. Soc. Committee for developing countries (2018)
Scientific Committee of the Soc. Math. de France (2018-)
Fields Medal Committee of the ICM 2018
Shaw Prize Committee (2018-2020)
Structure Committee ICM 2022
Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Journées Arithmétiques 2021
Board of the Foundation des Sciences Mathématiques de Paris (2021-)
Board of the HCRES, France (2020-resigned)
Chair of Committee for the Shaw Prize in Math. Sciences (2021-2025)
Scientific Council of the Banach Center (Warsaw) (2022-2025)
Advisory Committee Nat’l Centre of Math. (Bombay) (2022-2025)
Chair Visiting Committee Dept Maths ETH Zürich (2022-resigned)
Chair Advisory Board Inst. Maths, Academia Sinica (2022-2025)
Member Central Advisory Com. Academia Sinica (2023-2025)
Scientific board of Géométrie Algébrique en Liberté (2023-)
Cole Prize Committee of the Am. Math. Soc. (2024)
Infosys Prize Committee (2023-2025)
Chen Prize Committee (2024-2027)
Co-Editor:• Duke Mathematical Journal (1995-)• Mathematische Annalen (1998–2010)• Acta Mathematica Vietnamica (2000-)• Cubo Journal (2002-)• Mathematical Research Letters (2007-)• Algebra and Number Theory (2007-, founding editor)• Astérisque (2011–2018)• CRM-AMS Publications (2013–2023) (Centre de Recherches
Mathématiques, Montréal-American Mathematical Society)• Journal of the European Mathematical Society (2014-2022)• Annals of K-Theory (2017–2022)• Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society (2018–2023)• Peking Mathematical Journal (2018-)• Memoirs of the European Mathematical Society (2023-)• Acta Mathematica (2023–2026)

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Special Lectures (selection):

Clay Institute Summer School Plenary Lectures, Madrid ICMAT 2014
Summer Research Institute on Algebraic Geometry, Clay Institute,Plenary Lectures, University of Utah 2015
Santalo Lecture, Madrid 2015
Rademacher Lectures Series, U. Penn. 2016
Sackler Distinguished Lectures, Tel Aviv 2016
Eilenberg Lectures, Columbia U. 2020 (postponed to 2022)
Centennial of the IMU 2020 (postponed to 2021), Strasbourg
Park City Mathematics Institute, Plenary Lectures, 2024

Awards:• ICM, Beijing 2002 (Invited Speaker, Section Algebraic Geometry)• ECM, Krakow 2012 (Invited Speaker, Section Algebraic Geometry)• Prix Paul-Doisteau-Émile Blutet of Academy Sc. Paris 2001
• Leibniz Preis der DFG 2003 (with Eckart Viehweg)• Cantor Medal 2019
• European Research Council Advanced Grant (2009-2013)• Chaire d’Excellence de la Fondation Mathématique de Paris (2011)• Einstein Professur (2012)• Chern Professor MSRI (2019)• Chaire Pierre Bonelli IHES (2019)• Eilenberg Chair (Fall 2022)• Associate Faculty Harvard University (2023-2028)• Academy of Nordrhein-Westfalen (Full Member) (2005-)• Academy Leopoldina (German National Academy) (Full Member)(2008-)• Academy of Berlin-Brandenburg (Full Member) (2010-)• Academia Europaea, “The Academy of Europe” (Full Member)(2014-)• Royal Danish Academy (Corresponding Member) (2024-)• Honorary Doctorate of the Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology in Hanoi (2009)• Honorary Doctorate of the Université de Rennes (2013)• Honorary Doctorate of the University of Chicago (2023)

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