Sergiu Klainerman

Sergiu Klainerman (born May 13, 1950) is a mathematician known for his contributions to the study of hyperbolic differential equations and general relativity. He is currently the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, where he has been teaching since 1987.

Sergiu Klainerman
Sergiu Klainerman in 1978
Born (1950-05-13) May 13, 1950
NationalityRomanian American
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
New York University
AwardsBôcher Prize (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
New York University
Princeton University
ThesisGlobal Existence for Nonlinear Wave Equations (1978)
Doctoral advisorsFritz John
Louis Nirenberg
Doctoral studentsGustavo Ponce
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