Pierre Nyquist, Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, is one of nine outstanding young researchers to be elected to The Young Academy of Sweden 2024.
On May 25 this year, a total of nine new members was welcomed to The Young Academy of Sweden. Young leading researchers from disciplines such as mathematics, architecture, astronomy, and sustainability science are building on the interdisciplinary culture that has proven to be a sustainable recipe for success.
- I am delighted to have the privilege of being elected to The Young Academy of Sweden. I see it as an opportunity to work for a better academy also outside my specific subject area. Especially on issues related to children and young people, research infrastructure and (young) researchers' conditions and opportunities. I am therefore both happy and grateful to now be a part of the Young Academy, says Pierre Nyquist.
Research at the intersection of probability theory, mathematical statistics, and applied mathematics
In December 2023, Pierre, who most recently worked at KTH in Stockholm, joined the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. His research interests lie at the intersection of probability theory, mathematical statistics and applied mathematics. He also has a growing interest in the mathematical foundations of analysis and modeling of complex data, and the interplay with ideas from physics. His main expertise is in probability theory, where he has focused on the theory of large deviations and stochastic numerical methods.
In addition to theoretical issues in probability theory, he has a special interest in problems in computational probability and statistics. The mathematical tools he uses come from areas such as probability, analysis, PDE theory, optimization and optimal control.
Open doors between research fields
The Young Academy of Sweden, SUA, is an interdisciplinary academy that describes itself as an independent platform that gives younger researchers a strong voice in the research policy debate and works to bring research to society - often with a focus on children and young people. The young academy was established in 2011 at the initiative of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and its members are elected for a five-year term and consist of 38 members from different research fields.
- The interdisciplinary aspect of SUA makes it even more exciting. To me, working with mathematics is particularly gratifying because I can work on basic research as well as more applied questions. In both cases, the interaction with other fields has been an important source of inspiration for my research," says Pierre Nyquist.
Helping to open doors between different research fields is an important part of SUA's work, according to Chair Sofia Lodén, Associate Professor of French at Stockholm University:
- Welcoming new members is a pleasure. I am very much looking forward to hearing more about their research, it really helps to open doors between fields and universities, which is part of SUA's core.
- Senior Lecturer, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematical Sciences