| Sylvia Serfaty | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | New York University |
| Alma mater | Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Doctoral advisor | Fabrice Bethuel |
| Doctoral students | Ian Tice |
| Notable awards | EMS Prize (2004) |
Sylvia Serfaty is a French mathematician. She won the 2004 EMS Prize for her contributions to the Ginzburg–Landau theory.
Serfaty earned her doctorate from Paris-Sud 11 University in 1999, under supervision of Fabrice Bethuel. She then held a teaching position (Agrégé préparateur) at the Ecole Normale Superieure of Cachan. Since 2007 she holds a professorship at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of NYU.