Florica-Corina Cirstea

Florica-Corina Cirstea is a Professor of Mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics within the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney. Her research specializations lie in partial differential equations, functional analysis, and calculus of variations, with a focus on analysis and partial differential equations, including global analysis, geometry, and topology. She investigates nonlinear singular partial differential equations that arise in applications such as Riemannian geometry, combustion theory, population dynamics, and anomalous diffusion.

Cirstea commenced her career at the University of Sydney as an Australian Postdoctoral Fellow through the Australian Research Council Discovery Project DP0556302. She advanced to Senior Lecturer from January 2013 to December 2016 and Associate Professor from January 2017 to December 2023 in the School of Mathematics and Statistics. As a principal investigator, she has received funding from multiple ARC Discovery Projects, including DP120102878 and DP190102948, as well as a grant from April 2022 to April 2026. Her scholarly impact is evidenced by 1,786 citations, an h-index of 21, and an i10-index of 29 on Google Scholar. Key publications encompass 'Fundamental Solutions for Anisotropic Elliptic Equations' in Communications in Partial Differential Equations (2015, co-authored with J. Vétois), works in Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (e.g., volume 31, issue 2, 2008; volume 48, issues 3-4, pp. 367-393, 2013, with B. Brandolini, F. Chiacchio), 'Singular solutions for divergence-form elliptic equations involving Hardy potentials', and 'Sharp existence and classification results for nonlinear elliptic equations' (preprint, 2020). She serves on the editorial board of Advances in Analysis (World Scientific Publishing) and has delivered lectures on topics such as singularities for nonlinear elliptic equations with singular potentials. Cirstea has supervised two PhD students and aligns her research with Faculty of Science strengths in fundamental laws of nature and complex systems.

Professional Email: florica.cirstea@sydney.edu.au