Remember Maryam Mirzakhani - Celebrating Women in Mathematics
We invite to the celebration of the international day for Women in Mathematics and open the exhibition about Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal.
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In connection with the International Day of Women in Mathematics on May 12th, the Mathematical Institute is opening the exhibition "Remember Maryam Mirzakhani" in honor of the very first female mathematician to be awarded the Fields Medal. The medal is awarded to mathematicians under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves with outstanding research. Maryam received the prize for her significant contributions to the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces.
Maryam Mirzakhani tragically died of cancer at the age of just 40. Since 2018, May 12th, Maryam's birthday, has been celebrated worldwide as an occasion to promote women in mathematics and recognize their significant contributions to mathematical knowledge.
The event at the Math Department will take place on听May 16.
Program:
08:00: Announcement of a mathematical problem/puzzle
听12:00: Opening of the exhibition "Remember Maryam Mirzakhani"听
There will be light serving and refreshments. Please register.
听13:00: Film screening: "Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani"
14:00: Awarding the best website (PhD/postdoc) and awarding the solution to the problem
14:30-15:00: Solution proposals for the day's puzzle and closing
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