Life and legacy of Maryam Mirzakhani: the first female Fields Medal recipient

Event Details

Date:

Monday, 20 August 2018

Time:

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location:

Queensland Terrace, Level 2, State Library of Queensland, Southbank

URL:

https://www.vision6.com.au/forms/s/1109ce0/23336/508524.html

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Full Description:: Please join us for a series of short presentations, followed by networking and refreshments, to celebrate the life and achievements of the brilliant Maryam Mirzakhani, the first female recipient of the most prestigious award in mathematics. Professor Mirzakhani was awarded the Fields Medal for her outstanding contributions to the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces. Maryam Mirzakhani is gone far too soon, but her legacy will live on for the thousands of women she has inspired to pursue science and mathematics.

Speakers:
• Professor Nalini Joshi (The University of Sydney)
• Professor Cheryl Praeger (The University of Western Australia)
• Dr Cecilia González Tokman (The University of Queensland)
• Dr Azam Asanjarani (The University of Auckland)