Maryam Mirzakhani

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Maryam Mirzakhani
(USA Today, 2005)
(USA Today, 2005)
Born 1977
Tehran, Iran
Residence U.S.
Citizenship Iranian[1]
Nationality Iranian
Fields Mathematician
Institutions Princeton University
Alma mater Sharif University of Technology, Harvard University
Doctoral advisor Curtis McMullen[1][2]
Notable awards Clay Research Fellow

Maryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی) (Born May[3] 1977 Tehran) is an Iranian mathematician. Her research interests include Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry.[3]

Recognized locally as a brilliant teenager[citation needed], she found international recognition after receiving gold medals both in International Mathematical Olympiad (Hong Kong 1994) and International Mathematical Olympiad (Canada 1995) with a perfect score. She is the most successful Iranian participant in the competition[4].

Mirzakhani obtained her BSc in Mathematics (1999) from the Sharif University of Technology. She holds a PhD from Harvard University (2004), where she worked under the supervision of the Fields Medallist Curtis McMullen. She is a Clay Mathematics Institute Research Fellow and an assistant professor at Princeton University.

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[edit] Awards and Honours

  • Clay Mathematics Institute Research Fellow 2004.
  • Harvard Junior Fellowship Harvard University, 2003.
  • Merit fellowship Harvard University, 2003.
  • IPM Fellowship The Institute for theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Tehran, Iran, 1995-1999.
  • Gold medal. International Mathematical Olympiad (Canada 1995).[5]
  • Gold medal. International Mathematical Olympiad (Hong Kong 1994).[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Curriculum Vitæ, Maryam Mirzakhani, Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  2. ^ The Mathematics Genealogy Project, Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  3. ^ a b Curriculum Vitæ, Maryam Mirzakhani (older version, at CMI), Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  4. ^ Hall of fame at IMO website, Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  5. ^ International Math Olympiad 1995 Results, Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  6. ^ International Math Olympiad 1994 Results, Retrieved 2007-05-05.
Persondata
NAME Mirzakhani, Maryam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH May 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Tehran, Iran
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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