Maryam Mirzakhani
Maryam Mirzakhani | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1977 (age 47) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Sharif University of Technology Harvard University |
| Awards | Blumenthal Award (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Princeton University Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | Curtis McMullen[1][2] |
Maryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی; born May[3] 1977) is an Iranian mathematician, Professor of Mathematics (since September 1, 2008) at Stanford University.[4] Her research interests include Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry.[3] She is an alumnus of National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET) Tehran, Iran (Farzanegan highschool).
She found international recognition as a brilliant teenager after receiving gold medals in both the International Mathematical Olympiad (Hong Kong 1994) in which she scored 41 out of 42 points, ranking her 23rd jointly with five other participants, and in the International Mathematical Olympiad (Canada 1995) with a perfect score of 42 out of 42 points, ranking her 1st jointly with 14 other participants.[5]
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 was a Clay Mathematics Institute Research Fellow and a professor at Princeton University.
She is married to Jan Vondrak and has a baby girl, Anahita (born July 2011).[6]
Awards and honours
- Full professor of Mathematics at Stanford University at age of 31, 2008.
- AMS Blumenthal Award 2009 [7]
- 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).[8]
- Gold medal. International Mathematical Olympiad (Hong Kong 1994).[8]
References
- ^ Curriculum Vitæ, Maryam Mirzakhani, Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ The Mathematics Genealogy Project, Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ a b Curriculum Vitæ, Maryam Mirzakhani (older version, at CMI), Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ Stanford Report, April 9, 2008 - Report of the President to the Board of Trustees
- ^ Hall of fame at IMO website, Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ http://math.stanford.edu/~vakil/departmentnews.html
- ^ American Mathematical Society Retrieved 2009-01-06
- ^ a b International Mathematical Olympiad, Maryam Mirzakhani, Retrieved 2008-06-25.
External links
- Maryam Mirzakhani at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- http://math.stanford.edu/directory/faculty.html
- Faculty page at Princeton (includes links to papers)
- PopSci's Fourth Annual Brilliant 10 : Maryam Mirzakhani (Popular Science 2005)
- 'Brilliant' minds honored: Maryam Mirzakhani (USA Today 2005)