Fields Medal 2014 to Maryam Mirzakhani

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In summary, Stanford professor Maryam Mirzakhani has made history by becoming the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal for her work with the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces. She received her undergraduate degree in Iran and completed her doctoral thesis at Harvard in 2004 before joining the faculty at Stanford. Three other mathematicians, including Manjul Bhargava, also won the Fields Medal in 2014.
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Stanford professor Maryam Mirzakhani has become the first woman to win the prize [Fields Medal]. Per this profile in Quanta Magazine, Mirzakhani was raised and received her undergraduate degree in Iran before attending graduate school at Harvard, where she finished her doctoral thesis in 2004. She's won the Fields for her work with the "dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces"
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slat...dal_winner_maryam_mirzakhani_of_stanford.html


Stanford Report, August 12, 2014
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/august/fields-medal-mirzakhani-081214.html

Stanford's Maryam Mirzakhani wins Fields Medal

Maryam Mirzakhani is the first woman to ever win the Fields Medal – known as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics" – in recognition of her contributions to the understanding of the symmetry of curved surfaces.

http://www.mathunion.org/general/prizes/2014

There were three other winners.
 
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Ah, Manjul Bhargava finally won it. I was an avid follower of his worked Putnam solutions (along with Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng).
 
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1. Who is Maryam Mirzakhani?

Maryam Mirzakhani was a mathematician and professor at Stanford University. She was the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal in 2014 for her contributions to the understanding of the symmetry of curved surfaces.

2. What is the Fields Medal?

The Fields Medal is a prestigious award given every four years to recognize outstanding mathematical achievements by individuals under 40 years of age.

3. What were Maryam Mirzakhani's contributions to mathematics?

Maryam Mirzakhani made significant contributions to the fields of geometry and topology, particularly in the study of moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces. Her work has also had applications in theoretical physics and string theory.

4. How was the Fields Medal selection process conducted in 2014?

A committee of mathematicians from around the world was responsible for selecting the recipients of the Fields Medal in 2014. They considered nominations from the mathematical community and evaluated the nominees based on their research contributions and impact on the field.

5. How did Maryam Mirzakhani react to receiving the Fields Medal?

Maryam Mirzakhani was surprised and humbled by the recognition, stating that she hoped it would encourage more women to pursue mathematics. She also expressed her gratitude to her collaborators and mentors who had supported her throughout her career.

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