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Message 1556058 - Posted: 13 Aug 2014, 4:49:28 UTC

First female winner for Fields maths medal

An Iranian mathematician working in the US has become the first ever female winner of the celebrated Fields Medal.

In a landmark hailed as "long overdue", Prof Maryam Mirzakhani was recognised for her work on complex geometry.

Four of the medals will be presented in Seoul at the International Congress of Mathematicians, held every four years.


In becoming the very first female medallist, Prof Mirzakhani - who teaches at Stanford University in California - ends what has been a long wait for the mathematics community.

Prof Dame Frances Kirwan, a member of the medal selection committee from the University of Oxford, pointed out that despite being viewed traditionally as "a male preserve", women have contributed to mathematics for centuries.

She noted that around 40% of maths undergraduates in the UK are women, but that proportion declines rapidly at PhD level and beyond.
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Message 1556547 - Posted: 14 Aug 2014, 4:31:48 UTC

i was very surprised that she is the first woman in these times . Great for the progression of woman rights let's hope we se more woman winning things in science
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Message 1556657 - Posted: 14 Aug 2014, 9:41:58 UTC - in response to Message 1556160.  

Good for Professor Mirzakhani! About time, indeed!

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Message 1556786 - Posted: 14 Aug 2014, 16:41:21 UTC - in response to Message 1556058.  

First female winner for Fields maths medal
She noted that around 40% of maths undergraduates in the UK are women, but that proportion declines rapidly at PhD level and beyond.

Congratulations to her. Just wondering why the rapid decline? Perhaps too much macho B/S at that level?
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Message 1557830 - Posted: 16 Aug 2014, 14:06:33 UTC - in response to Message 1556657.  

Good for Professor Mirzakhani! About time, indeed!

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Message 1557884 - Posted: 16 Aug 2014, 16:47:56 UTC

Complex geometry? Clever girl! I leave this thread impressed... :)
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