593627 event 1500584238 1500902570 <![CDATA[In Memory of Maryam Mirzakhani]]> The Iranian Student Association at Georgia Tech hosts this event in memory of Maryam Mirzakhani, the late mathematician and Fields Medal recipient.

Mirzakhani was a renowned mathematician and a professor at Stanford University. She was the first woman and the first Iranian to receive the most prestigious award in mathematics, the Fields Medal. She died July 14 after a long battle with breast cancer.

This public event will celebrate her life and great achievements. A speaker will talk about Mirzakhani and her work, and some videos will be shown. The event concludes with an open discussion about the life of this great scientist. 

Read more about Mirzakhani.

]]> The Iranian Student Association at Georgia Tech hosts this event in memory of Maryam Mirzakhani, the late mathematician and Fields Medal recipient.

]]> 593628 image <![CDATA[Maryam Mirzakhani]]> 226291 image/jpeg Majid Ahadi

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