Film Screening: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani (Edinburgh, UK)

ICMS is excited to be hosting an online screening of Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani. This one-hour documentary examines the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian immigrant to the US, who in 2014 became the first woman and first Iranian to be honoured with the Fields Medal: mathematics’ highest prize. Mirzakhani sadly died of breast cancer in 2017, at the age of 40.

Secrets of the Surface - Virtual Reality Watch Party (Edmonton, Canada)

Join us for a watch party in AltspaceVR, the premier place to attend live shows, meetups, cool classes, and more with friendly people from around the world through the magic of Virtual Reality. 

Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani was filmed in Canada, Iran, and the United States, and examines the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian immigrant to the United States who became a superstar in her field. In 2014, she was both the first woman and the first Iranian to be honored by mathematics’ highest prize, the Fields Medal.

Screening: Secrets of the Surface (Life of Maryam Mirzakhani) (California, USA)

Iranian Students of California invites you to an online screening of "Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani," followed by Q&A with our special guest, Prof. Yahya Tabesh, long-time mentor of Maryam Mirzakhani. This event will be held as a virtual Zoom webinar.

This event is organized by Iranian student organizations of USC, UCLA, UCBerkeley, UCI, UCR, UCSB, UCDavis, and Caltech. 

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