May12: Celebrating Women in Mathematics
In honour of Women of Mathematics day, MSI is hosting a series of talks on the contributions of women in Mathematics.
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Description
May12 is an International initiative to celebrate women in Mathematics. It is held (since 2018) on the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal.
At ANU in 2025, will be celebrating with a one day event on Monday 12 May, bringing together our mathematical community.
The event will feature 20 minute talks, accessible to people with knowledge of first year mathematics.
As always, we make sure that the work required to celebrate and support women in Mathematics is carried by people of all genders.
If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation plan please contact the event organiser.
Schedule
10AM- 10.15AM
Sun-Yung Alice Chang's life and work
- Speaker: Devesh Rajpal
10.15AM- 10.30AM
Florence Nightingale
- Speaker: Katherine Turner
10.30AM- 10.45AM
Talma Gavish
- Speaker: Uri Onn
10.45AM- 11.15AM
- Speaker: BREAK
11.15AM- 11.30AM
Knots and Category O: on the work of Catharina Stroppel
- Speaker: Anthony Licata
11.30AM- 11.45AM
An Australian female Indigenous mathematician of the late 19th/ early 20th century
- Speaker: Rowena Ball
11.45AM- 12PM
An Interesting Counting Problem
- Speaker: Po Lam Yung
Location
Building 1.33 and 1.37, Hanna Neumann Building (#145)